Insēno weather in December

In December, Insēno sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Insēno's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Insēno's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:36 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover: 29%; 1st clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.09 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.8; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Insēno reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	26	14
12	26	14
13	26	14
14	26	14
15	26	13
16	26	13
17	26	13
18	26	13
19	26	13
20	26	13
21	26	13
22	26	13
23	26	13
24	25	13
25	25	13
26	25	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	14
30	26	14
31	26	14

Insēno 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 14°	10	2.3	11.6	8.3
Feb	27° / 15°	18	3.2	11.7	7.8
Mar	28° / 16°	61	7.1	11.9	7.1
Apr	27° / 16°	111	11.5	12.2	6.2
May	27° / 16°	88	11	12.4	6.5
Jun	25° / 15°	70	15.1	12.5	6.0
Jul	23° / 15°	166	24.6	12.4	4.6
Aug	22° / 14°	242	27	12.3	4.2
Sep	23° / 14°	159	21	12	5.2
Oct	25° / 15°	36	5.1	11.8	7.8
Nov	26° / 14°	7	1.2	11.6	8.6
Dec	26° / 14°	3	0.8	11.5	8.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	86	86	85	85	83	83	82	82	81	80	80	80
Cloudier (%)	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	15	15	17	17	18	18	19	20	20	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	81	19
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	80	20

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Insēno gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	4
31	4

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:15 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:29	6:03
2	11.6	6:29	6:03
3	11.6	6:30	6:03
4	11.6	6:30	6:04
5	11.6	6:31	6:04
6	11.6	6:31	6:04
7	11.5	6:32	6:05
8	11.5	6:32	6:05
9	11.5	6:33	6:05
10	11.5	6:33	6:06
11	11.5	6:34	6:06
12	11.5	6:34	6:07
13	11.5	6:35	6:07
14	11.5	6:35	6:07
15	11.5	6:36	6:08
16	11.5	6:36	6:08
17	11.5	6:37	6:09
18	11.5	6:37	6:09
19	11.5	6:38	6:10
20	11.5	6:38	6:10
21	11.5	6:39	6:11
22	11.5	6:39	6:11
23	11.5	6:40	6:11
24	11.5	6:40	6:12
25	11.5	6:41	6:12
26	11.5	6:41	6:13
27	11.5	6:41	6:13
28	11.5	6:42	6:14
29	11.5	6:42	6:14
30	11.5	6:43	6:15
31	11.5	6:43	6:15

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 6.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Insēno

In seasonPeak

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

Insēno'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 Insēno?

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

8.8

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.1

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Insēno in December

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

In December, Insēno sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Insēno 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 Insēno peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	16	14	14	12	12	14	13	13	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Insēno 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 Insēno is worst in October — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	42	41	39	37	38	41	35	33	41	46	40	43
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	42	Poor
Feb	41	Poor
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	37	Poor
May	38	Poor
Jun	41	Poor
Jul	35	Moderate
Aug	33	Moderate
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	46	Poor
Nov	40	Poor
Dec	43	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Insēno?

Insēno sits at 8.1°N, 38.5°E, 1,840 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Butajīra, 12 km away.

Topography around Insēno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Insēno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 1,837 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 746 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,045 m.

The land around Insēno is covered by cropland (87%) within 3 km, cropland (88%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km

22 m

cropland 87%

16 km

746 m

cropland 88%

80 km

2,045 m

cropland 68%

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← November Insēno year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Butajīra 12 km · Ziway 31 km · Ciro 37 km · Worabe 39 km · Mek’ī 40 km · Dēra 56 km · ‘Alem T’ēna 59 km · Tulu Bolo 72 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

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 Insēno (8.0667°, 38.4667°, elevation 1,840 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	26	14
12	26	14
13	26	14
14	26	14
15	26	13
16	26	13
17	26	13
18	26	13
19	26	13
20	26	13
21	26	13
22	26	13
23	26	13
24	25	13
25	25	13
26	25	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	14
30	26	14
31	26	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	81	19
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	26	14
12	26	14
13	26	14
14	26	14
15	26	13
16	26	13
17	26	13
18	26	13
19	26	13
20	26	13
21	26	13
22	26	13
23	26	13
24	25	13
25	25	13
26	25	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	14
30	26	14
31	26	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	81	19
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	26	14
12	26	14
13	26	14
14	26	14
15	26	13
16	26	13
17	26	13
18	26	13
19	26	13
20	26	13
21	26	13
22	26	13
23	26	13
24	25	13
25	25	13
26	25	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	14
30	26	14
31	26	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	85	15
23	85	15
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	81	19
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	4
29	4
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1