Touba weather in December

In December, Touba sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Touba's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Touba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:41 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
39%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Touba is city of côte d'ivoire.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical December day in Touba reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Touba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Touba weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°17311.64.4
Feb34° / 21°456.611.73.3
Mar33° / 22°10915.911.92.8
Apr32° / 22°14920.712.22.8
May31° / 22°16622.712.43.0
Jun30° / 22°16623.212.53.4
Jul28° / 21°19425.512.43.8
Aug28° / 21°22525.812.33.8
Sep29° / 21°24827.1123.1
Oct31° / 21°15223.511.83.3
Nov32° / 21°5610.811.64.1
Dec32° / 19°142.811.54.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46733
56733
66733
76832
86931
97030
107030
117129
127129
137327
147327
157426
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217921
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318119

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Touba gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.8 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
216
315
415
514
614
713
813
912
1012
1111
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1310
149
159
168
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197
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216
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275
285
295
305
315

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
176116016
297125814
3107145514
4118155313
5138165112
6159174811
7169184611
8189194310
9201020419
10211021399
11231121378
12241122358
13251123337
14271223327
15281224306
16291224296
17311224285
18321224275
19331124274
20351124264
21371124254
22381124243
23401123233
24421123223
25441122212
26461021202
27481020192
28501020192
29521019181
30531018181
31541018171

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:346:07
211.56:346:07
311.56:356:08
411.56:356:08
511.56:366:08
611.56:366:09
711.56:376:09
811.56:376:09
911.56:386:10
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1911.56:436:14
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3011.56:486:19
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Touba

In seasonPeak

None of Touba's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Touba's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Touba sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in April.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Touba?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Touba for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Touba in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Touba sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Touba in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Touba peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 19UV 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Touba in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Touba is worst in January — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.3× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorJan 2489 µg/m³Aug 1810 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan89Unhealthy
Feb88Unhealthy
Mar50Poor
Apr40Poor
May22Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct18Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Touba?

Touba sits at 8.3°N, 7.7°W, 470 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Borotou-Koro, 60 km away.

Borotou-KoroBiankoumaManAncien-ProziLolaBeylaMoussadouSéguéla

Topography around Touba

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Touba.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Touba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 482 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 566 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,010 m.

The land around Touba is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
566 m
80 km
1,010 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Borotou-Koro 60 km · Biankouma 61 km · Man 98 km · Ancien-Prozi 104 km · Lola 108 km · Beyla 115 km · Moussadou 116 km · Séguéla 117 km

Ivory Coast travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,050
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
36%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
24.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 393

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Touba (8.2833°, -7.6833°, elevation 470 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).