Atakpamé weather in December

In December, Atakpamé sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-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 65% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Atakpamé's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atakpamé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:05 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Atakpamé is city of Togo, capital of the Plateaux region.

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 Atakpamé reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 34°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 Atakpamé

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.

Atakpamé weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°5111.64.2
Feb35° / 24°143.111.83.1
Mar35° / 24°451011.92.6
Apr34° / 24°8115.212.22.7
May32° / 24°11819.612.32.9
Jun30° / 23°16022.812.43.3
Jul29° / 23°18924.512.43.6
Aug28° / 22°19323.412.23.8
Sep29° / 23°18924.6123.4
Oct31° / 23°10417.611.83.8
Nov33° / 23°174.611.74.2
Dec33° / 22°51.411.64.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57426
67426
77426
87525
97525
107525
117723
127723
137822
147921
158020
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178119
188218
198416
208416
218515
228515
238614
248614
258515
268515
278614
288614
298416
308416
318416

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Atakpamé gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.4 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 4% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
87
97
107
116
126
136
145
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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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12352367
22352466
32352466
43362563
53462661
64462660
75462758
85472856
96572953
106572953
117573051
128573049
138583148
149583246
1510683245
1610683343
1711683341
1812683440
1913783538
2014793536
2114793534
2215893533
2316893631
2417893530
25189103528
26209103527
27219103525
28229103524
29239103423
30249113422
31259113321

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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76calm
86calm
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106calm
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126calm
136calm
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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 5:57 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:575:33
211.65:585:33
311.65:585:34
411.65:595:34
511.65:595:34
611.66:005:35
711.66:005:35
811.66:015:35
911.66:015:36
1011.66:025:36
1111.66:025:36
1211.66:035:37
1311.66:035:37
1411.66:045:38
1511.66:045:38
1611.66:055:39
1711.66:055:39
1811.66:065:39
1911.66:065:40
2011.66:075:40
2111.66:075:41
2211.66:085:41
2311.66:085:42
2411.66:095:42
2511.66:095:43
2611.66:095:43
2711.66:105:44
2811.66:105:44
2911.66:115:45
3011.66:115:45
3111.66:125:46

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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105.4Bright
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165.4Bright
175.5Bright
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245.5Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Atakpamé

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atakpamé 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 Atakpamé?

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
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Atakpamé in December

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

In December, Atakpamé sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Atakpamé 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 Atakpamé 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 Atakpamé 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 Atakpamé 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 Atakpamé?

Atakpamé sits at 7.5°N, 1.1°E, 361 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Anié, 25 km away.

BadouNotséHohoeKpaliméAplahouéDjidjaDjakotomé

Topography around Atakpamé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atakpamé has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m around an average of 337 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 702 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 909 m.

The land around Atakpamé is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), trees (28%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (28%), cropland (27%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (35%) and shrubs (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
277 m
16 km
702 m
80 km
909 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Anié 25 km · Badou 59 km · Notsé 65 km · Hohoe 84 km · Kpalimé 89 km · Aplahoué 90 km · Djidja 91 km · Djakotomé 95 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 Atakpamé (7.5333°, 1.1333°, elevation 361 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).