Ado-Ekiti weather in December

In December, Ado-Ekiti sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.6 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 59% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ado-Ekiti's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ado-Ekiti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:49 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Ado-Ekiti is state capital and headquarters of the Ekiti, Nigeria.

Density
1,485/km²
people per km²

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 Ado-Ekiti reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Ado-Ekiti

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.

Ado-Ekiti 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° / 21°102.611.64.2
Feb34° / 23°255.911.73.3
Mar33° / 23°7114.811.93.0
Apr32° / 23°10619.712.23.1
May30° / 23°1612412.33.2
Jun29° / 22°1942712.43.3
Jul27° / 22°18727.412.43.7
Aug27° / 21°19026.112.23.8
Sep28° / 22°21327.4123.4
Oct29° / 22°17626.111.83.3
Nov31° / 22°388.611.74.5
Dec32° / 21°61.711.64.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36634
46733
56733
66931
77030
87129
97327
107426
117525
127723
137822
147921
158020
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208317
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297822
307723
317624

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ado-Ekiti gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
212
312
412
511
611
710
810
99
109
118
127
136
146
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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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14463056
24573054
35572954
46582952
57682950
67682949
78693047
89693045
9106103143
10117103141
11127113239
12137113336
13137123434
14147123532
15157133629
16167133727
17177143824
18187153922
19197163919
20208163917
21218173915
22228173913
23238183912
24248183911
25259183810
2626918389
2728918378
2829919368
2930819357
3031819347
3133818347

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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86calm
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106calm
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126calm
136calm
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286calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:41 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:416:17
211.66:426:17
311.66:426:17
411.66:436:17
511.66:436:18
611.66:446:18
711.66:446:18
811.66:456:19
911.66:456:19
1011.66:466:20
1111.66:466:20
1211.66:476:20
1311.66:476:21
1411.66:486:21
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1611.66:496:22
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1911.66:506:23
2011.66:506:24
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2211.66:516:25
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2511.66:536:26
2611.66:536:27
2711.66:546:27
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2911.66:556:28
3011.66:556:29
3111.66:556:29

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Ado-Ekiti

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ado-Ekiti sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is December a good time to visit Ado-Ekiti?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ado-Ekiti in December

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

In December, Ado-Ekiti sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ado-Ekiti 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 Ado-Ekiti peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 12Dec 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ado-Ekiti 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 Ado-Ekiti is worst in January — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17169 µg/m³Jul 2239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan170Very unhealthy
Feb156Very unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr65Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct70Unhealthy
Nov94Unhealthy
Dec154Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ado-Ekiti?

Ado-Ekiti sits at 7.6°N, 5.2°E, 439 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Igede-Ekiti, 12 km away.

Topography around Ado-Ekiti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ado-Ekiti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 430 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 405 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 781 m.

The land around Ado-Ekiti is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
405 m
80 km
781 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Igede-Ekiti 12 km · Ikere-Ekiti 14 km · Aramoko-Ekiti 22 km · Igbara-Odo 22 km · Ijero-Ekiti 27 km · Ise-Ekiti 28 km · Ipoti 32 km · Efon-Alaaye 33 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 13% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,224
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
15.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 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 Ado-Ekiti (7.6233°, 5.2209°, elevation 439 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).