Climate averages 1991–2020
Yamoussoukro weather
in December.
A hot, fairly 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 hot month in Yamoussoukro: daytime highs average 31.5°C and nights cool to about 22.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 44 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bouaflé (55 km away). In December its highs average 31.7°C, about as warm as Yamoussoukro, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 30 cities listed in Ivory Coast, Yamoussoukro ranks 11th of 30 for the warmest December highs and joint 10th of 30 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 30 cities is 30.8°C; Yamoussoukro is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 33.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 16 mm to 20 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
Yamoussoukro climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 20 | 3.9 | 11.812 h |
| February | 33.7°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 48 | 8.3 | 11.912 h |
| March | 33.3°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 92 | 16.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.4°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 109 | 18.6 | 12.312 h |
| May | 31.4°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 107 | 20.2 | 12.412 h |
| June | 29.7°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 110 | 20.3 | 12.513 h |
| July | 28.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 83 | 16.9 | 12.512 h |
| August | 28.4°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 101 | 18.2 | 12.312 h |
| September | 29.0°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 149 | 22.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.5°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 112 | 21.7 | 12.012 h |
| November | 30.0°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 52 | 12.1 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 31.5°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 16 | 3.9 | 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
- Bouaflé in DecemberIvory Coast · 55 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 22.5°C · 13 mm rain
- Dimbokro in DecemberIvory Coast · 66 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 22.9°C · 14 mm rain
- Sinfra in DecemberIvory Coast · 74 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 21.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Bonon in DecemberIvory Coast · 86 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 21.8°C · 14 mm rain
- Bouaké in DecemberIvory Coast · 101 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Gagnoa in DecemberIvory Coast · 107 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Divo in DecemberIvory Coast · 110 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 22.5°C · 52 mm rain
- Daloa in DecemberIvory Coast · 130 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 Yamoussoukro) is explained once on the Yamoussoukro year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.