Amaigbo weather in December

In December, Amaigbo sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Amaigbo's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amaigbo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:35 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
47%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Amaigbo is town in Nwangele Local Government Area Imo state, Nigeria.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical December day in Amaigbo reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°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 Amaigbo

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.

Amaigbo 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
Jan35° / 23°102.211.72.7
Feb36° / 24°255.411.82.2
Mar35° / 25°7013.9122.3
Apr33° / 24°14220.712.12.5
May32° / 24°19126.312.32.5
Jun30° / 23°21927.412.32.8
Jul29° / 23°22527.712.33.1
Aug29° / 23°22726.412.23.2
Sep30° / 23°24628.5122.7
Oct30° / 23°22627.811.92.7
Nov32° / 23°631211.73.6
Dec34° / 23°9211.73.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25248
35248
45347
55545
65644
75743
85842
96040
106139
116337
126535
136634
146733
156931
167129
177129
187228
197327
207426
217525
227525
237525
247525
257426
267426
277327
287327
297228
307129
317030

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Amaigbo gets around 9 mm of rain over 2 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 7% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
117
216
315
415
514
613
712
811
910
109
118
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137
146
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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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11149778
211410777
311411776
421511756
521512755
622513735
732614714
832615704
942615703
1043716673
1143717663
1253718652
1354720622
1454821602
1554822592
1655824571
1765925541
1865926531
1966928501
20661029481
21761030460
22771131440
23771132430
24871232410
25971232390
26981333380
271081333360
281181433340
291291432330
301391432320
311491531310

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
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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 6:28 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:286:09
211.76:286:09
311.76:296:10
411.76:296:10
511.76:306:10
611.76:306:11
711.76:316:11
811.76:316:11
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1011.76:326:12
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1211.76:336:13
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1911.76:366:16
2011.76:376:17
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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 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Amaigbo

In seasonPeak

In December, Amaigbo sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Amaigbo sees seasonal dust haze (December–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 Amaigbo?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Amaigbo. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Amaigbo in December

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

In December, Amaigbo sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Amaigbo 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 Amaigbo peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 13Jan 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Amaigbo 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 Amaigbo is worst in January — around 195 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 64 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 11194 µg/m³Jul 2464 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan195Very unhealthy
Feb167Very unhealthy
Mar102Unhealthy
Apr94Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug64Unhealthy
Sep75Unhealthy
Oct94Unhealthy
Nov110Unhealthy
Dec191Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Amaigbo?

Amaigbo sits at 5.8°N, 7.8°E, 84 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Afikpo, 16 km away.

Topography around Amaigbo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amaigbo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 858 m.

The land around Amaigbo is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
245 m
16 km
267 m
80 km
858 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Afikpo 16 km · Ohafia-Ifigh 20 km · Ugep 27 km · Bende 34 km · Umuahia 48 km · Awgu 51 km · Okigwe 54 km · Abakaliki 67 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 Amaigbo (5.7892°, 7.8383°, elevation 84 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).