Kiyawa weather in December

In December, Kiyawa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kiyawa's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiyawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:38 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

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 29°C by the end.

A typical December day in Kiyawa reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler 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 Kiyawa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 2 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
2
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.

Kiyawa weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 13°0011.46.8
Feb33° / 16°0011.64.6
Mar37° / 20°00.111.92.0
Apr39° / 24°3112.30.6
May38° / 26°265.312.51.1
Jun35° / 25°611112.72.5
Jul32° / 23°15420.912.63.1
Aug30° / 23°22823.412.43.2
Sep32° / 23°10614.712.13.5
Oct34° / 22°183.811.73.3
Nov34° / 17°0011.54.2
Dec30° / 14°0011.36.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
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67822
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kiyawa 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.

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

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Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:315:52
211.46:315:52
311.36:325:53
411.36:325:53
511.36:335:53
611.36:335:53
711.36:345:54
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1011.36:355:55
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1311.36:375:56
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1511.36:385:57
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1711.36:395:58
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1911.36:405:58
2011.36:405:59
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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 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
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105.9Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kiyawa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kiyawa sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

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

Is December a good time to visit Kiyawa?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kiyawa in December

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

In December, Kiyawa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kiyawa 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 Kiyawa peaks around August 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 19UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kiyawa 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 Kiyawa is worst in February — around 121 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (August, 38 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 17120 µg/m³Aug 1039 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan114Unhealthy
Feb121Unhealthy
Mar117Unhealthy
Apr101Unhealthy
May72Unhealthy
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul39Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct77Unhealthy
Nov82Unhealthy
Dec106Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kiyawa?

Kiyawa sits at 11.8°N, 9.6°E, 395 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Chakwama, 26 km away.

WudilHadejia

Topography around Kiyawa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiyawa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 389 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m.

The land around Kiyawa is covered by cropland (87%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
392 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Chakwama 26 km · Dutse 29 km · Birnin Kudu 40 km · Gwaram 64 km · Azare 65 km · Gaya 66 km · Wudil 83 km · Hadejia 88 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 Kiyawa (11.7844°, 9.6069°, elevation 395 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).