Climate averages 1991–2020
Franceville weather
in December.
A hot, very wet month: the joint 7th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Franceville: daytime highs average 29.2°C and nights cool to about 20.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 184 mm of rain on roughly 25 days, which makes December a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 13 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Moanda, Gabon (43 km away). In December its highs average 29.4°C, about as warm as Franceville, with 158 mm of rain.
Among the 6 cities listed in Gabon, Franceville ranks 2nd of 6 for the warmest December highs and 3rd of 6 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 6 cities is 28.7°C; Franceville is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 29.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 184 mm to 146 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
Franceville climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.8°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 146 | 21.8 | 12.212 h |
| February | 30.2°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 154 | 20.5 | 12.212 h |
| March | 30.2°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 176 | 23.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.5°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 165 | 23.5 | 12.112 h |
| May | 29.3°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 138 | 23.4 | 12.012 h |
| June | 28.9°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 40 | 9.5 | 12.012 h |
| July | 29.1°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 26 | 6.8 | 12.012 h |
| August | 29.2°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 47 | 11.6 | 12.112 h |
| September | 29.4°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 109 | 20.8 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.9°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 197 | 27.4 | 12.112 h |
| November | 28.8°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 207 | 26.5 | 12.212 h |
| December, selected | 29.2°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 184 | 24.8 | 12.212 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
- Moanda, Gabon in DecemberGabon · 43 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 21.4°C · 158 mm rain
- Nkayi in DecemberRepublic of the Congo · 286 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.5°C · 175 mm rain
- Dolisie in DecemberRepublic of the Congo · 303 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 22.2°C · 258 mm rain
- Brazzaville in DecemberRepublic of the Congo · 348 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 22.3°C · 156 mm rain
- Kinshasa in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 356 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 22.4°C · 156 mm rain
- Masina in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 366 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 160 mm rain
- Pointe-Noire in DecemberRepublic of the Congo · 398 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 135 mm rain
- Inkisi in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 422 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 21.1°C · 179 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 Franceville) is explained once on the Franceville year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.