Guder weather in December

In December, Guder sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-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 44% 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 Guder's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guder's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:41 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
42%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

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 Guder reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 15°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 on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Guder weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 10°355.911.57.8
Feb25° / 11°426.611.77.4
Mar25° / 12°11913.111.96.4
Apr25° / 12°18717.312.25.6
May24° / 12°39123.112.44.8
Jun22° / 12°28429.412.53.6
Jul20° / 12°28330.912.53.2
Aug20° / 12°2903112.33.2
Sep21° / 12°43428.412.13.7
Oct23° / 10°18910.411.86.7
Nov23° / 10°594.311.68.0
Dec24° / 163.111.58.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27426
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Guder gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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
2991
31000
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51000
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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 5 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 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 6:33 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:336:04
211.56:346:04
311.56:346:05
411.56:356:05
511.56:356:05
611.56:366:06
711.56:366:06
811.56:376:06
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1911.56:426:11
2011.56:436:11
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2711.56:466:15
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2911.56:476:16
3011.56:476:16
3111.56:486:17

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Guder

In seasonPeak

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

Guder's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Guder?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Guder in December

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

In December, Guder sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Guder 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 Guder peaks around March 19 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 19UV 16Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Guder 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 Guder is worst in January — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1640 µg/m³Aug 1225 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb39Poor
Mar34Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Guder?

Guder sits at 9.0°N, 37.8°E, 1,927 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Hāgere Hiywet, 10 km away.

Topography around Guder

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guder has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m around an average of 2,048 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,393 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,223 m.

The land around Guder is covered by cropland (66%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
501 m
16 km
1,393 m
80 km
2,223 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
December weather nearby: Hāgere Hiywet 10 km · Gēdo 35 km · Gīnch’ī 43 km · Waliso 53 km · Tulu Bolo 60 km · Kachīsī 70 km · Ādīs ‘Alem 71 km · Welk’īt’ē 76 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 Guder (8.9705°, 37.7612°, elevation 1,927 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).