Beli weather in December

In December, Beli sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Beli's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:26 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Beli reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13320
23320
33320
43320
53320
63320
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83320
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How December really feels in Beli

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.

Beli weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°00.111.63.9
Feb36° / 22°40.611.72.8
Mar36° / 24°142.111.92.1
Apr35° / 25°7011.112.22.5
May32° / 24°14318.912.43.1
Jun30° / 23°13919.612.43.7
Jul28° / 22°18224.812.43.6
Aug28° / 22°25527.112.33.6
Sep29° / 22°22126.2123.3
Oct30° / 22°1622211.83.6
Nov32° / 21°183.211.64.7
Dec33° / 20°10.211.64.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
37030
47129
57129
67228
77327
87426
97525
107624
117624
127723
137723
147822
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307723
317624

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Beli gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1481816135
2501816115
3541715104
457161593
559151493
660151483
764141372
866131362
968121262
1072111151
1174111041
127610941
13789931
14808831
15837721
16866620
17885520
18895510
19914410
20933310
21943300
22962200
23962200
24972100
25972100
26972100
27972100
28981100
29981100
30981100
31981100

Wind in December

Winds average 6 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
15calm
25calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 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 6:19 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:195:53
211.66:195:53
311.66:205:54
411.66:205:54
511.66:215:54
611.66:215:55
711.66:215:55
811.66:225:55
911.66:225:56
1011.66:235:56
1111.66:235:57
1211.66:245:57
1311.56:245:57
1411.56:255:58
1511.56:255:58
1611.56:265:59
1711.56:265:59
1811.56:276:00
1911.56:276:00
2011.56:286:00
2111.56:286:01
2211.56:296:01
2311.56:296:02
2411.56:306:02
2511.56:306:03
2611.56:316:03
2711.56:316:04
2811.56:326:04
2911.56:326:05
3011.56:326:05
3111.56:336:06

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 6.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
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126.0Intense
136.1Intense
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Beli

In seasonPeak

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

Beli's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Beli sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in March.

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

Is December a good time to visit Beli?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Beli in December

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

In December, Beli sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Beli 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 Beli peaks around March 20 at about 13 (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 20UV 13Dec 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Beli 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 Beli is worst in February — around 93 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.1× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorFeb 1792 µg/m³Jul 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb93Unhealthy
Mar87Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May26Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec56Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Beli?

Beli sits at 7.9°N, 11.0°E, 183 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Jalingo, 123 km away.

JalingoTakumGembuWukariGanyeIbiNkambeBanyo

Topography around Beli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 193 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,102 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,770 m.

The land around Beli is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
1,102 m
80 km
1,770 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Jalingo 123 km · Takum 127 km · Gembu 130 km · Wukari 132 km · Ganye 135 km · Ibi 140 km · Nkambe 140 km · Banyo 155 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 Beli (7.8587°, 10.9719°, elevation 183 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).