Hīrna weather in December

In December, Hīrna sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°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 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 Hīrna's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hīrna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:28 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
36%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Hīrna is town in Northeastern 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 25°C through the month.

A typical December day in Hīrna reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Hīrna weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°163.811.58.2
Feb27° / 15°223.511.77.7
Mar28° / 17°7910.111.96.6
Apr27° / 17°13115.812.25.6
May27° / 17°13919.712.45.1
Jun27° / 17°7015.312.55.8
Jul26° / 17°11820.712.55.3
Aug26° / 17°11819.412.35.6
Sep26° / 17°6613.412.16.3
Oct26° / 16°8511.111.86.7
Nov25° / 14°385.311.67.9
Dec25° / 13°173.111.58.4

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 24% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Hīrna gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.1 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 17% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180164
280164
381163
481163
582153
682153
783152
884142
984142
1085132
1185132
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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
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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 6:20 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:205:50
211.56:215:51
311.56:215:51
411.56:225:51
511.56:225:52
611.56:235:52
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1211.56:265:54
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1411.56:275:55
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1611.56:285:56
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1811.56:295:57
1911.56:295:57
2011.56:305:58
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2211.56:315:58
2311.56:315:59
2411.56:325:59
2511.56:326:00
2611.56:336:00
2711.56:336:01
2811.56:336:01
2911.56:346:02
3011.56:346:02
3111.56:356:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Hīrna

In seasonPeak

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

Hīrna's rainy season runs March–October, 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 Hīrna?

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
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hīrna in December

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

In December, Hīrna sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hīrna 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 Hīrna peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Hīrna 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 Hīrna is worst in November — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateNov 2128 µg/m³Aug 1819 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hīrna?

Hīrna sits at 9.2°N, 41.1°E, 1,789 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Āsbe Teferī, 29 km away.

Dire Dawa‘Alemaya

Topography around Hīrna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hīrna has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 601 m around an average of 1,925 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,423 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,667 m.

The land around Hīrna is covered by cropland (57%) and shrubs (36%) within 3 km, shrubs (51%) and cropland (46%) within 16 km, and shrubs (56%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
601 m
16 km
1,423 m
80 km
2,667 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Āsbe Teferī 29 km · Mī’ēso 38 km · Deder 39 km · Bedēsa 49 km · Chelenko 54 km · Gelemso 78 km · Dire Dawa 94 km · ‘Alemaya 102 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 Hīrna (9.2167°, 41.1°, elevation 1,789 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).