Ogoja weather in December

In December, Ogoja sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.5 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 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Ogoja's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ogoja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:32 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical December day in Ogoja reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13423
23423
33423
43423
53423
63423
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How December really feels in Ogoja

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.

Ogoja 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
Jan36° / 23°30.811.72.7
Feb37° / 25°81.511.81.9
Mar36° / 26°234.6122.0
Apr35° / 26°589.412.12.6
May33° / 25°11117.112.32.9
Jun31° / 24°13820.112.43.3
Jul30° / 23°15624.212.33.3
Aug29° / 23°19925.312.23.3
Sep30° / 23°18725.3123.0
Oct31° / 24°15122.111.93.1
Nov33° / 24°274.611.73.9
Dec35° / 23°30.511.63.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36436
46535
56634
66733
76733
86931
97030
107129
117228
127327
137525
147525
157624
167822
177822
187921
198020
208020
218020
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248020
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268020
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287822
297723
307624
317624

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ogoja gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
14
23
33
43
53
63
72
82
92
102
112
122
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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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1107919541
21171019521
31371019501
41471020481
51671120461
61771120440
71971221410
82171221390
92271222360
102471322340
112571323310
122681423280
132881424260
142981524230
153191524210
163391524180
1735101524160
1837101524140
1938101524120
2040111523100
214211152390
224411152280
234511152270
244711142170
254811142060
265011132060
275111131960
285311121860
295311121860
305511111760
315610111760

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
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
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248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
319calm

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 6:25 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:256:04
211.66:266:04
311.66:266:04
411.66:276:05
511.66:276:05
611.66:286:05
711.66:286:06
811.66:296:06
911.66:296:07
1011.66:306:07
1111.66:306:07
1211.66:316:08
1311.66:316:08
1411.66:326:09
1511.66:326:09
1611.66:326:09
1711.66:336:10
1811.66:336:10
1911.66:346:11
2011.66:346:11
2111.66:356:12
2211.66:356:12
2311.66:366:13
2411.66:366:13
2511.66:376:14
2611.66:376:14
2711.66:386:15
2811.66:386:15
2911.66:396:16
3011.66:396:16
3111.66:396:17

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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95.5Bright
105.5Bright
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135.5Bright
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255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ogoja

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ogoja sees seasonal dust haze (December–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 Ogoja?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ogoja. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ogoja in December

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

In December, Ogoja sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ogoja 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 Ogoja peaks around September 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 12Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ogoja 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 Ogoja is worst in January — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 24115 µg/m³Jul 1629 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan115Unhealthy
Feb114Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May33Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec96Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ogoja?

Ogoja sits at 6.7°N, 8.8°E, 96 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Obudu, 40 km away.

GbokoIkomKatsina-AlaEffiumEzza-OhuAbakalikiIsieke

Topography around Ogoja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ogoja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,843 m.

The land around Ogoja is covered by cropland (36%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
134 m
80 km
1,843 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Obudu 40 km · Gboko 77 km · Ikom 78 km · Katsina-Ala 78 km · Effium 82 km · Ezza-Ohu 83 km · Abakaliki 84 km · Isieke 90 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 Ogoja (6.6584°, 8.7992°, elevation 96 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).