Kaiama weather in December

In December, Kaiama sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 71% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kaiama's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaiama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:57 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
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 Kaiama reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°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)
13421
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How December really feels in Kaiama

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.

Kaiama weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°10.211.54.1
Feb36° / 23°20.511.72.6
Mar37° / 25°102.211.91.6
Apr36° / 25°438.312.21.8
May34° / 24°10716.512.42.5
Jun32° / 23°15220.512.53.1
Jul30° / 23°20624.712.53.3
Aug29° / 22°25525.712.33.3
Sep30° / 22°21423.712.13.2
Oct32° / 23°7311.811.83.6
Nov34° / 22°10.411.63.6
Dec34° / 20°00.111.44.2

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 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28119
38020
48020
58119
68119
78119
88218
98218
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kaiama gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
146202013
248202012
351191911
452191910
55418199
65518189
75817178
85916178
96116167
106415156
116614146
126813145
137013134
147212124
157511113
167710103
1780992
1881982
1984871
2086761
2188651
2288651
2390541
2491540
2592530
2692530
2793430
2893430
2993430
3093430
3193430

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:506:18
211.56:506:19
311.56:516:19
411.56:516:19
511.56:526:20
611.56:526:20
711.56:536:20
811.56:536:21
911.56:546:21
1011.56:546:21
1111.56:556:22
1211.46:556:22
1311.46:566:22
1411.46:566:23
1511.46:576:23
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1711.46:586:24
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1911.46:596:25
2011.46:596:25
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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 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.89 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 Kaiama

In seasonPeak

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

Kaiama's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kaiama sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in February.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Kaiama?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kaiama in December

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

In December, Kaiama sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kaiama 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 Kaiama peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highMar 23UV 12Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kaiama 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 Kaiama is worst in February — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1089 µg/m³Aug 916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan85Unhealthy
Feb90Unhealthy
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May26Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov45Poor
Dec72Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kaiama?

Kaiama sits at 9.6°N, 3.9°E, 325 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kisi, 59 km away.

IgbohoNikkiOkutaBabanaIgbetiKalaléPèrèrè

Topography around Kaiama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaiama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 342 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m.

The land around Kaiama is covered by cropland (39%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (52%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
434 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Kisi 59 km · Igboho 88 km · Nikki 88 km · Okuta 92 km · Babana 93 km · Igbeti 97 km · Kalalé 98 km · Pèrèrè 107 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 Kaiama (9.6053°, 3.941°, elevation 325 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).