‘Alem Ketema weather in December

In December, ‘Alem Ketema sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is ‘Alem Ketema's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Alem Ketema's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:38 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 1st clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.4; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in ‘Alem Ketema reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	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

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

‘Alem Ketema weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-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	29° / 13°	5	1.1	11.5	7.4
Feb	30° / 14°	8	2.1	11.7	6.2
Mar	31° / 16°	25	4.9	11.9	5.5
Apr	31° / 17°	25	5.3	12.2	5.3
May	31° / 17°	21	4	12.5	5.5
Jun	28° / 17°	41	7.1	12.6	6.2
Jul	24° / 16°	243	27.1	12.5	4.4
Aug	23° / 15°	266	29.5	12.3	3.9
Sep	24° / 14°	107	17.6	12.1	5.9
Oct	27° / 13°	11	2	11.8	8.2
Nov	28° / 13°	4	0.9	11.5	8.3
Dec	28° / 12°	2	0.4	11.4	8.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. 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	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84
Cloudier (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16

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

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

‘Alem Ketema gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 3% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3

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

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
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29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:10 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	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	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	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44
Sunset (PM)	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:30	5:57
2	11.4	6:31	5:57
3	11.4	6:31	5:58
4	11.4	6:32	5:58
5	11.4	6:32	5:58
6	11.4	6:33	5:59
7	11.4	6:33	5:59
8	11.4	6:34	5:59
9	11.4	6:34	6:00
10	11.4	6:35	6:00
11	11.4	6:35	6:00
12	11.4	6:36	6:01
13	11.4	6:36	6:01
14	11.4	6:37	6:02
15	11.4	6:37	6:02
16	11.4	6:38	6:02
17	11.4	6:38	6:03
18	11.4	6:39	6:03
19	11.4	6:39	6:04
20	11.4	6:40	6:04
21	11.4	6:40	6:05
22	11.4	6:41	6:05
23	11.4	6:41	6:06
24	11.4	6:41	6:06
25	11.4	6:42	6:07
26	11.4	6:42	6:07
27	11.4	6:43	6:08
28	11.4	6:43	6:08
29	11.4	6:44	6:09
30	11.4	6:44	6:09
31	11.4	6:44	6:10

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.91 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	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	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
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	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
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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

Hazard calendar for ‘Alem Ketema

In seasonPeak

None of ‘Alem Ketema's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

‘Alem Ketema's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Dec

Is December a good time to visit ‘Alem Ketema?

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

8.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.8

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for ‘Alem Ketema in December

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

In December, ‘Alem Ketema sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in ‘Alem Ketema 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 ‘Alem Ketema peaks around March 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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)	12	14	16	15	13	13	12	14	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in ‘Alem Ketema 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 ‘Alem Ketema is worst in June — around 45 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)	38	37	38	35	39	45	35	34	45	40	36	38
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	38	Poor
Feb	37	Poor
Mar	38	Poor
Apr	35	Poor
May	39	Poor
Jun	45	Poor
Jul	35	Moderate
Aug	34	Moderate
Sep	45	Poor
Oct	40	Poor
Nov	36	Poor
Dec	38	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is ‘Alem Ketema?

‘Alem Ketema sits at 10.1°N, 39.0°E, 1,931 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Fichē, 46 km away.

Topography around ‘Alem Ketema

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around ‘Alem Ketema has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,014 m around an average of 2,045 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,384 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,481 m.

The land around ‘Alem Ketema is covered by cropland (57%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,014 m

cropland 57%

16 km

1,384 m

cropland 48%

80 km

2,481 m

cropland 67%

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← November ‘Alem Ketema year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Fichē 46 km · Debre Birhan 71 km · Were Īlu 72 km · Mehal Mēda 73 km · Gebre Guracha 76 km · Dayē 87 km · Sheno 89 km · Kobo 90 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 ‘Alem Ketema (10.0833°, 39.0333°, elevation 1,931 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	28	12
2	28	12
3	28	12
4	28	12
5	28	12
6	28	12
7	28	12
8	28	12
9	28	12
10	28	12
11	28	12
12	28	12
13	28	12
14	28	12
15	28	12
16	28	12
17	28	12
18	28	12
19	28	12
20	28	12
21	28	12
22	28	12
23	28	12
24	28	12
25	28	12
26	28	12
27	28	12
28	28	12
29	28	12
30	28	12
31	28	12

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

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

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

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

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

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100