Dembech’a weather in December

In December, Dembech’a sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 12 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 51% 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 Dembech’a's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dembech’a's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:45 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
40%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Dembech’a is place in Amhara, 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 Dembech’a reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 14°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 on par with November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Dembech’a weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 11°102.811.58.3
Feb26° / 12°183.411.77.8
Mar27° / 13°529.511.96.7
Apr27° / 14°8511.612.26.2
May25° / 14°22220.412.55.1
Jun22° / 13°35229.512.63.7
Jul20° / 12°4373112.63.2
Aug20° / 12°4623112.33.2
Sep21° / 12°43629.412.13.6
Oct23° / 11°17317.311.85.7
Nov23° / 10°366.911.57.6
Dec24° / 10°12311.48.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Dembech’a gets around 12 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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2982
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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
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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 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 6:37 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:376:03
211.46:386:03
311.46:386:03
411.46:396:03
511.46:396:04
611.46:406:04
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1911.46:466:09
2011.46:476:10
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2511.46:496:12
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2711.46:506:13
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2911.46:516:14
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3111.46:526:15

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Dembech’a

In seasonPeak

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

Dembech’a's monsoon runs May–September, 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 Dembech’a?

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
7.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dembech’a in December

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

In December, Dembech’a sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dembech’a 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 Dembech’a peaks around March 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 16Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Dembech’a 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 Dembech’a is worst in December — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 2048 µg/m³Aug 1227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct41Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Dembech’a?

Dembech’a sits at 10.6°N, 37.5°E, 2,085 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Finote Selam, 29 km away.

Topography around Dembech’a

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dembech’a has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m around an average of 2,088 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 869 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,309 m.

The land around Dembech’a is covered by cropland (62%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
251 m
16 km
869 m
80 km
3,309 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Finote Selam 29 km · Debre Mark’os 35 km · Burē 48 km · Lumamē 59 km · Shendi 59 km · Tīlīlī 61 km · Mot’a 73 km · Ginja Bet 73 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 Dembech’a (10.55°, 37.4833°, elevation 2,085 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).