Zwedru weather in December

In December, Zwedru sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 36 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 20% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Zwedru's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zwedru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:39 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Zwedru is human settlement in 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 Zwedru 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 31°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 Zwedru

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.

Zwedru weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°327.811.74.8
Feb31° / 22°6312.411.83.8
Mar31° / 23°13322.7123.0
Apr31° / 23°15823.812.12.9
May30° / 23°19026.812.32.9
Jun29° / 22°20025.312.33.4
Jul28° / 22°12221.412.34.4
Aug28° / 22°15222.812.24.2
Sep29° / 22°23827.1123.2
Oct30° / 22°18727.211.93.1
Nov30° / 22°8018.311.73.8
Dec30° / 21°369.411.75.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33862
43961
54060
64060
74159
84258
94357
104456
114357
124456
134555
144654
154753
164951
175050
185248
195248
205446
215545
225743
235743
245842
255941
266040
276139
286139
296238
306238
316139

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Zwedru gets around 36 mm of rain over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
148
246
345
444
542
641
740
839
937
1036
1135
1234
1333
1432
1531
1630
1729
1828
1927
2026
2125
2224
2323
2422
2522
2621
2721
2820
2920
3020
3120

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1000892
2000991
30001090
40001189
50001288
60011386
70011485
80011584
90011683
100011782
110011782
120011881
130011980
140012079
150012178
160012178
170012277
180012376
190022474
200022573
210022672
220022771
230022870
240032968
250133165
260133264
271143361
281143460
291243558
301253656
312253655

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 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 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 6:32 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:326:12
211.76:336:13
311.76:336:13
411.76:336:13
511.76:346:14
611.76:346:14
711.76:356:15
811.76:356:15
911.76:366:15
1011.76:366:16
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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 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 4.92 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Zwedru

In seasonPeak

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

Zwedru sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

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

Is December a good time to visit Zwedru?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zwedru in December

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

In December, Zwedru sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Zwedru in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zwedru peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Zwedru 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 Zwedru is worst in February — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.1× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 846 µg/m³Sep 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Zwedru?

Zwedru sits at 6.1°N, 8.1°W, 221 m above sea level, in Liberia. The nearest listed city is Bloléquin, 58 km away.

BloléquinZéagloZagnéNizahon IIGuigloZouan-HounienGoyaZou

Topography around Zwedru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zwedru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 212 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 624 m.

The land around Zwedru is covered by trees (54%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, trees (97%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
129 m
80 km
624 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Bloléquin 58 km · Zéaglo 65 km · Zagné 74 km · Nizahon II 88 km · Guiglo 88 km · Zouan-Hounien 95 km · Goya 96 km · Zou 108 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 Zwedru (6.0685°, -8.1356°, elevation 221 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).