Climate averages 1991–2020
Isieke weather
in December.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a very hot month in Isieke: daytime highs average 34.3°C and nights cool to about 23.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 46 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Abakaliki (11 km away). In December its highs average 34.0°C, about as warm as Isieke, with 5.2 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Isieke ranks joint 15th of 143 for the warmest December highs and joint 60th of 143 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 143 cities is 32.4°C; Isieke is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 35.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 4.5 mm to 4.4 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
Isieke climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.6°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 4.4 | 1.1 | 11.812 h |
| February | 36.3°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 13 | 2.6 | 11.912 h |
| March | 35.2°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 40 | 7.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.3°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 98 | 14.5 | 12.312 h |
| May | 31.6°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 167 | 22.1 | 12.412 h |
| June | 30.0°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 223 | 24.9 | 12.512 h |
| July | 29.1°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 207 | 27.0 | 12.512 h |
| August | 29.1°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 228 | 26.4 | 12.312 h |
| September | 29.6°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 246 | 27.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 198 | 25.0 | 12.012 h |
| November | 31.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 42 | 7.5 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 34.3°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 4.5 | 0.8 | 11.812 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
- Abakaliki in DecemberNigeria · 11 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 24.0°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Effium in DecemberNigeria · 28 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 23.4°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Eha Amufu in DecemberNigeria · 43 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Afikpo in DecemberNigeria · 56 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 23.6°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Enugu in DecemberNigeria · 60 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 22.9°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Ugep in DecemberNigeria · 64 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 23.5°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Amaigbo in DecemberNigeria · 69 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 23.4°C · 8.7 mm rain
- Ikom in DecemberNigeria · 87 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 23.6°C · 14 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 Isieke) is explained once on the Isieke year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.