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The warmest places in Africa in December: ranked by average high temperature

Winejok tops the list at 36 °C in December. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Africa.

Top three in December: Winejok (36 °C) , Malakal (35 °C) , Bida (35 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 2.7 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine
1 Winejok South Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 1 mm 0 349 h
2 Malakal South Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 343 h
3 Bida Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
4 Makurdi Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 22 °C 1 mm 0 338 h
5 Al Qadarif Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
6 Singa Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 339 h
7 Tamale Ghana 35 °C 35 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 342 h
8 Yola Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 347 h
9 Minna Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
10 Kisi Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 20 °C 1 mm 0 336 h
11 Ilorin Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 20 °C 1 mm 0 329 h
12 Juba South Sudan 34 °C 34 °C 23 °C 9 mm 2 349 h
13 Parakou Benin 34 °C 34 °C 19 °C 2 mm 0 338 h
14 Kayes Mali 34 °C 34 °C 20 °C 1 mm 0 325 h
15 Suleja Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 22 °C 1 mm 0 340 h
16 Gboko Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 22 °C 2 mm 0 334 h
17 Wad Medani Sudan 34 °C 34 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 337 h
18 Kosti Sudan 34 °C 34 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 337 h
19 Korhogo Ivory Coast 34 °C 34 °C 18 °C 2 mm 0 339 h
20 Kassala Sudan 34 °C 34 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 339 h
21 Abuja Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 340 h
22 Enugu Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 23 °C 5 mm 1 322 h
23 Ziguinchor Senegal 34 °C 34 °C 20 °C 1 mm 0 318 h
24 Iseyin Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 21 °C 4 mm 1 315 h
25 Koudougou Burkina Faso 33 °C 33 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 332 h
26 Abeokuta Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 23 °C 11 mm 3 315 h
27 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 33 °C 33 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 331 h
28 Osogbo Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 21 °C 6 mm 1 313 h
29 Tete Mozambique 33 °C 33 °C 24 °C 147 mm 16 331 h
30 Awka Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 23 °C 7 mm 1 305 h
31 Oyo Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 22 °C 4 mm 1 312 h
32 Saki Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 20 °C 2 mm 0 330 h
33 Sikasso Mali 33 °C 33 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 338 h
34 Atani Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 23 °C 8 mm 2 305 h
35 Okene Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 21 °C 3 mm 1 330 h
36 Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso 33 °C 33 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 337 h
37 Ogbomoso Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 21 °C 2 mm 0 321 h
38 Ila Orangun Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 21 °C 4 mm 1 322 h
39 Ad-Damazin Sudan 33 °C 33 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
40 Ibadan Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 22 °C 7 mm 2 309 h
41 Owerri Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 23 °C 24 mm 5 308 h
42 Onitsha Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 23 °C 5 mm 1 308 h
43 Kankan Guinea 33 °C 33 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 339 h
44 Ijero-Ekiti Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 20 °C 6 mm 1 318 h
45 Mopti Mali 33 °C 33 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 327 h
46 Ugep Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 23 °C 10 mm 2 310 h
47 Koutiala Mali 33 °C 33 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 336 h
48 Iwo Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 22 °C 6 mm 1 311 h
49 Bamako Mali 33 °C 33 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 337 h
50 Ikare Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 21 °C 5 mm 1 324 h

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

November: top 5

  1. Kabul 14 °C
  2. Sétif 14 °C
  3. El Achir 14 °C
  4. Djelfa 15 °C
  5. Tiaret 15 °C

Full ranking for November

January: top 5

  1. Kabul 2.7 °C
  2. Kunduz 8.7 °C
  3. Mazār-e Sharīf 9.3 °C
  4. Sétif 9.6 °C
  5. El Achir 9.9 °C

Full ranking for January

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in December, highest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in Africa with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.