Igangan weather in December

In December, Igangan sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.5 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 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Igangan's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igangan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:57 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
36%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

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 Igangan 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 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Igangan

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.

Igangan 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
Jan34° / 22°7211.63.7
Feb35° / 24°173.811.72.8
Mar35° / 25°4410.411.92.5
Apr34° / 24°7714.812.22.7
May32° / 24°12220.112.32.9
Jun30° / 23°15823.812.43.1
Jul29° / 23°16824.412.43.5
Aug29° / 22°16122.812.33.8
Sep30° / 23°16023.2123.4
Oct31° / 23°9316.911.83.6
Nov33° / 23°15411.63.9
Dec34° / 22°61.511.64.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47228
57228
67426
77426
87525
97624
107624
117822
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Igangan gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.5 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 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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27
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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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
134319701
244419681
344419681
454420661
564520641
674520631
784621601
894621591
9104622580
10114623560
11124723540
12124724530
13134725510
14144726490
15144827470
16154828450
17165829430
18165830400
19176931380
20176931360
21187932350
221871032330
231981032320
241981032300
252081131290
262191131280
272291131270
282491131260
292591130250
302691130240
312791129240

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
16calm
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316calm

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 6:49 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:496:25
211.66:506:25
311.66:506:25
411.66:516:25
511.66:516:26
611.66:526:26
711.66:526:27
811.66:536:27
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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 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.6Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Igangan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Igangan 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 Igangan?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Igangan in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Igangan 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 Igangan peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Dec 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Igangan 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 Igangan is worst in January — around 119 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 17117 µg/m³Aug 1029 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan119Unhealthy
Feb107Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May38Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov60Unhealthy
Dec104Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Igangan?

Igangan sits at 7.7°N, 3.2°E, 166 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Igbo-Ora, 30 km away.

FiditiOyo

Topography around Igangan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igangan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 149 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 516 m.

The land around Igangan is covered by cropland (39%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (33%), trees (30%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
263 m
80 km
516 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Igbo-Ora 30 km · Eruwa 31 km · Orita-Eruwa 32 km · Iseyin 56 km · Abeokuta 61 km · Kétou 73 km · Fiditi 81 km · Oyo 85 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 Igangan (7.6807°, 3.1841°, elevation 166 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).