Climate averages 1991–2020
Djougou weather
in December.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a very hot month in Djougou: daytime highs average 34.0°C and nights cool to about 19.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 34 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kara (55 km away). In December its highs average 34.4°C, about as warm as Djougou, with 1.3 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Benin, Djougou ranks 2nd of 8 for the warmest December highs and 1st of 8 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 8 cities is 31.8°C; Djougou is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 34.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.0 mm to 1.4 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Djougou climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.1°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 1.4 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| February | 35.9°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 6.2 | 1.2 | 11.812 h |
| March | 36.5°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 24 | 4.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 34.8°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 88 | 13.6 | 12.312 h |
| May | 32.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 152 | 21.0 | 12.613 h |
| June | 29.7°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 166 | 22.3 | 12.713 h |
| July | 27.9°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 248 | 27.3 | 12.613 h |
| August | 27.4°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 309 | 28.4 | 12.412 h |
| September | 28.6°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 255 | 26.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.6°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 129 | 17.4 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.5°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 9.0 | 1.5 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 34.0°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Kara in DecemberTogo · 55 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 19.2°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Sokodé in DecemberTogo · 100 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 19.7°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Parakou in DecemberBenin · 114 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 19.5°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Saki in DecemberNigeria · 222 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 20.0°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Atakpamé in DecemberTogo · 249 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 21.3°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Igboho in DecemberNigeria · 249 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Kisi in DecemberNigeria · 250 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 20.0°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Bawku in DecemberGhana · 257 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 20.7°C · 0 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Djougou) is explained once on the Djougou year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.