Chagni weather in December

In December, Chagni sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-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 70% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Chagni's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chagni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:49 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Chagni is place in Amhara Region, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Chagni reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°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 about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Chagni weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°20.511.47.5
Feb30° / 16°30.711.66.2
Mar31° / 17°122.811.95.3
Apr31° / 18°376.812.24.9
May28° / 18°17520.212.54.6
Jun25° / 16°32729.112.63.8
Jul23° / 15°37730.812.63.5
Aug23° / 15°38730.912.43.5
Sep24° / 15°33529.712.13.7
Oct25° / 15°19225.411.84.6
Nov26° / 14°286.811.57.4
Dec27° / 14°51.411.48.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28713
38713
48713
58713
68713
78713
88812
98812
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Chagni gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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58
68
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106
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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187121
289110
389110
490100
590100
69190
79190
89190
99280
109280
119280
129370
139370
149370
159460
169460
179550
189550
199640
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219730
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239820
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269910
279910
289910
299910
309910
319910

Wind in December

Winds average 6 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
15calm
25calm
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45calm
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65calm
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95calm
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115calm
126calm
136calm
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176calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:426:06
211.46:426:06
311.46:436:06
411.46:436:07
511.46:446:07
611.46:446:07
711.46:456:08
811.46:456:08
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1011.46:466:09
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1211.46:476:09
1311.46:486:10
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1511.46:496:11
1611.46:496:11
1711.46:506:11
1811.46:506:12
1911.46:516:12
2011.46:516:13
2111.46:526:13
2211.46:526:14
2311.46:536:14
2411.46:536:15
2511.46:546:15
2611.46:546:16
2711.46:546:16
2811.46:556:17
2911.46:556:17
3011.46:566:18
3111.46:566:18

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Chagni

In seasonPeak

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

Chagni's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Chagni?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chagni in December

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

In December, Chagni sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chagni in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chagni peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Chagni 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 Chagni is worst in March — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1443 µg/m³May 2023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr32Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chagni?

Chagni sits at 11.0°N, 36.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gimja Bēt Maryam, 43 km away.

Topography around Chagni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chagni has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m around an average of 1,616 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 933 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,257 m.

The land around Chagni is covered by cropland (55%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
368 m
16 km
933 m
80 km
2,257 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Gimja Bēt Maryam 43 km · Ādīs K’idamē 44 km · Ginja Bet 44 km · Injibara 45 km · Dibate 46 km · Mambuk 48 km · Dangila 50 km · Tīlīlī 57 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 Chagni (10.9563°, 36.5046°, elevation 0 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).