Saclepea weather in December

In December, Saclepea sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 24 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Saclepea's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saclepea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:44 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Saclepea is place in Nimba County, Liberia.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Saclepea reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 27 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
27
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.

Saclepea weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°225.311.64.9
Feb32° / 23°448.311.83.9
Mar32° / 23°10417.4123.3
Apr31° / 23°12820.512.13.2
May30° / 23°18025.512.33.0
Jun29° / 22°2092712.43.2
Jul28° / 22°17025.312.44.0
Aug27° / 22°23626.112.23.9
Sep28° / 22°27128123.3
Oct29° / 22°16927.111.83.2
Nov30° / 22°7117.311.74.2
Dec30° / 21°246.411.65.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34852
44852
55050
65050
75149
85248
95347
105446
115446
125644
135743
145842
155941
166139
176139
186337
196436
206535
216634
226733
236832
246931
256931
267030
277030
287030
297129
307030
317129

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Saclepea gets around 24 mm of rain over 6.4 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 21% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
237
335
433
532
630
729
827
926
1025
1124
1222
1321
1420
1520
1619
1718
1818
1917
2017
2116
2215
2315
2414
2514
2613
2713
2813
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3012
3112

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10011386
20021484
30021682
40021781
50031978
60132076
70132274
80132373
90142471
100142570
110142669
120242767
130242866
140252865
150352963
160352963
170352963
180453061
190463060
201463158
211573156
221573255
231573255
242583352
252693450
263693447
2736103545
2847113543
2957113641
3057123640
3167133638

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:366:14
211.66:376:14
311.66:376:14
411.66:386:15
511.66:386:15
611.66:396:15
711.66:396:16
811.66:406:16
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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 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.03 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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294.8Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Saclepea

In seasonPeak

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

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

Saclepea sees seasonal dust haze (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 Saclepea?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Saclepea in December

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

In December, Saclepea sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Saclepea in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saclepea peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Saclepea 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 Saclepea is worst in April — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.2× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateApr 1065 µg/m³Sep 119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May29Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Saclepea?

Saclepea sits at 7.0°N, 8.8°W, 245 m above sea level, in Liberia. The nearest listed city is Ganta, 34 km away.

GantaSanniquellieGbarngaZouan-HounienNew YekepaDananéNzérékoréLola

Topography around Saclepea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saclepea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 243 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,220 m.

The land around Saclepea is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
227 m
80 km
1,220 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Ganta 34 km · Sanniquellie 47 km · Gbarnga 70 km · Zouan-Hounien 70 km · New Yekepa 76 km · Danané 83 km · Nzérékoré 88 km · Lola 99 km

Liberia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$915
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.1
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
38.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 85%Muslim 12%none 3%Traditional 1%

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 Saclepea (6.9625°, -8.8406°, elevation 245 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).