‘Alemaya weather in December

In December, ‘Alemaya sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 ‘Alemaya's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Alemaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 17 mm; 3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:24 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 31%; 1st clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; 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 23°C through the month.

A typical December day in ‘Alemaya reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than 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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

‘Alemaya weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-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	24° / 12°	19	3.5	11.5	8.4
Feb	25° / 13°	27	3.8	11.7	8.1
Mar	26° / 15°	76	9.2	11.9	7.0
Apr	26° / 16°	129	13.5	12.2	6.1
May	26° / 16°	90	11.8	12.4	6.4
Jun	26° / 16°	26	6.7	12.5	7.3
Jul	25° / 16°	75	15.6	12.5	6.2
Aug	25° / 16°	109	19.4	12.3	5.7
Sep	25° / 16°	99	15.6	12.1	6.1
Oct	25° / 14°	72	8.2	11.8	7.4
Nov	24° / 13°	32	4.1	11.6	8.4
Dec	23° / 12°	17	3	11.5	8.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

	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 (%)	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	84	83	83	82	81	81	80	79	79	79	78	78	78
Cloudier (%)	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	21	21	21	22	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	84	16
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	82	18
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	80	20
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

‘Alemaya gets around 17 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8

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

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 91% 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	86	86	86	86	87	88	88	89	89	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94
Comfortable (%)	15	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	85	15
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	87	13
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
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6	7	calm
7	7	calm
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17	7	calm
18	7	calm
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25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	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 6:17 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:59 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)	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31
Sunset (PM)	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:17	5:46
2	11.5	6:17	5:47
3	11.5	6:18	5:47
4	11.5	6:18	5:47
5	11.5	6:19	5:48
6	11.5	6:19	5:48
7	11.5	6:20	5:48
8	11.5	6:20	5:49
9	11.5	6:21	5:49
10	11.5	6:21	5:49
11	11.5	6:22	5:50
12	11.5	6:22	5:50
13	11.5	6:23	5:51
14	11.5	6:23	5:51
15	11.5	6:24	5:51
16	11.5	6:24	5:52
17	11.5	6:25	5:52
18	11.5	6:25	5:53
19	11.5	6:26	5:53
20	11.5	6:26	5:54
21	11.5	6:27	5:54
22	11.5	6:27	5:54
23	11.5	6:28	5:55
24	11.5	6:28	5:55
25	11.5	6:29	5:56
26	11.5	6:29	5:56
27	11.5	6:30	5:57
28	11.5	6:30	5:57
29	11.5	6:31	5:58
30	11.5	6:31	5:58
31	11.5	6:31	5:59

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.72 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)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for ‘Alemaya

In seasonPeak

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

‘Alemaya sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Is December a good time to visit ‘Alemaya?

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

6.7

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for ‘Alemaya in December

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

In December, ‘Alemaya sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

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UV index in ‘Alemaya 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 ‘Alemaya peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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	15	16	15	13	12	11	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	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in ‘Alemaya 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 ‘Alemaya is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), 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)	22	24	24	21	25	30	28	22	26	24	21	21
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	24	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	21	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is ‘Alemaya?

‘Alemaya sits at 9.4°N, 42.0°E, 2,016 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Harar, 15 km away.

Topography around ‘Alemaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around ‘Alemaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 2,054 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 892 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,665 m.

The land around ‘Alemaya is covered by cropland (49%) and shrubs (30%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and shrubs (44%) within 16 km, and shrubs (56%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

200 m

cropland 49%

16 km

892 m

cropland 50%

80 km

2,665 m

shrubs 56%

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

December weather nearby: Harar 15 km · Felana 21 km · Dire Dawa 27 km · Funyan Bīra 34 km · Babīlē 40 km · Chelenko 49 km · Deder 63 km · Chinahsen 67 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 ‘Alemaya (9.3933°, 42.0097°, elevation 2,016 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	23	12
2	23	12
3	23	12
4	23	12
5	23	12
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	23	12
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	23	12
13	23	12
14	23	12
15	23	12
16	23	12
17	23	12
18	23	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	23	11
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	23	11
28	23	11
29	23	11
30	23	11
31	23	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	84	16
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	82	18
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	80	20
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	85	15
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	87	13
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	84	16
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	82	18
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	80	20
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	85	15
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	87	13
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	84	16
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	82	18
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	80	20
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	85	15
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	87	13
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6