Kabba weather in December

In December, Kabba sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.8 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 64% 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 Kabba's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:45 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Kabba is place in Kogi State, Nigeria.

Density
151/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 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kabba reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°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 about 1°C warmer than 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 Kabba

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.

Kabba 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° / 21°61.411.64.1
Feb35° / 22°14311.73.2
Mar34° / 23°448.511.92.8
Apr33° / 23°8613.612.23.1
May31° / 23°15020.312.43.2
Jun30° / 22°20624.412.43.3
Jul28° / 21°21126.712.43.6
Aug28° / 21°22624.812.34.0
Sep29° / 21°22825.7123.4
Oct30° / 22°14621.111.83.7
Nov32° / 22°214.411.64.5
Dec33° / 21°30.811.64.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% 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 (%)
16832
26931
36931
47129
57129
67228
77327
87426
97624
107723
117822
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kabba gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.8 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 6% on the wettest days.

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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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
198135218
2108135316
3128135215
4138135214
5148145113
6168145012
7178144911
8188154810
9208154710
1021816459
1122917448
1224918427
1325919417
14261020396
15271020375
16281121354
17301222334
18311222313
19331323302
20341323282
21361323272
22371422251
23391422241
24401422241
25411421231
26431421221
27441420211
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29461419200
30471418200
31481418191

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
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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 6:38 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:386:13
211.66:396:13
311.66:396:13
411.66:406:14
511.66:406:14
611.66:416:14
711.66:416:15
811.66:426:15
911.66:426:15
1011.66:426:16
1111.66:436:16
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1311.66:446:17
1411.56:446:17
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1911.56:476:20
2011.56:476:20
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3011.56:526:25
3111.66:526:25

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Kabba

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kabba sees seasonal dust haze (January–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 Kabba?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kabba in December

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

In December, Kabba sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kabba in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kabba peaks around September 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near February 10 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 18UV 12Feb 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kabba 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 Kabba is worst in January — around 148 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 18146 µg/m³Jul 2133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan148Unhealthy
Feb136Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May40Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec128Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kabba?

Kabba sits at 7.8°N, 6.1°E, 436 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ogaminana, 30 km away.

Egbe

Topography around Kabba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 429 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 745 m.

The land around Kabba is covered by artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
460 m
80 km
745 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Ogaminana 30 km · Okene 35 km · Ode 40 km · Ikare 49 km · Isanlu-Itedoijowa 56 km · Ajaokuta 70 km · Lokoja 73 km · Egbe 76 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 Kabba (7.8272°, 6.075°, elevation 436 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).