Finote Selam weather in December

In December, Finote Selam sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.6 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 53% 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 Finote Selam's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Finote Selam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:46 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
40%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Finote Selam is city in 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 Finote Selam reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°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 warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Finote Selam 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°61.711.48.4
Feb27° / 12°92.311.67.9
Mar27° / 13°336.211.97.1
Apr27° / 14°49812.26.7
May25° / 14°14815.812.55.8
Jun22° / 12°33727.212.64.0
Jul20° / 12°46030.912.63.2
Aug20° / 12°46230.912.43.2
Sep21° / 11°35328.912.13.7
Oct22° / 11°12415.211.86.0
Nov23° / 11°275.111.57.9
Dec24° / 11°81.611.48.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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

Any precipitation

Finote Selam gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
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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
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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 6:38 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:386:03
211.46:396:03
311.46:396:04
411.46:406:04
511.46:406:04
611.46:416:05
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1811.46:476:09
1911.46:476:10
2011.46:486:10
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2411.46:506:12
2511.46:506:13
2611.46:516:13
2711.46:516:14
2811.46:516:14
2911.46:526:15
3011.46:526:15
3111.46:536:16

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Finote Selam

In seasonPeak

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

Finote Selam's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Finote Selam?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Finote Selam in December

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

In December, Finote Selam sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Finote Selam 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 Finote Selam peaks around March 22 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 22UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Finote Selam 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 Finote Selam 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 Finote Selam?

Finote Selam sits at 10.7°N, 37.3°E, 1,914 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Burē, 22 km away.

Topography around Finote Selam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Finote Selam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 1,904 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,091 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,327 m.

The land around Finote Selam is covered by cropland (64%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
1,091 m
80 km
3,327 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Burē 22 km · Dembech’a 29 km · Tīlīlī 32 km · Shendi 36 km · Ginja Bet 44 km · Gimja Bēt Maryam 45 km · Injibara 51 km · Ādīs K’idamē 60 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 Finote Selam (10.7°, 37.2667°, elevation 1,914 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).