Gutin weather in December

In December, Gutin sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-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 67% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gutin's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gutin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:46 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
3 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

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 Gutin reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Gutin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gutin weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 17°10.311.56.5
Feb32° / 18°30.611.75.3
Mar32° / 19°13311.94.7
Apr31° / 19°478.512.24.5
May28° / 18°15920.612.44.4
Jun25° / 16°32027.912.54.0
Jul23° / 16°35329.212.53.8
Aug23° / 16°34029.312.33.8
Sep24° / 16°27826.612.14.3
Oct26° / 16°1031511.86.0
Nov27° / 15°224.511.67.5
Dec29° / 16°40.911.57.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
48614
58614
68614
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Gutin gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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36
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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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
165323
267303
368293
469283
571263
672253
773243
875223
976213
1078202
1179192
1280182
1381172
1481172
1583161
1684151
1785141
1886131
1986131
2088120
2189110
2290100
2390100
249190
259280
269370
279370
289460
299550
309550
319550

Wind in December

Winds average 3 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 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 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:396:08
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311.56:406:08
411.56:406:09
511.56:416:09
611.56:416:09
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1311.46:456:12
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1711.46:476:13
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1911.46:486:14
2011.46:486:15
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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 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in March 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

Hazard calendar for Gutin

In seasonPeak

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

Gutin's monsoon runs May–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 Gutin?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gutin in December

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

In December, Gutin sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gutin 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 Gutin peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 15Nov 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Gutin 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 Gutin is worst in February — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateFeb 1256 µg/m³May 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar43Poor
Apr25Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gutin?

Gutin sits at 9.6°N, 36.6°E, 1,440 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Āyana, 35 km away.

GimbiGēdoShendiNejoBedelē

Topography around Gutin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gutin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 1,355 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 784 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,526 m.

The land around Gutin is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
784 m
80 km
2,526 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Āyana 35 km · Shambu 51 km · Nek’emtē 54 km · Gimbi 98 km · Gēdo 108 km · Shendi 124 km · Nejo 125 km · Bedelē 127 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 Gutin (9.5656°, 36.6357°, elevation 1,440 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).