Climate averages 1991–2020
Ferkessédougou 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 Ferkessédougou: 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 2.4 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 Korhogo (50 km away). In December its highs average 33.8°C, about as warm as Ferkessédougou, with 2.4 mm of rain.
Among the 30 cities listed in Ivory Coast, Ferkessédougou ranks 1st of 30 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 30 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 30 cities is 30.8°C; Ferkessédougou is 3.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 34.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.4 mm to 4.8 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
Ferkessédougou climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 4.8 | 1.1 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.2°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 11 | 2.6 | 11.812 h |
| March | 36.6°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 41 | 7.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.3°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 77 | 13.0 | 12.312 h |
| May | 33.6°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 102 | 16.0 | 12.613 h |
| June | 31.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 100 | 16.0 | 12.713 h |
| July | 29.3°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 161 | 21.8 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.4°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 205 | 24.7 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.2°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 176 | 22.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.7°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 87 | 15.1 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.1°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 18 | 3.8 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 34.0°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 2.4 | 0.5 | 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
- Korhogo in DecemberIvory Coast · 50 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 18.0°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Banfora in DecemberBurkina Faso · 126 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 19.9°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Sikasso in DecemberMali · 199 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Bobo-Dioulasso in DecemberBurkina Faso · 202 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 18.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Bouaké in DecemberIvory Coast · 212 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Séguéla in DecemberIvory Coast · 244 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 21.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Houndé in DecemberBurkina Faso · 280 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Vavoua in DecemberIvory Coast · 283 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 21.8°C · 11 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 Ferkessédougou) is explained once on the Ferkessédougou year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.