Ghinnir weather in December

In December, Ghinnir sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 54% 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 Ghinnir's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ghinnir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:26 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Ghinnir is place in Oromia, 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 Ghinnir 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 23°C and 28°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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Ghinnir weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 14°71.611.68.2
Feb28° / 15°71.111.87.6
Mar28° / 15°346.8126.9
Apr26° / 16°9618.712.25.3
May26° / 16°7417.912.35.6
Jun26° / 16°225.712.47.4
Jul25° / 15°32912.47.2
Aug25° / 16°287.212.27.3
Sep26° / 16°317.6127.2
Oct25° / 15°11020.111.85.5
Nov24° / 13°5110.911.76.9
Dec26° / 13°143.211.68.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37525
47525
57525
67525
77624
87624
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ghinnir gets around 14 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 23% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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519
618
717
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915
1014
1113
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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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
169274
270273
371263
473252
573252
674242
775232
876222
979201
1080191
1181181
1282171
1383161
1484151
1585141
1686131
1786131
1887121
1989110
2090100
2190100
229190
239190
249280
259280
269280
279370
289370
299370
309460
319460

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 6:18 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:185:55
211.66:195:56
311.66:195:56
411.66:205:56
511.66:205:57
611.66:215:57
711.66:215:57
811.66:225:58
911.66:225:58
1011.66:235:58
1111.66:235:59
1211.66:245:59
1311.66:246:00
1411.66:256:00
1511.66:256:01
1611.66:266:01
1711.66:266:01
1811.66:276:02
1911.66:276:02
2011.66:286:03
2111.66:286:03
2211.66:296:04
2311.66:296:04
2411.66:306:05
2511.66:306:05
2611.66:306:06
2711.66:316:06
2811.66:316:07
2911.66:326:07
3011.66:326:08
3111.66:336:08

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.64 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 Ghinnir?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ghinnir in December

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

In December, Ghinnir sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ghinnir 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 Ghinnir peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ghinnir 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 Ghinnir is worst in June — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2120 µg/m³Jan 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ghinnir?

Ghinnir sits at 7.1°N, 40.7°E, 1,945 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bale Robe, 78 km away.

MenaAra AliGobēsaĀsasaBek’ojīDodola

Topography around Ghinnir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ghinnir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m around an average of 1,909 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 898 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,511 m.

The land around Ghinnir is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
228 m
16 km
898 m
80 km
2,511 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Bale Robe 78 km · Goba 81 km · Mena 124 km · Ara Ali 135 km · Gobēsa 144 km · Āsasa 167 km · Bek’ojī 167 km · Dodola 169 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 Ghinnir (7.1395°, 40.7108°, elevation 1,945 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).