Idah weather in December

In December, Idah sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.5 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 56% 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 Idah's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Idah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:42 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
40%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Idah is town and local government area, Nigeria..

Density
1,908/km²
people per km²

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 Idah reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°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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How December really feels in Idah

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.

Idah 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
Jan36° / 24°30.811.62.7
Feb37° / 25°82.111.82.0
Mar36° / 26°327.1122.0
Apr34° / 26°8111.912.22.5
May33° / 25°13119.612.32.7
Jun31° / 24°18823.812.42.9
Jul30° / 24°19325.812.43.2
Aug30° / 24°19623.612.23.4
Sep30° / 24°19824.3123.1
Oct31° / 24°12619.411.83.4
Nov33° / 24°193.611.74.0
Dec35° / 24°30.511.63.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36436
46535
56535
66634
76832
86931
97030
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127327
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Idah gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.5 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 3% on the wettest days.

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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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
134515712
244516701
345516691
455617661
565617651
675618631
786719601
896719581
9106720570
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Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
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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 6:34 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:346:11
211.66:356:12
311.66:356:12
411.66:366:12
511.66:366:13
611.66:376:13
711.66:376:13
811.66:386:14
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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 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Idah

In seasonPeak

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

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

Idah 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 Idah?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Idah in December

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

In December, Idah sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Idah 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 Idah peaks around September 20 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highSep 20UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Idah 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 Idah is worst in January — around 196 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 18193 µg/m³Jul 2239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan196Very unhealthy
Feb176Very unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct67Unhealthy
Nov88Unhealthy
Dec162Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Idah?

Idah sits at 7.1°N, 6.7°E, 73 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ajaokuta, 51 km away.

OkeneLokojaEkpomaNsukka

Topography around Idah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Idah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 637 m.

The land around Idah is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (50%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
291 m
80 km
637 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Ajaokuta 51 km · Auchi 53 km · Ubiaja 64 km · Uromi 64 km · Okene 74 km · Lokoja 76 km · Ekpoma 78 km · Nsukka 78 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 Idah (7.1135°, 6.7387°, elevation 73 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).