Ode weather in December

In December, Ode sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.2 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 63% 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 Ode's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ode's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:47 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Ode is human settlement in Nigeria.

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 Ode reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°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)
13221
23221
33221
43221
53321
63321
73321
83321
93321
103321
113321
123321
133320
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How December really feels in Ode

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.

Ode 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° / 20°91.711.64.3
Feb34° / 22°194.311.73.3
Mar34° / 23°6211.111.92.9
Apr32° / 23°10617.112.23.0
May31° / 22°17323.112.43.1
Jun29° / 22°21925.312.43.3
Jul28° / 21°22227.512.43.6
Aug28° / 21°23125.512.33.9
Sep28° / 21°25127.2123.3
Oct30° / 21°18924.611.83.4
Nov32° / 22°326.611.64.4
Dec33° / 20°51.211.64.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46931
57030
67129
77228
87426
97426
107624
117723
127921
138020
148119
158218
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307921
317921

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ode gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.2 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 9% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
49
58
68
78
87
97
106
116
125
135
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182
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311

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
176135321
287135220
3107135119
4117135118
5128135017
6138145016
7149144915
8159144814
9169154713
101710154612
111810164511
121910174410
13211117439
14221118418
15231119407
16241220396
17251220375
18271321354
19281421343
20291421333
21311521322
22321521312
23331520301
24351520291
25361620281
26371619271
27391619261
28401619251
29411618241
30421618241
31431518231

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
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
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 6:40 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:406:14
211.66:406:15
311.66:406:15
411.66:416:15
511.66:416:16
611.66:426:16
711.66:426:16
811.66:436:17
911.66:436:17
1011.66:446:17
1111.66:446:18
1211.66:456:18
1311.66:456:19
1411.66:466:19
1511.66:466:19
1611.56:476:20
1711.56:476:20
1811.56:486:21
1911.56:486:21
2011.56:496:22
2111.56:496:22
2211.56:506:23
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2411.56:516:23
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2611.56:526:24
2711.56:526:25
2811.56:526:25
2911.66:536:26
3011.66:536:26
3111.66:546:27

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.5Bright
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95.5Bright
105.5Bright
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125.6Bright
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155.6Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
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215.7Bright
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245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ode

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ode 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 Ode?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ode in December

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

In December, Ode sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ode 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 Ode peaks around September 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near February 9 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 19UV 12Feb 9UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ode 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 Ode 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 Ode?

Ode sits at 7.8°N, 5.7°E, 529 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ikare, 30 km away.

Topography around Ode

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ode has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 534 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m.

The land around Ode is covered by trees (90%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
404 m
80 km
674 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Ikare 30 km · Kabba 40 km · Ise-Ekiti 48 km · Emure-Ekiti 48 km · Egbe 53 km · Isanlu-Itedoijowa 55 km · Ado-Ekiti 57 km · Ogaminana 60 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 Ode (7.7899°, 5.7117°, elevation 529 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).