Adama weather in December

In December, Adama sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Adama's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Adama's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:34 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 1st clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; out of 10

Adama is human settlement in Ethiopia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Adama reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	13
2	27	13
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	27	12
7	27	12
8	27	12
9	27	12
10	27	12
11	27	12
12	27	12
13	27	12
14	27	12
15	27	12
16	27	12
17	27	12
18	27	12
19	27	12
20	27	12
21	27	12
22	27	12
23	27	12
24	27	12
25	27	12
26	27	12
27	27	12
28	27	12
29	27	12
30	27	12
31	27	12

Adama weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 13°	3	0.9	11.6	8.1
Feb	29° / 14°	5	1.3	11.7	6.8
Mar	30° / 16°	22	4.2	11.9	5.8
Apr	30° / 17°	30	6.1	12.2	5.3
May	31° / 17°	29	4.9	12.4	5.4
Jun	30° / 17°	17	4.4	12.5	6.0
Jul	27° / 17°	53	13.2	12.4	6.0
Aug	27° / 17°	83	18.4	12.3	5.4
Sep	28° / 17°	62	13.3	12.1	5.9
Oct	29° / 16°	17	3.2	11.8	6.9
Nov	28° / 14°	6	1.1	11.6	8.2
Dec	27° / 12°	2	0.5	11.5	8.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	88	88	88	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	82
Cloudier (%)	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	87	13
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	87	13
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	85	15
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	82	18

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Adama gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	85	85	85	85	85	86	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90
Comfortable (%)	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	14	1
2	85	14	1
3	85	14	1
4	85	14	1
5	85	14	1
6	86	13	1
7	87	13	0
8	87	13	0
9	88	12	0
10	88	12	0
11	88	12	0
12	89	11	0
13	89	11	0
14	90	10	0
15	90	10	0
16	91	9	0
17	91	9	0
18	91	9	0
19	91	9	0
20	92	8	0
21	92	8	0
22	92	8	0
23	92	8	0
24	92	8	0
25	92	8	0
26	92	8	0
27	91	9	0
28	91	9	0
29	91	9	0
30	90	10	0
31	90	10	0

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
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26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:11 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41
Sunset (PM)	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:27	5:59
2	11.5	6:27	5:59
3	11.5	6:28	5:59
4	11.5	6:28	6:00
5	11.5	6:28	6:00
6	11.5	6:29	6:00
7	11.5	6:29	6:01
8	11.5	6:30	6:01
9	11.5	6:30	6:01
10	11.5	6:31	6:02
11	11.5	6:31	6:02
12	11.5	6:32	6:03
13	11.5	6:32	6:03
14	11.5	6:33	6:03
15	11.5	6:33	6:04
16	11.5	6:34	6:04
17	11.5	6:34	6:05
18	11.5	6:35	6:05
19	11.5	6:35	6:06
20	11.5	6:36	6:06
21	11.5	6:36	6:06
22	11.5	6:37	6:07
23	11.5	6:37	6:07
24	11.5	6:38	6:08
25	11.5	6:38	6:08
26	11.5	6:39	6:09
27	11.5	6:39	6:09
28	11.5	6:40	6:10
29	11.5	6:40	6:10
30	11.5	6:40	6:11
31	11.5	6:41	6:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Bright
2	6.0	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Adama?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Adama for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Adama in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Adama sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Adama in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Adama peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	16	15	13	12	12	14	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Adama in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Adama is worst in June — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	25	26	27	26	31	39	32	29	36	32	24	24
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	25	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	39	Poor
Jul	32	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	36	Poor
Oct	32	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	24	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Adama?

Adama sits at 8.6°N, 39.3°E, 1,627 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Wenjī, 11 km away.

Topography around Adama

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Adama.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Adama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 1,662 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 953 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,230 m.

The land around Adama is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km

240 m

artificial surfaces 66%

16 km

953 m

cropland 69%

80 km

3,230 m

cropland 66%

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← November Adama year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Wenjī 11 km · Wonji 12 km · Mojo 17 km · Welench’ītī 22 km · Sīrē 35 km · Bishoftu 39 km · ‘Alem T’ēna 45 km · Huruta 45 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E / F / L; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $933; 2025
Happiness: 4.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 14%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 8.5; per 100k, 2012
Road deaths: 28.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 499
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Adama (8.55°, 39.2667°, elevation 1,627 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	13
2	27	13
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	27	12
7	27	12
8	27	12
9	27	12
10	27	12
11	27	12
12	27	12
13	27	12
14	27	12
15	27	12
16	27	12
17	27	12
18	27	12
19	27	12
20	27	12
21	27	12
22	27	12
23	27	12
24	27	12
25	27	12
26	27	12
27	27	12
28	27	12
29	27	12
30	27	12
31	27	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	87	13
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	87	13
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	85	15
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	14	1
2	85	14	1
3	85	14	1
4	85	14	1
5	85	14	1
6	86	13	1
7	87	13	0
8	87	13	0
9	88	12	0
10	88	12	0
11	88	12	0
12	89	11	0
13	89	11	0
14	90	10	0
15	90	10	0
16	91	9	0
17	91	9	0
18	91	9	0
19	91	9	0
20	92	8	0
21	92	8	0
22	92	8	0
23	92	8	0
24	92	8	0
25	92	8	0
26	92	8	0
27	91	9	0
28	91	9	0
29	91	9	0
30	90	10	0
31	90	10	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	13
2	27	13
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	27	12
7	27	12
8	27	12
9	27	12
10	27	12
11	27	12
12	27	12
13	27	12
14	27	12
15	27	12
16	27	12
17	27	12
18	27	12
19	27	12
20	27	12
21	27	12
22	27	12
23	27	12
24	27	12
25	27	12
26	27	12
27	27	12
28	27	12
29	27	12
30	27	12
31	27	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	87	13
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	87	13
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	85	15
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	14	1
2	85	14	1
3	85	14	1
4	85	14	1
5	85	14	1
6	86	13	1
7	87	13	0
8	87	13	0
9	88	12	0
10	88	12	0
11	88	12	0
12	89	11	0
13	89	11	0
14	90	10	0
15	90	10	0
16	91	9	0
17	91	9	0
18	91	9	0
19	91	9	0
20	92	8	0
21	92	8	0
22	92	8	0
23	92	8	0
24	92	8	0
25	92	8	0
26	92	8	0
27	91	9	0
28	91	9	0
29	91	9	0
30	90	10	0
31	90	10	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	13
2	27	13
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	27	12
7	27	12
8	27	12
9	27	12
10	27	12
11	27	12
12	27	12
13	27	12
14	27	12
15	27	12
16	27	12
17	27	12
18	27	12
19	27	12
20	27	12
21	27	12
22	27	12
23	27	12
24	27	12
25	27	12
26	27	12
27	27	12
28	27	12
29	27	12
30	27	12
31	27	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	87	13
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	87	13
20	87	13
21	87	13
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	85	15
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	14	1
2	85	14	1
3	85	14	1
4	85	14	1
5	85	14	1
6	86	13	1
7	87	13	0
8	87	13	0
9	88	12	0
10	88	12	0
11	88	12	0
12	89	11	0
13	89	11	0
14	90	10	0
15	90	10	0
16	91	9	0
17	91	9	0
18	91	9	0
19	91	9	0
20	92	8	0
21	92	8	0
22	92	8	0
23	92	8	0
24	92	8	0
25	92	8	0
26	92	8	0
27	91	9	0
28	91	9	0
29	91	9	0
30	90	10	0
31	90	10	0