Chelenko weather in December

In December, Chelenko sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 22 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°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 Chelenko's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chelenko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:26 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Chelenko is town in Oromia 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 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Chelenko reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 13°284.711.58.3
Feb25° / 14°374.911.77.8
Mar26° / 16°12311.411.96.6
Apr26° / 17°16814.812.25.9
May28° / 17°7810.112.46.4
Jun28° / 17°216.612.56.3
Jul27° / 17°7918.212.55.5
Aug26° / 17°11221.512.35.2
Sep26° / 17°8916.612.15.8
Oct26° / 15°657.511.87.4
Nov25° / 14°374.311.68.3
Dec24° / 13°223.211.58.6

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 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
48020
58020
68119
78119
88119
98218
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Chelenko gets around 22 mm of rain over 3.2 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 11% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
116
215
315
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514
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714
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912
1012
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1310
1410
159
169
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249
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269
279
289
2910
3010
3110

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181163
281163
382162
482162
582162
682162
783161
884151
984151
1085141
1185141
1286131
1386131
1487121
1589110
1689110
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219190
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249091
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3089101
3188111

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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316calm

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 6:19 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:195:48
211.56:195:49
311.56:205:49
411.56:205:49
511.56:215:49
611.56:215:50
711.56:225:50
811.56:225:50
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1011.56:235:51
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1211.56:245:52
1311.56:255:52
1411.56:255:53
1511.56:265:53
1611.56:265:54
1711.56:275:54
1811.56:275:54
1911.56:285:55
2011.56:285:55
2111.56:295:56
2211.56:295:56
2311.56:305:57
2411.56:305:57
2511.56:315:58
2611.56:315:58
2711.56:315:59
2811.56:325:59
2911.56:326:00
3011.56:336:00
3111.56:336:01

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Chelenko

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Chelenko?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chelenko in December

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

In December, Chelenko sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chelenko 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 Chelenko peaks around March 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Chelenko 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 Chelenko is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1931 µg/m³Nov 2325 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chelenko?

Chelenko sits at 9.4°N, 41.6°E, 2,156 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Deder, 16 km away.

Topography around Chelenko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chelenko has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 796 m around an average of 2,241 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,689 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,679 m.

The land around Chelenko is covered by cropland (48%) and shrubs (41%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (52%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
796 m
16 km
1,689 m
80 km
2,679 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Deder 16 km · Dire Dawa 40 km · ‘Alemaya 49 km · Hīrna 54 km · Harar 62 km · Felana 69 km · Funyan Bīra 83 km · Āsbe Teferī 84 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 Chelenko (9.3975°, 41.561°, elevation 2,156 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).