Gusau weather in December

In December, Gusau sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gusau's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gusau's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:51 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover: 26%; 1st clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical December day in Gusau reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	17
2	32	17
3	32	17
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	31	17
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	31	16
17	31	16
18	31	16
19	31	16
20	31	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	16
25	30	15
26	30	15
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	30	15
30	30	15
31	30	15

How December really feels in Gusau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 5 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gusau weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 16°	0	0	11.4	6.3
Feb	34° / 19°	0	0	11.6	4.2
Mar	37° / 22°	0	0.1	11.9	1.8
Apr	39° / 25°	7	1.8	12.3	0.8
May	37° / 26°	40	7.2	12.6	1.6
Jun	34° / 24°	67	11.3	12.7	3.1
Jul	31° / 23°	116	18	12.6	3.7
Aug	29° / 22°	202	22.8	12.4	3.6
Sep	31° / 22°	114	15.8	12.1	3.9
Oct	33° / 21°	30	5.4	11.7	3.8
Nov	33° / 18°	0	0	11.4	4.2
Dec	31° / 16°	0	0	11.3	6.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85
Cloudier (%)	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	85	15
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	85	15

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Gusau gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 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 6:43 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:15 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:43	6:03
2	11.3	6:44	6:03
3	11.3	6:44	6:04
4	11.3	6:45	6:04
5	11.3	6:45	6:04
6	11.3	6:46	6:05
7	11.3	6:46	6:05
8	11.3	6:47	6:05
9	11.3	6:47	6:05
10	11.3	6:48	6:06
11	11.3	6:48	6:06
12	11.3	6:49	6:07
13	11.3	6:49	6:07
14	11.3	6:50	6:07
15	11.3	6:50	6:08
16	11.3	6:51	6:08
17	11.3	6:51	6:09
18	11.3	6:52	6:09
19	11.3	6:52	6:09
20	11.3	6:53	6:10
21	11.3	6:53	6:10
22	11.3	6:54	6:11
23	11.3	6:54	6:11
24	11.3	6:55	6:12
25	11.3	6:55	6:12
26	11.3	6:56	6:13
27	11.3	6:56	6:13
28	11.3	6:56	6:14
29	11.3	6:57	6:14
30	11.3	6:57	6:15
31	11.3	6:58	6:15

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
Level	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Bright
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Gusau

In seasonPeak

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

Gusau's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Gusau sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in April.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Gusau?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

8.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gusau in December

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

In December, Gusau sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Gusau in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gusau peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	9	9	10	9	10	11	13	11	11	9	5
Level	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	10	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Gusau 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 Gusau is worst in February — around 118 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	110	118	108	80	48	37	25	25	37	64	87	108
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	110	Unhealthy
Feb	118	Unhealthy
Mar	108	Unhealthy
Apr	80	Unhealthy
May	48	Poor
Jun	37	Poor
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	37	Poor
Oct	64	Unhealthy
Nov	87	Unhealthy
Dec	108	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Gusau?

Gusau sits at 12.2°N, 6.7°E, 451 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kaura Namoda, 48 km away.

Topography around Gusau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gusau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 444 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 538 m.

The land around Gusau is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

55 m

artificial surfaces 58%

16 km

348 m

cropland 80%

80 km

538 m

cropland 60%

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← November Gusau year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Kaura Namoda 48 km · Talata Mafara 79 km · Moriki 81 km · Funtua 101 km · Malumfashi 112 km · Sofo-Birnin-Gwari 129 km · Katsina 137 km · Madarounfa 137 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

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 Gusau (12.1702°, 6.6641°, elevation 451 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	17
2	32	17
3	32	17
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	31	17
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	31	16
17	31	16
18	31	16
19	31	16
20	31	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	16
25	30	15
26	30	15
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	30	15
30	30	15
31	30	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	85	15
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	17
2	32	17
3	32	17
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	31	17
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	31	16
17	31	16
18	31	16
19	31	16
20	31	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	16
25	30	15
26	30	15
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	30	15
30	30	15
31	30	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	85	15
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	17
2	32	17
3	32	17
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	31	17
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	31	16
17	31	16
18	31	16
19	31	16
20	31	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	16
25	30	15
26	30	15
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	30	15
30	30	15
31	30	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	85	15
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0