Alasia weather in December

In December, Alasia sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 32 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 52% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Alasia's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alasia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:55 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
42%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

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 Alasia reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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

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.

Alasia weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°318.711.75.2
Feb31° / 26°4311.511.84.4
Mar31° / 26°8118.6123.7
Apr30° / 26°11720.412.13.5
May30° / 25°19625.912.33.2
Jun28° / 25°27027.612.43.4
Jul27° / 24°19224.212.34.2
Aug27° / 24°12419.112.24.9
Sep27° / 24°17524.5124.0
Oct29° / 24°17026.511.93.5
Nov30° / 25°7618.611.74.1
Dec30° / 25°3210.111.65.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36436
46535
56634
66733
76832
87030
97129
107327
117426
127525
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Alasia gets around 32 mm of rain over 10.1 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 33% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
149
248
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546
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941
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1138
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2124
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the miserable band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100122968
200133066
300133066
400143065
500143164
600143164
700153163
800253162
900253063
1000253063
1100253063
1201362961
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Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 36 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 6:48 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:486:27
211.66:486:27
311.66:486:27
411.66:496:28
511.66:496:28
611.66:506:28
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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 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Alasia

In seasonPeak

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

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

Alasia 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 Alasia?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Alasia in December

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

In December, Alasia sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Alasia in December

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Alasia 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 Alasia peaks around March 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highMar 24UV 12Dec 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Alasia 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 Alasia is worst in January — around 139 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 14137 µg/m³Aug 1238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan139Unhealthy
Feb117Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May55Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct65Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec127Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Alasia?

Alasia sits at 6.5°N, 3.2°E, 37 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Irewe, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Alasia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alasia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m.

The land around Alasia is covered by artificial surfaces (81%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (31%), trees (26%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
204 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Irewe 7.0 km · Ajegunle 18 km · Aliayabiagba 18 km · Iyesi 21 km · Alimosho 21 km · Surulere 21 km · Oshodi 21 km · Mushin 21 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 Alasia (6.4749°, 3.1691°, elevation 37 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).