Bek’ojī weather in December

In December, Bek’ojī sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bek’ojī's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bek’ojī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:32 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
41%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Bek’ojī is town in central Ethiopia.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical December day in Bek’ojī reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1206
2206
3206
4206
5206
6206
7206
8206
9206
10206
11205
12205
13205
14205
15205
16205
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18205
19205
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21205
22205
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25206
26206
27206
28206
29206
30206
31206

Bek’ojī weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 305.911.67.3
Feb21° / 486.811.87.1
Mar21° / 17213.711.96.1
Apr20° / 3992112.24.7
May20° / 41821.712.34.6
Jun19° / 31727.412.43.7
Jul18° / 37630.612.43.1
Aug18° / 47330.812.23.1
Sep18° / 47427.8123.6
Oct18° / 22016.311.85.1
Nov19° / 496.111.76.8
Dec20° / 132.911.67.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
27030
37030
47030
57030
67228
77228
87228
97327
107327
117327
127426
137426
147426
157426
167426
177426
187426
197426
207426
217327
227228
237228
247129
257030
267030
276832
286832
296733
306733
316634

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Bek’ojī gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.9 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.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
214
314
413
513
612
712
811
911
1010
1110
129
139
148
158
168
177
187
197
207
217
227
238
248
259
269
279
2810
2910
3011
3111

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 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 6:25 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:256:01
211.66:256:01
311.66:266:01
411.66:266:01
511.66:276:02
611.66:276:02
711.66:286:02
811.66:286:03
911.66:296:03
1011.66:296:04
1111.66:306:04
1211.66:306:04
1311.66:316:05
1411.66:316:05
1511.66:326:06
1611.66:326:06
1711.66:336:07
1811.66:336:07
1911.66:346:07
2011.66:346:08
2111.66:356:08
2211.66:356:09
2311.66:366:09
2411.66:366:10
2511.66:376:10
2611.66:376:11
2711.66:376:11
2811.66:386:12
2911.66:386:12
3011.66:396:13
3111.66:396:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 6.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
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126.1Intense
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206.1Intense
216.1Intense
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236.1Intense
246.1Intense
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Bek’ojī

In seasonPeak

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

Bek’ojī's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Bek’ojī?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Bek’ojī for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Bek’ojī in December

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

In December, Bek’ojī sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 6°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Bek’ojī in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bek’ojī peaks around March 16 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 17Nov 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug15Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bek’ojī 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 Bek’ojī is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1732 µg/m³Jan 1726 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bek’ojī?

Bek’ojī sits at 7.5°N, 39.3°E, 2,817 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Sagurē, 26 km away.

Topography around Bek’ojī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bek’ojī has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m around an average of 2,778 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,255 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,005 m.

The land around Bek’ojī is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
414 m
16 km
1,255 m
80 km
3,005 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Sagurē 26 km · Gobēsa 29 km · Āsela 48 km · Āsasa 48 km · Dodola 62 km · Arsi Negele 66 km · Īteya 67 km · Huruta 69 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
Ethiopian Orthodox 44%Muslim 31%Protestant 23%other 1%

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 Bek’ojī (7.5333°, 39.25°, elevation 2,817 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).