Climate averages 1991–2020

Owo 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.

Average high 32.4°C Daytime mean, December
Average low 21.4°C Night-time mean, December
Rainfall 8.9 mm 3 days with ≥1 mm
Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in Owo · average highYear overview

December is a hot month in Owo: daytime highs average 32.4°C and nights cool to about 21.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 8.9 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 43 min on an average December day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Emure-Ekiti (30 km away). In December its highs average 32.3°C, about as warm as Owo, with 5.6 mm of rain.

Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Owo ranks joint 79th of 143 for the warmest December highs and 99th of 143 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 143 cities is 32.4°C; Owo is level with that mean.

From December to January, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 33.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.9 mm to 12 mm.

The annual picture

December in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 152025303540 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 2500

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Owo climate table

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Owo, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 33.6°C21.3°C21.3°C123.311.812 h
February 34.1°C22.7°C22.7°C317.011.912 h
March 33.1°C23.6°C23.6°C8017.912.112 h
April 31.5°C23.4°C23.4°C12521.112.312 h
May 30.0°C22.9°C22.9°C18225.012.412 h
June 28.4°C22.1°C22.1°C22027.712.513 h
July 27.5°C21.5°C21.5°C22228.212.512 h
August 27.4°C21.3°C21.3°C21926.612.412 h
September 28.1°C21.6°C21.6°C22827.712.212 h
October 29.1°C21.9°C21.9°C17525.512.012 h
November 30.7°C22.3°C22.3°C4710.811.812 h
December, selected 32.4°C21.4°C21.4°C8.92.911.712 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

Distance from Owo

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 limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Owo) is explained once on the Owo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.