Bafilo weather in December

In December, Bafilo sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 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 68% 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 Bafilo's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bafilo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:07 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Bafilo is City of the prefecture of Assoli in the Kara region of Togo.

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 Bafilo reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°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)
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How December really feels in Bafilo

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.

Bafilo 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° / 19°30.411.54.6
Feb34° / 21°122.211.73.4
Mar35° / 23°417.111.92.7
Apr33° / 23°10416.912.22.8
May31° / 23°16022.212.43.0
Jun30° / 22°17923.312.53.4
Jul28° / 22°25228.112.53.4
Aug28° / 21°31529.112.33.4
Sep29° / 21°27526.912.13.1
Oct31° / 21°13518.211.83.5
Nov33° / 20°142.311.64.0
Dec33° / 19°20.411.54.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% 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 (%)
17723
27723
37624
47624
57723
67723
77723
87723
97822
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Bafilo gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 (%)
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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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1351626203
2371625193
3391624182
4421623172
5441622172
6461521162
7481520152
8511519141
9521518141
10541517131
11561516121
12581515111
13601514101
1463141391
1564141291
1667131181
1769131071
187212961
197312861
207611751
217810651
227910641
23829540
24848530
25858430
26867430
27886420
28886420
29895420
30895420
31895420

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
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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 6:00 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:005:29
211.56:005:30
311.56:015:30
411.56:015:30
511.56:025:31
611.56:025:31
711.56:035:31
811.56:035:32
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Bafilo

In seasonPeak

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

Bafilo's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bafilo 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 Bafilo?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bafilo in December

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

In December, Bafilo sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bafilo 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 Bafilo peaks around April 16 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 highApr 16UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bafilo 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 Bafilo is worst in February — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1083 µg/m³Aug 1116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr40Poor
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bafilo?

Bafilo sits at 9.3°N, 1.3°E, 608 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Kara, 24 km away.

OuakéTchambaSokodéNiamtougouBassarBassilaDjougou

Topography around Bafilo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bafilo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m around an average of 539 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m.

The land around Bafilo is covered by shrubs (34%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%), cropland (24%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
310 m
16 km
539 m
80 km
695 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Kara 24 km · Ouaké 37 km · Tchamba 39 km · Sokodé 43 km · Niamtougou 50 km · Bassar 54 km · Bassila 58 km · Djougou 59 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 Bafilo (9.35°, 1.2667°, elevation 608 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).