Oyo weather in December

In December, Oyo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 136 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Oyo's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oyo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
136 mm
21.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:50 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
78%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Oyo is village in Republic of the Congo.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Oyo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)
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How December really feels in Oyo

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.

Oyo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°11017.512.13.6
Feb31° / 23°11817.5123.2
Mar31° / 23°13921.2123.1
Apr31° / 23°14622.3123.0
May31° / 23°1071911.93.7
Jun30° / 23°441011.95.2
Jul29° / 22°338.411.95.5
Aug29° / 22°6414.2124.7
Sep30° / 22°11321.6123.6
Oct30° / 22°15925.1123.2
Nov30° / 22°16023.212.13.3
Dec30° / 23°13621.212.13.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82377
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102377
112377
122377
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302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Oyo gets around 136 mm of rain over 21.2 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 67% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
175
275
375
475
574
674
774
874
973
1072
1171
1270
1370
1469
1568
1667
1767
1866
1965
2065
2164
2263
2362
2462
2561
2660
2760
2859
2959
3058
3158

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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201000
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111990
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202971
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232971
242971
252971
262971
273961
283961
293961
303961
314951

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
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84calm
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114calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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 5:44 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:445:48
212.15:445:48
312.15:455:49
412.15:455:49
512.15:465:49
612.15:465:50
712.15:465:50
812.15:475:51
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1012.15:485:52
1112.15:485:52
1212.15:485:52
1312.15:495:53
1412.15:495:53
1512.15:505:54
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1712.15:515:55
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1912.15:525:56
2012.15:525:56
2112.15:535:57
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2312.15:545:58
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2712.15:555:59
2812.15:566:00
2912.15:566:00
3012.15:576:01
3112.15:576:01

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
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95.0Bright
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275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Oyo?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oyo.

What to pack for Oyo in December

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

In December, Oyo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Oyo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oyo peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Oyo 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 Oyo is worst in July — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateJul 2350 µg/m³Oct 2112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul50Poor
Aug49Poor
Sep20Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Oyo?

Oyo sits at 1.2°S, 16.0°E, 320 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Owando, 76 km away.

OwandoGambomaMossakaBoloboMakouaDjambalaMushieNioki

Topography around Oyo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oyo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 317 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m.

The land around Oyo is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
67 m
80 km
280 m
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December weather nearby: Owando 76 km · Gamboma 80 km · Mossaka 92 km · Bolobo 114 km · Makoua 136 km · Djambala 204 km · Mushie 232 km · Nioki 258 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
Roman Catholic 33%Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22%Protestant 20%none 11%

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 Oyo (-1.165°, 15.97°, elevation 320 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).