Anié weather in December

In December, Anié sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 Anié's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Anié's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:05 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Anié reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°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)
13423
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33422
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103422
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How December really feels in Anié

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.

Anié weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°70.911.63.9
Feb35° / 24°132.811.72.8
Mar35° / 25°479.811.92.4
Apr34° / 24°8614.612.22.6
May32° / 24°12118.912.32.9
Jun30° / 23°15522.912.43.2
Jul29° / 22°19724.912.43.5
Aug28° / 22°20624.912.33.7
Sep29° / 22°18724.6123.4
Oct31° / 22°951711.83.9
Nov33° / 23°153.811.64.0
Dec34° / 22°4111.64.0

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 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57426
67426
77525
87525
97723
107723
117822
127822
138020
148020
158119
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188416
198416
208515
218515
228515
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288515
298416
308416
318416

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Anié gets around 4 mm of rain over 1 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 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 58% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
15494141
26494139
374104138
485104136
595114135
6105114133
7105124132
8115124131
9125134029
10136134028
11146144026
12156144025
13166154024
14176154022
15176164021
16186164019
17197173918
18207173917
19227183815
20237193814
21247193712
22258193611
23278203610
2428820359
2530820348
2632820338
2733819327
2835819317
2936919306
3037918306
3138918296

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
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225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 5:58 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:585:32
211.65:585:33
311.65:585:33
411.65:595:33
511.65:595:34
611.66:005:34
711.66:005:34
811.66:015:35
911.66:015:35
1011.66:025:35
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1211.66:035:36
1311.66:035:37
1411.66:045:37
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1611.66:055:38
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1811.66:065:39
1911.56:065:39
2011.56:075:40
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2211.56:085:41
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2411.56:095:42
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2611.66:105:43
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2911.66:115:44
3011.66:115:45
3111.66:125:45

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Anié

In seasonPeak

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

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

Anié 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 Anié?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Anié in December

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

In December, Anié sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Anié in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Anié peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 24UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Anié 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 Anié is worst in January — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1896 µg/m³Aug 1023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb87Unhealthy
Mar46Poor
Apr42Poor
May27Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov42Poor
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Anié?

Anié sits at 7.8°N, 1.2°E, 173 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Atakpamé, 25 km away.

BadouSavalouNotséDjidjaSotoubouaHohoeAplahoué

Topography around Anié

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Anié has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 540 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 899 m.

The land around Anié is covered by cropland (47%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (36%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
540 m
80 km
899 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Atakpamé 25 km · Badou 69 km · Savalou 88 km · Notsé 89 km · Djidja 93 km · Sotouboua 94 km · Hohoe 104 km · Aplahoué 105 km

Togo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,384
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
21%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
28.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 397
Religion
Christian 42%folk religion 37%Muslim 14%none 6%

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 Anié (7.75°, 1.2°, elevation 173 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).