Eha Amufu weather in December

In December, Eha Amufu sees average daytime highs of 34°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 34°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 Eha Amufu's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eha Amufu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:37 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Eha Amufu is town in Enugu 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 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Eha Amufu reaches about 34°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 35°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 Eha Amufu

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.

Eha Amufu 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° / 22°4111.73.1
Feb36° / 24°112.411.82.3
Mar36° / 25°377.1122.2
Apr34° / 25°9513.212.12.6
May32° / 24°16021.112.32.7
Jun31° / 23°21524.312.43.0
Jul29° / 23°21527.112.33.1
Aug29° / 23°22926.112.23.2
Sep30° / 23°24527122.8
Oct31° / 23°1682311.93.0
Nov33° / 23°26511.73.9
Dec34° / 22°30.611.63.7

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 15% 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
46535
56733
66832
76832
87030
97129
107228
117327
127426
137525
147624
157723
167822
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297723
307624
317525

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Eha Amufu 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 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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24
34
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73
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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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 51% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
19683344
210683343
311683441
412693439
514693437
615693535
716693533
8186103631
9197103629
10207103627
11217113624
12227113722
13238123720
14248123718
15269133617
16279133615
172910143513
183010143412
193210143410
20331014339
21351115328
22371115317
23381015306
24401015296
25411015286
26431015275
2745915265
2846914255
2948914245
3049814235
3150814235

Wind in December

Winds average 7 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
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 6:29 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:296:08
211.66:306:08
311.66:306:09
411.66:316:09
511.66:316:09
611.66:326:10
711.66:326:10
811.66:336:10
911.66:336:11
1011.66:346:11
1111.66:346:11
1211.66:356:12
1311.66:356:12
1411.66:366:13
1511.66:366:13
1611.66:376:14
1711.66:376:14
1811.66:386:14
1911.66:386:15
2011.66:396:15
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2711.66:426:19
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2911.66:436:20
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3111.66:446:21

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Eha Amufu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Eha Amufu 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 Eha Amufu?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Eha Amufu in December

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

In December, Eha Amufu sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Eha Amufu 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 Eha Amufu peaks around September 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 20UV 12Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Eha Amufu 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 Eha Amufu is worst in January — around 172 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 47 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 15169 µg/m³Jul 1948 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan172Very unhealthy
Feb149Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun53Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug50Poor
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct75Unhealthy
Nov98Unhealthy
Dec158Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Eha Amufu?

Eha Amufu sits at 6.7°N, 7.8°E, 109 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Effium, 33 km away.

Topography around Eha Amufu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eha Amufu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 108 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 565 m.

The land around Eha Amufu is covered by cropland (40%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
565 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Effium 33 km · Enugu 38 km · Ezza-Ohu 43 km · Isieke 44 km · Nsukka 46 km · Aku 49 km · Enugu-Ezike 49 km · Otukpa 50 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 Eha Amufu (6.6592°, 7.7596°, elevation 109 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).