Dangila weather in December

In December, Dangila sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.6 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 26°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 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Dangila's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dangila's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:49 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Dangila 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 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Dangila reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°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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Dangila 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
Jan27° / 13°71.411.48.2
Feb28° / 14°61.811.67.3
Mar29° / 16°27511.96.2
Apr29° / 17°607.812.26.0
May26° / 16°24220.212.55.1
Jun23° / 15°36529.312.63.8
Jul21° / 14°40930.912.63.4
Aug21° / 14°44330.912.43.4
Sep23° / 14°45628.612.13.8
Oct24° / 14°24619.511.75.5
Nov25° / 13°447.411.57.6
Dec26° / 13°132.611.48.3

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 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28614
38614
48614
58614
68614
78713
88713
98713
108713
118713
128614
138713
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228713
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258614
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278614
288614
298614
308515
318515

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Dangila gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
214
313
413
513
612
712
812
911
1011
1111
1210
1310
149
159
168
178
187
197
206
216
226
236
246
255
265
275
285
295
305
315

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2937
3937
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14964
15964
16964
17973
18973
19973
20982
21982
22982
23991
24991
25991
26991
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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
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25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
166calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 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 6:41 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:416:04
211.46:416:04
311.46:426:05
411.46:426:05
511.46:436:05
611.46:436:05
711.46:446:06
811.46:446:06
911.46:456:06
1011.46:456:07
1111.46:466:07
1211.46:466:08
1311.36:476:08
1411.36:486:08
1511.36:486:09
1611.36:496:09
1711.36:496:10
1811.36:506:10
1911.36:506:10
2011.36:516:11
2111.36:516:11
2211.36:516:12
2311.36:526:12
2411.36:526:13
2511.36:536:13
2611.36:536:14
2711.36:546:14
2811.36:546:15
2911.36:556:15
3011.36:556:16
3111.36:556:16

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Dangila

In seasonPeak

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

Dangila'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 Dangila?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dangila in December

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

In December, Dangila sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dangila 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 Dangila peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 23UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Dangila 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 Dangila 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 Dangila?

Dangila sits at 11.3°N, 36.8°E, 2,096 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gurbetē, 17 km away.

Topography around Dangila

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dangila has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m around an average of 2,104 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,027 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,721 m.

The land around Dangila is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
167 m
16 km
1,027 m
80 km
2,721 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Gurbetē 17 km · Ādīs K’idamē 21 km · Injibara 31 km · Mer’āwī 40 km · Gimja Bēt Maryam 47 km · Ginja Bet 47 km · Chagni 50 km · Tīlīlī 50 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 Dangila (11.2667°, 36.8333°, elevation 2,096 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).