Gimbi weather in December

In December, Gimbi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gimbi's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gimbi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:49 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
39%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Gimbi is city.

Density
3,196/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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Gimbi reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Gimbi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°61.311.56.5
Feb31° / 17°71.511.75.4
Mar31° / 18°344.811.94.9
Apr30° / 18°10810.612.24.8
May27° / 17°37524.512.44.2
Jun25° / 16°51729.712.53.6
Jul23° / 15°48330.712.53.6
Aug24° / 16°48830.812.33.6
Sep25° / 16°49429.512.13.7
Oct26° / 15°26521.611.85.0
Nov27° / 15°416.511.67.2
Dec28° / 15°51.311.57.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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

Any precipitation

Gimbi gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 7% 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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177212
278202
379192
480182
582171
683161
784151
885141
986131
1086131
1187121
1288111
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1489101
159190
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319550

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 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 6:41 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:416:12
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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 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Gimbi

In seasonPeak

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

Gimbi'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 Gimbi?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gimbi in December

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

In December, Gimbi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gimbi 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 Gimbi peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 19UV 15Nov 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Gimbi 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 Gimbi is worst in February — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (May, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateFeb 1556 µg/m³May 1718 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar44Poor
Apr24Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gimbi?

Gimbi sits at 9.2°N, 35.8°E, 1,980 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Nejo, 52 km away.

BedelēGutinMetuMendīĀyanaDembī Dolo

Topography around Gimbi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gimbi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 1,914 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 957 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,953 m.

The land around Gimbi is covered by trees (53%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
957 m
80 km
1,953 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Nejo 52 km · Nek’emtē 79 km · Bedelē 98 km · Gutin 98 km · Metu 101 km · Mendī 107 km · Āyana 117 km · Dembī Dolo 134 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 Gimbi (9.1703°, 35.8349°, elevation 1,980 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).