Climate averages 1991–2020
Ughelli weather
in December.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 3rd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Ughelli: daytime highs average 32.0°C and nights cool to about 23.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 46 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Warri (28 km away). In December its highs average 31.6°C, about as warm as Ughelli, with 62 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Ughelli ranks joint 91st of 143 for the warmest December highs and 135th of 143 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 143 cities is 32.4°C; Ughelli is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 33.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 46 mm to 47 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
Ughelli climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 47 | 10.9 | 11.812 h |
| February | 32.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 81 | 15.9 | 11.912 h |
| March | 31.8°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 187 | 25.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 258 | 27.1 | 12.212 h |
| May | 30.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 315 | 29.1 | 12.412 h |
| June | 28.5°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 328 | 29.2 | 12.412 h |
| July | 27.6°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 328 | 29.1 | 12.412 h |
| August | 27.7°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 272 | 27.7 | 12.312 h |
| September | 28.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 331 | 29.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.1°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 349 | 30.4 | 12.012 h |
| November | 30.6°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 159 | 22.5 | 11.912 h |
| December, selected | 32.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 46 | 11.0 | 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
- Warri in DecemberNigeria · 28 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 23.2°C · 62 mm rain
- Sapele in DecemberNigeria · 58 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 23.1°C · 39 mm rain
- Yenagoa in DecemberNigeria · 69 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 23.8°C · 64 mm rain
- Ogbia in DecemberNigeria · 96 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 23.8°C · 86 mm rain
- Atani in DecemberNigeria · 101 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 23.5°C · 7.2 mm rain
- Ihiala in DecemberNigeria · 103 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 22.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Benin City in DecemberNigeria · 103 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 23.0°C · 28 mm rain
- Asaba in DecemberNigeria · 113 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 4.3 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 Ughelli) is explained once on the Ughelli year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.