Ibnat weather in December

In December, Ibnat sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 71% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ibnat's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ibnat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12°
1st coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:45 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

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 Ibnat reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°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 about 1°C cooler than January.

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

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 12°61.211.48.5
Feb27° / 13°81.911.67.9
Mar28° / 14°376.211.96.8
Apr28° / 15°416.412.36.4
May28° / 15°567.412.66.8
Jun26° / 14°16914.912.75.9
Jul22° / 13°47930.112.63.7
Aug22° / 13°4353012.43.7
Sep24° / 12°12914.312.16.4
Oct25° / 13°243.711.78.3
Nov25° / 12°162.711.48.6
Dec25° / 12°81.311.38.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ibnat gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 5% 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
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13991
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15991
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311000

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
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96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 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 6:37 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:375:58
211.36:385:58
311.36:385:58
411.36:395:58
511.36:405:59
611.36:405:59
711.36:415:59
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1911.36:476:04
2011.36:476:04
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2711.36:506:08
2811.36:516:08
2911.36:516:09
3011.36:526:09
3111.36:526:10

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ibnat

In seasonPeak

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

Ibnat's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ibnat sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Ibnat?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ibnat in December

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

In December, Ibnat sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ibnat 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 Ibnat peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ibnat 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 Ibnat is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 2236 µg/m³Aug 928 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb33Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov32Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ibnat?

Ibnat sits at 12.1°N, 38.0°E, 2,163 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Ādīs Zemen, 29 km away.

Topography around Ibnat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ibnat has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m around an average of 2,198 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,395 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,930 m.

The land around Ibnat is covered by cropland (84%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
366 m
16 km
1,395 m
80 km
2,930 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Ādīs Zemen 29 km · Debre Tabor 32 km · Werota 45 km · Maksenyit 61 km · Nefas Mewch’a 64 km · Gondar 82 km · Amba Giorgis 84 km · K’ola Diba 85 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 Ibnat (12.1333°, 38.05°, elevation 2,163 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).