Climate averages 1991–2020
Praia weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Praia: daytime highs average 26.5°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 16 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dakar (653 km away). In December its highs average 28.1°C, 1.6°C warmer than Praia, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 25.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 4.3 mm to 4.2 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
Praia climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.2°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 4.2 | 0.7 | 11.311 h |
| February | 25.2°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 1.3 | 0.5 | 11.612 h |
| March | 25.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.3°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 12.512 h |
| May | 27.0°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.813 h |
| June | 28.0°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.013 h |
| July | 28.8°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 9.2 | 1.9 | 12.913 h |
| August | 29.5°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 48 | 7.8 | 12.613 h |
| September | 29.4°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 72 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 32 | 3.9 | 11.812 h |
| November | 28.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 5.7 | 1.2 | 11.411 h |
| December, selected | 26.5°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 4.3 | 0.7 | 11.311 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
- Dakar in DecemberSenegal · 653 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 21.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Rufisque in DecemberSenegal · 671 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 21.0°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Thiès Nones in DecemberSenegal · 704 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 19.4°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Mbour in DecemberSenegal · 707 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 20.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Thiès in DecemberSenegal · 708 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 18.7°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Tivaouane in DecemberSenegal · 720 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Serekunda in DecemberGambia · 755 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Saint-Louis in DecemberSenegal · 762 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.2°C · 1.7 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 Praia) is explained once on the Praia year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.