Saki weather in December

In December, Saki sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.5 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 66% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Saki's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:58 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Saki is town in Oyo State 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 Saki reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13421
23421
33421
43421
53421
63421
73421
83421
93321
103321
113321
123320
133320
143320
153320
163320
173320
183320
193320
203320
213320
223320
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293320
303320
313320

How December really feels in Saki

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.

Saki 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°30.711.64.3
Feb35° / 22°71.611.73.1
Mar35° / 24°326.411.92.5
Apr34° / 24°7813.712.22.6
May32° / 23°13520.212.42.9
Jun30° / 22°14521.812.53.4
Jul29° / 22°17924.912.53.6
Aug28° / 22°19825.112.33.7
Sep29° / 22°19424.312.13.3
Oct31° / 22°10117.911.83.5
Nov33° / 22°102.411.64.0
Dec33° / 20°20.311.54.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47822
57822
67822
78020
88020
98020
108218
118218
128317
138317
148416
158515
168515
178515
188515
198515
208515
218515
228515
238515
248515
258416
268416
278416
288416
298416
308218
318218

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Saki gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
91
101
111
121
131
141
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301
311

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1221021417
2231021396
3251020386
4271020375
5291020365
6301020355
7321119334
8341119324
9361119314
10381118293
11401218283
12411218263
13431317252
14451317232
15471316212
16491416201
17521415181
18541415161
19571414141
20581414131
21591414121
22611414101
2364131391
2465131390
2568121280
2668121280
2770111180
2871111170
2972111070
3073101070
3172101080

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 8 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
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 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 6:50 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:506:22
211.56:516:22
311.56:516:23
411.56:526:23
511.56:526:23
611.56:536:24
711.56:536:24
811.56:546:24
911.56:546:25
1011.56:556:25
1111.56:556:25
1211.56:566:26
1311.56:566:26
1411.56:576:27
1511.56:576:27
1611.56:586:28
1711.56:586:28
1811.56:596:28
1911.56:596:29
2011.57:006:29
2111.57:006:30
2211.57:016:30
2311.57:016:31
2411.57:016:31
2511.57:026:32
2611.57:026:32
2711.57:036:33
2811.57:036:33
2911.57:046:34
3011.57:046:34
3111.57:056:35

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.7Bright
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95.7Bright
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255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Saki

In seasonPeak

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

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

Saki sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

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

Is December a good time to visit Saki?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Saki in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Saki 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 Saki peaks around March 23 at about 13 (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 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Saki 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 Saki is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1094 µg/m³Jul 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr48Poor
May30Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Saki?

Saki sits at 8.7°N, 3.4°E, 472 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Igboho, 44 km away.

IseyinIgbetiTchaourouOuesséOyo

Topography around Saki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 457 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 405 m.

The land around Saki is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (35%), cropland (26%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%), trees (30%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
283 m
80 km
405 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Igboho 44 km · Okuta 65 km · Kisi 68 km · Iseyin 81 km · Igbeti 82 km · Tchaourou 91 km · Ouessé 108 km · Oyo 108 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 Saki (8.6676°, 3.3939°, elevation 472 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).