Climate averages 1991–2020
Bouaké weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Bouaké: daytime highs average 32.8°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 41 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yamoussoukro (101 km away). In December its highs average 31.5°C, 1.3°C cooler than Bouaké, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 30 cities listed in Ivory Coast, Bouaké ranks 4th of 30 for the warmest December highs and joint 5th of 30 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 30 cities is 30.8°C; Bouaké is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 34.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 19 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
Bouaké climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.0°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 19 | 3.3 | 11.712 h |
| February | 34.4°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 46 | 7.0 | 11.912 h |
| March | 33.6°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 97 | 14.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.4°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 120 | 17.8 | 12.312 h |
| May | 31.3°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 125 | 18.4 | 12.512 h |
| June | 29.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 136 | 20.1 | 12.613 h |
| July | 28.3°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 142 | 22.0 | 12.513 h |
| August | 27.9°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 176 | 24.0 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.0°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 217 | 26.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.0°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 138 | 21.8 | 12.012 h |
| November | 31.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 52 | 10.3 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 32.8°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 14 | 3.5 | 11.712 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
- Yamoussoukro in DecemberIvory Coast · 101 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 22.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Bouaflé in DecemberIvory Coast · 111 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 22.5°C · 13 mm rain
- Dimbokro in DecemberIvory Coast · 122 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 22.9°C · 14 mm rain
- Daoukro in DecemberIvory Coast · 137 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 22.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Bonon in DecemberIvory Coast · 141 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 21.8°C · 14 mm rain
- Sinfra in DecemberIvory Coast · 154 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 21.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Vavoua in DecemberIvory Coast · 163 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 21.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Daloa in DecemberIvory Coast · 181 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 21.7°C · 19 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 Bouaké) is explained once on the Bouaké year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.