Climate averages 1991–2020
Atakpamé weather
in December.
A 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 hot month in Atakpamé: daytime highs average 32.9°C and nights cool to about 21.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.3 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes December a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Hohoe (84 km away). In December its highs average 31.6°C, 1.3°C cooler than Atakpamé, with 37 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Togo, Atakpamé ranks 3rd of 5 for the warmest December highs and 3rd of 5 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 5 cities is 32.9°C; Atakpamé is level with that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 33.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 5.3 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
Atakpamé climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.7°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 4.6 | 1.0 | 11.712 h |
| February | 34.7°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 14 | 3.2 | 11.912 h |
| March | 34.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 45 | 9.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 81 | 15.0 | 12.312 h |
| May | 31.1°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 118 | 19.5 | 12.512 h |
| June | 28.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 160 | 22.7 | 12.613 h |
| July | 27.6°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 189 | 24.4 | 12.513 h |
| August | 27.3°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 193 | 23.4 | 12.412 h |
| September | 27.9°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 189 | 24.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.1°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 104 | 17.6 | 12.012 h |
| November | 31.4°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 17 | 4.6 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 32.9°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 5.3 | 1.4 | 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
- Hohoe in DecemberGhana · 84 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 23.0°C · 37 mm rain
- Kpalimé in DecemberTogo · 89 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 22.7°C · 21 mm rain
- Abomey in DecemberBenin · 102 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 23.2°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Bohicon in DecemberBenin · 110 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 23.6°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Ho in DecemberGhana · 127 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 23.0°C · 33 mm rain
- Lomé in DecemberTogo · 156 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 25.3°C · 30 mm rain
- Sokodé in DecemberTogo · 161 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 19.7°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Godomè in DecemberBenin · 185 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 25.5°C · 33 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 Atakpamé) is explained once on the Atakpamé year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.