Gobēsa weather in December

In December, Gobēsa sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Gobēsa's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gobēsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
7th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:31 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Gobēsa is Ethiopian town.

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 22°C through the month.

A typical December day in Gobēsa reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°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)
1218
2218
3228
4228
5228
6227
7227
8227
9227
10227
11227
12227
13227
14227
15227
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24227
25227
26227
27228
28228
29228
30228
31228

Gobēsa weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 122.211.68.4
Feb24° / 192.511.78.4
Mar24° / 10°68811.97.5
Apr22° / 10°12315.912.25.8
May23° / 10°9612.412.36.4
Jun23° / 10°9314.412.46.1
Jul21° / 10°24227.512.44.0
Aug21° / 10°29928.312.23.9
Sep21° / 10°16019.8125.1
Oct20° / 6711.611.86.2
Nov21° / 193.911.77.6
Dec22° / 51.611.68.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27327
37327
47327
57426
67426
77525
87624
97624
107624
117723
127822
137822
147822
157921
167921
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187921
197822
207723
217723
227723
237525
247525
257426
267327
277228
287129
297129
307129
317030

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Gobēsa gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
29
39
49
58
68
78
87
97
107
116
126
135
145
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184
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254
264
274
284
294
304
314

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
9100
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15100
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24100
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30100
31100

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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:24 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:245:59
211.66:256:00
311.66:256:00
411.66:266:00
511.66:266:01
611.66:266:01
711.66:276:01
811.66:276:02
911.66:286:02
1011.66:286:02
1111.66:296:03
1211.66:296:03
1311.66:306:04
1411.66:306:04
1511.66:316:05
1611.66:316:05
1711.66:326:05
1811.66:326:06
1911.66:336:06
2011.66:336:07
2111.66:346:07
2211.66:346:08
2311.66:356:08
2411.66:356:09
2511.66:366:09
2611.66:366:10
2711.66:376:10
2811.66:376:11
2911.66:376:11
3011.66:386:12
3111.66:386:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 6.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
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186.0Intense
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206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
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246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Gobēsa

In seasonPeak

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

Gobēsa's monsoon runs July–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 Gobēsa?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Gobēsa for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Gobēsa in December

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

In December, Gobēsa sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Gobēsa in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gobēsa peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Nov 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Gobēsa 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 Gobēsa is worst in June — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1927 µg/m³Jan 1715 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gobēsa?

Gobēsa sits at 7.6°N, 39.5°E, 2,349 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bek’ojī, 29 km away.

Topography around Gobēsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gobēsa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 2,381 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,179 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,123 m.

The land around Gobēsa is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
254 m
16 km
2,179 m
80 km
3,123 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Bek’ojī 29 km · Sagurē 41 km · Āsela 55 km · Huruta 62 km · Īteya 65 km · Āsasa 66 km · Sīrē 78 km · Bale Robe 78 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 Gobēsa (7.6167°, 39.5°, elevation 2,349 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).