Climate averages 1991–2020
Guider weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Guider: daytime highs average 33.9°C and nights cool to about 20.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 33 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mubi (83 km away). In December its highs average 31.2°C, 2.7°C cooler than Guider, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Cameroon, Guider ranks 1st of 24 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 24 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 24 cities is 29.0°C; Guider is 4.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 33.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 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
Guider climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.6°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 39.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.7°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 12 | 3.6 | 12.312 h |
| May | 36.7°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 49 | 10.2 | 12.613 h |
| June | 33.6°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 81 | 14.7 | 12.713 h |
| July | 30.8°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 122 | 19.9 | 12.613 h |
| August | 29.1°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 174 | 22.8 | 12.412 h |
| September | 30.2°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 114 | 19.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 33.2°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 42 | 8.4 | 11.912 h |
| November | 35.3°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 0.8 | 0.3 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 33.9°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 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
- Mubi in DecemberNigeria · 83 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 14.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Maroua in DecemberCameroon · 84 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 18.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Pala in DecemberChad · 123 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Jimeta in DecemberNigeria · 179 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Bama in DecemberNigeria · 179 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 16.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Yola in DecemberNigeria · 180 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 20.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Biu in DecemberNigeria · 206 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 16.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Kelo in DecemberChad · 215 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 18.6°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 Guider) is explained once on the Guider year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.