Weather in Abuja in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Abuja in December
Going from a maximum of +37°C during the day to a minimum of +18°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +35°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 11% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +37°C to +35°C.
Is Abuja warm or cold in December?
Abuja is typically hot in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +33°C to +34°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +22°C to +21°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
December is one of the warmest months in Abuja, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Abuja in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +34°C | +34°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +16°C | +16°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +37°C | +37°C | +39°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 10 mm | 2 mm | 2 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 0 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 61% | 40% | 35% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 18 | 16 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting warmer as December arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +33°C to +34°C during the day. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 10 mm to 2 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 61% to 40%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 0 m/s to 1 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 9 to 18.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Abuja is gradually decreasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last December in Abuja?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Abuja in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+31°C) and the highest in 2021 (+32°C). The driest year was 2022 with only 1002 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2012 with 1812 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Abuja, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.