Djambala weather in December

In December, Djambala sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 196 mm of rain across 27.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Djambala's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Djambala's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 196 mm; 27.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:53 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 11th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Djambala is town in Plateaux Department, Republic of the Congo.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Djambala reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
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17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
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24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

Djambala weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 20°	163	24.6	12.1	3.8
Feb	29° / 20°	155	22.7	12.1	3.5
Mar	29° / 21°	153	24.8	12	3.3
Apr	29° / 21°	175	24.8	11.9	3.3
May	29° / 20°	124	22.6	11.9	4.0
Jun	27° / 19°	31	8.5	11.9	6.6
Jul	27° / 19°	18	5.1	11.9	7.0
Aug	27° / 19°	50	12.2	11.9	5.9
Sep	27° / 20°	107	20.8	12	4.6
Oct	28° / 20°	221	28.9	12.1	3.6
Nov	28° / 20°	224	28.2	12.1	3.5
Dec	28° / 20°	196	27.5	12.1	3.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14
Cloudier (%)	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	86	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	14	86
31	14	86

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Djambala gets around 196 mm of rain over 27.5 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 88% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	83	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	84
29	84
30	83
31	83

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	78	77	77	76	75	74	74	73	72	71	70	70
Oppressive (%)	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	22	23	23	24	25	26	26	27	28	28	29	29

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	85	15
2	0	85	15
3	0	84	16
4	0	84	16
5	0	84	16
6	0	84	16
7	0	84	16
8	0	83	17
9	0	83	17
10	0	83	17
11	0	83	17
12	0	83	17
13	0	82	18
14	0	82	18
15	0	81	19
16	0	81	19
17	0	80	20
18	0	80	20
19	0	79	21
20	0	78	22
21	0	77	23
22	0	77	23
23	0	76	24
24	0	75	25
25	0	74	26
26	0	74	26
27	0	73	27
28	0	72	28
29	1	71	28
30	1	70	29
31	1	70	29

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 06 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 5:47 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:08 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:47	5:55
2	12.1	5:47	5:55
3	12.1	5:47	5:56
4	12.1	5:48	5:56
5	12.1	5:48	5:57
6	12.1	5:48	5:57
7	12.1	5:49	5:57
8	12.1	5:49	5:58
9	12.1	5:50	5:58
10	12.1	5:50	5:59
11	12.1	5:51	5:59
12	12.1	5:51	6:00
13	12.1	5:51	6:00
14	12.1	5:52	6:01
15	12.1	5:52	6:01
16	12.1	5:53	6:02
17	12.1	5:53	6:02
18	12.1	5:54	6:02
19	12.1	5:54	6:03
20	12.1	5:55	6:03
21	12.1	5:55	6:04
22	12.1	5:56	6:04
23	12.1	5:56	6:05
24	12.1	5:56	6:05
25	12.1	5:57	6:06
26	12.1	5:57	6:06
27	12.1	5:58	6:07
28	12.1	5:58	6:07
29	12.1	5:59	6:08
30	12.1	5:59	6:08
31	12.1	6:00	6:08

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
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10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
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15	4.8	Bright
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17	4.8	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
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20	4.9	Bright
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24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Djambala?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Djambala.

What to pack for Djambala in December

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

In December, Djambala sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

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UV index in Djambala in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Djambala peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	13	15	13	10	6	8	9	12	14	12	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Djambala 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 Djambala is worst in July — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	21	26	23	21	27	45	48	40	20	11	12	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	45	Poor
Jul	48	Poor
Aug	40	Poor
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	12	Good
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Djambala?

Djambala sits at 2.5°S, 14.8°E, 640 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Gamboma, 144 km away.

Topography around Djambala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Djambala has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 757 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 551 m.

The land around Djambala is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (81%) within 16 km, and grassland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

321 m

grassland 66%

16 km

427 m

grassland 81%

80 km

551 m

grassland 82%

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← November Djambala year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Gamboma 144 km · Franceville 164 km · Bolobo 170 km · Mouyondzi 186 km · Brazzaville 201 km · Sibiti 201 km · Moanda 204 km · Oyo 204 km

Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,515; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 46%; of population, 2021
Road deaths: 29.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
Religion

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 Djambala (-2.5381°, 14.7541°, elevation 640 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	84
29	84
30	83
31	83

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	85	15
2	0	85	15
3	0	84	16
4	0	84	16
5	0	84	16
6	0	84	16
7	0	84	16
8	0	83	17
9	0	83	17
10	0	83	17
11	0	83	17
12	0	83	17
13	0	82	18
14	0	82	18
15	0	81	19
16	0	81	19
17	0	80	20
18	0	80	20
19	0	79	21
20	0	78	22
21	0	77	23
22	0	77	23
23	0	76	24
24	0	75	25
25	0	74	26
26	0	74	26
27	0	73	27
28	0	72	28
29	1	71	28
30	1	70	29
31	1	70	29

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	84
29	84
30	83
31	83

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	85	15
2	0	85	15
3	0	84	16
4	0	84	16
5	0	84	16
6	0	84	16
7	0	84	16
8	0	83	17
9	0	83	17
10	0	83	17
11	0	83	17
12	0	83	17
13	0	82	18
14	0	82	18
15	0	81	19
16	0	81	19
17	0	80	20
18	0	80	20
19	0	79	21
20	0	78	22
21	0	77	23
22	0	77	23
23	0	76	24
24	0	75	25
25	0	74	26
26	0	74	26
27	0	73	27
28	0	72	28
29	1	71	28
30	1	70	29
31	1	70	29

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	20
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	87
21	87
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	84
29	84
30	83
31	83

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	85	15
2	0	85	15
3	0	84	16
4	0	84	16
5	0	84	16
6	0	84	16
7	0	84	16
8	0	83	17
9	0	83	17
10	0	83	17
11	0	83	17
12	0	83	17
13	0	82	18
14	0	82	18
15	0	81	19
16	0	81	19
17	0	80	20
18	0	80	20
19	0	79	21
20	0	78	22
21	0	77	23
22	0	77	23
23	0	76	24
24	0	75	25
25	0	74	26
26	0	74	26
27	0	73	27
28	0	72	28
29	1	71	28
30	1	70	29
31	1	70	29