Climate averages 1991–2020
Okene 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 Okene: daytime highs average 33.1°C and nights cool to about 21.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.9 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 42 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ikare (53 km away). In December its highs average 32.9°C, about as warm as Okene, with 5.2 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Okene ranks joint 46th of 143 for the warmest December highs and joint 52nd of 143 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 143 cities is 32.4°C; Okene is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 33.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.9 mm to 4.6 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
Okene climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.7°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 4.6 | 1.2 | 11.712 h |
| February | 34.7°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 12 | 2.8 | 11.912 h |
| March | 34.6°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 34 | 7.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.9°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 76 | 12.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.8°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 135 | 19.5 | 12.512 h |
| June | 28.9°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 180 | 23.5 | 12.613 h |
| July | 27.6°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 185 | 26.4 | 12.513 h |
| August | 27.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 199 | 24.5 | 12.412 h |
| September | 28.2°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 196 | 24.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.1°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 124 | 18.9 | 12.012 h |
| November | 31.4°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 20 | 4.1 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 33.1°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 2.9 | 0.7 | 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
- Ikare in DecemberNigeria · 53 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 20.7°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Ode in DecemberNigeria · 64 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 20.3°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Owo in DecemberNigeria · 82 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 21.4°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Emure-Ekiti in DecemberNigeria · 87 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 21.3°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Ise-Ekiti in DecemberNigeria · 90 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 21.5°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Uromi in DecemberNigeria · 95 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 21.6°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Ikere-Ekiti in DecemberNigeria · 111 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 21.4°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Ado-Ekiti in DecemberNigeria · 112 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 21.0°C · 5.7 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 Okene) is explained once on the Okene year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.