Climate averages 1991–2020
Bama weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 9th 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 Bama: daytime highs average 31.8°C and nights cool to about 16.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 9th 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 28 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Maiduguri (68 km away). In December its highs average 31.2°C, 0.7°C cooler than Bama, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Bama ranks joint 95th of 143 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 143 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 143 cities is 32.4°C; Bama is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 31.4°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
Bama climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.4°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| February | 34.7°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 38.5°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 40.3°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 4.5 | 1.6 | 12.412 h |
| May | 38.8°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 24 | 6.5 | 12.613 h |
| June | 36.2°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 41 | 9.3 | 12.813 h |
| July | 32.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 100 | 17.3 | 12.713 h |
| August | 30.1°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 179 | 21.9 | 12.513 h |
| September | 31.8°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 87 | 14.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 34.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 20 | 4.5 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.7°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 31.8°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 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
- Maiduguri in DecemberNigeria · 68 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 16.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Gamboru in DecemberNigeria · 110 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 17.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Maroua in DecemberCameroon · 124 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 18.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Mubi in DecemberNigeria · 147 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 14.7°C · 0 mm rain
- N'Djamena in DecemberChad · 161 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 17.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Guider in DecemberCameroon · 179 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 20.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Biu in DecemberNigeria · 192 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 16.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Daura in DecemberNigeria · 249 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 15.9°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 Bama) is explained once on the Bama year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.