Gbongan weather in December

In December, Gbongan sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.4 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Gbongan's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gbongan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:52 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
39%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Gbongan is town in Osun 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 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Gbongan reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°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 Gbongan

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.

Gbongan 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
Jan33° / 22°133.411.63.9
Feb34° / 24°246.211.83.1
Mar33° / 24°6215.111.92.9
Apr32° / 24°9818.712.23.1
May30° / 23°15323.612.33.2
Jun29° / 23°18827.112.43.2
Jul28° / 22°19427.212.43.6
Aug28° / 22°18125.712.23.8
Sep28° / 22°19926.8123.3
Oct30° / 23°14324.211.83.4
Nov31° / 23°318.411.74.4
Dec33° / 22°82.411.64.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26535
36535
46634
56733
66733
76931
87030
97129
107228
117327
127525
137624
147822
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287822
297723
307624
317525

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Gbongan gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
413
513
613
713
812
912
1011
1111
1210
139
148
158
167
176
185
195
204
214
223
233
243
253
263
273
284
294
304
315

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
114311765
224312745
325312744
435412724
535413723
645413713
756414692
856414692
966415672
1076515661
1176516651
1286516641
1396517621
1496517621
15106518601
16107619571
17117620560
18127621540
19128621530
20138722500
21139723480
22149724460
23149824440
241510825420
251610826400
261710826380
271811827360
281911827340
292011827330
302111827320
312211827310

Wind in December

Winds average 5 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
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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 6:44 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:446:20
211.66:456:21
311.66:456:21
411.66:466:21
511.66:466:21
611.66:476:22
711.66:476:22
811.66:486:23
911.66:486:23
1011.66:496:23
1111.66:496:24
1211.66:506:24
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1411.66:516:25
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1611.66:526:26
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1811.66:536:27
1911.66:536:27
2011.66:546:28
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2211.66:556:29
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2711.66:576:31
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2911.66:586:32
3011.66:586:32
3111.66:596:33

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Gbongan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gbongan 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 Gbongan?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gbongan in December

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

In December, Gbongan sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gbongan in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gbongan peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 12Dec 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Gbongan 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 Gbongan is worst in January — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (July, 45 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17168 µg/m³Jul 2345 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan170Very unhealthy
Feb158Very unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May58Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep58Unhealthy
Oct78Unhealthy
Nov100Unhealthy
Dec157Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gbongan?

Gbongan sits at 7.5°N, 4.4°E, 236 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Modakeke, 15 km away.

Topography around Gbongan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gbongan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 229 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 740 m.

The land around Gbongan is covered by trees (76%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
740 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Modakeke 15 km · Ikire 22 km · Olupona 22 km · Ile-Ife 23 km · Apomu 23 km · Iwo 26 km · Ede 30 km · Lalupon 32 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 Gbongan (7.4773°, 4.3535°, elevation 236 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).