Gasuba weather in December

In December, Gasuba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gasuba's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gasuba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:38 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
41%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Gasuba is City in Wolayita, Ethiopia.

Density
4,431/km²
people per km²

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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Gasuba reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Gasuba weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°21411.76.4
Feb30° / 16°224.811.85.6
Mar30° / 17°8112.8124.8
Apr28° / 17°20322.512.14.2
May26° / 16°28127.812.33.9
Jun25° / 16°17927.612.44.0
Jul24° / 16°17427.312.44.2
Aug24° / 16°19827.512.24.1
Sep25° / 16°28928.5123.9
Oct27° / 16°18219.511.95.2
Nov28° / 15°536.711.76.7
Dec29° / 15°183.311.66.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47228
57228
67327
77426
87426
97426
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307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Gasuba gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.3 wet days in December, the driest month. 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 (%)
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216
315
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514
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812
911
1011
1110
1210
139
149
158
168
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2710
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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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1622612
2632611
3652510
4652510
567249
667249
769238
870228
972217
1073207
1174206
1275196
1377185
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1679174
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2178193
2277203
2376213
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2575223
2674233
2773243
2873243
2973243
3073243
3173243

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 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 6:30 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:306:09
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1911.66:396:16
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2111.66:406:17
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is December a good time to visit Gasuba?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Gasuba for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gasuba in December

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

In December, Gasuba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gasuba 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 Gasuba peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gasuba 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 Gasuba is worst in January — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 38 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 1468 µg/m³May 938 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar49Poor
Apr38Poor
May38Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gasuba?

Gasuba sits at 6.7°N, 37.6°E, 1,545 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Tebela, 22 km away.

Topography around Gasuba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gasuba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m around an average of 1,544 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,797 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,955 m.

The land around Gasuba is covered by cropland (39%), shrubs (28%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (38%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
329 m
16 km
1,797 m
80 km
2,955 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Tebela 22 km · Bale Hawassa 23 km · Gununo 25 km · Wolaita Sodo 27 km · Āreka 42 km · Bodītī 43 km · Badessa 45 km · Shanto 47 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 Gasuba (6.7167°, 37.5667°, elevation 1,545 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).