Effium weather in December

In December, Effium sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 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 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Effium's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Effium's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:35 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
39%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Effium is town in Ebonyi 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical December day in Effium reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°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 Effium

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.

Effium 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°3111.72.8
Feb37° / 24°102.211.82.1
Mar36° / 26°315.9122.1
Apr34° / 25°9012.412.12.5
May33° / 24°15320.812.32.6
Jun31° / 24°21123.812.42.9
Jul30° / 23°21126.612.33.1
Aug30° / 23°23026.112.23.1
Sep30° / 23°24126.8122.8
Oct31° / 23°16923.511.92.9
Nov33° / 23°285.411.73.7
Dec35° / 22°30.611.63.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36535
46634
56733
66733
76832
86931
97030
107129
117327
127426
137426
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317525

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Effium gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 52% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
185926511
295927490
3105928480
4126928450
51361029430
61461030410
71561030390
81661031360
91871032340
101971033310
112071133290
122181134260
132281134240
142381235220
152591235190
162691335170
1727101335150
1829101334130
1931101434120
2032101433100
213410143290
223610153280
233710153170
243910153070
254010152960
26429142860
27449142760
28459142660
29479142560
30488132460
31498132460

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 6:28 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:286:07
211.66:296:07
311.66:296:07
411.66:306:08
511.66:306:08
611.66:316:08
711.66:316:09
811.66:326:09
911.66:326:10
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1111.66:336:10
1211.66:336:11
1311.66:346:11
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1511.66:356:12
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1911.66:376:14
2011.66:376:14
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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 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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95.4Bright
105.5Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Effium

In seasonPeak

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

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

Effium sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is December a good time to visit Effium?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Effium in December

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

In December, Effium sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Effium 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 Effium peaks around September 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highSep 19UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Effium 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 Effium is worst in January — around 159 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 40 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 16156 µg/m³Jul 1641 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan159Very unhealthy
Feb133Unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May45Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct56Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec137Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Effium?

Effium sits at 6.6°N, 8.1°E, 115 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ezza-Ohu, 21 km away.

Enugu-EzikeNsukka

Topography around Effium

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Effium has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 112 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m.

The land around Effium is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
569 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Ezza-Ohu 21 km · Isieke 28 km · Eha Amufu 33 km · Abakaliki 35 km · Enugu 65 km · Otukpa 68 km · Enugu-Ezike 77 km · Nsukka 77 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 Effium (6.6311°, 8.0581°, elevation 115 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).