Īteya weather in December

In December, Īteya sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-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 65% 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 Īteya's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Īteya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:33 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Īteya is town in southeastern 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 Īteya reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Īteya weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 11°61.711.68.5
Feb27° / 12°112.711.77.9
Mar28° / 14°427.511.97.0
Apr27° / 15°5812.212.26.1
May27° / 15°5210.512.46.5
Jun26° / 15°289.312.56.8
Jul24° / 15°8223.612.44.9
Aug24° / 15°13627.412.34.3
Sep25° / 14°11822.6125.0
Oct25° / 13°388.611.87.2
Nov25° / 12°112.811.68.3
Dec25° / 10°41.411.58.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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

Any precipitation

Īteya gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.4 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
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Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 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 6:26 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:266:00
211.66:266:00
311.66:276:00
411.66:276:01
511.56:286:01
611.56:286:01
711.56:296:02
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2511.56:386:09
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2711.56:396:10
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3011.56:406:12
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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 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Īteya

In seasonPeak

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

Īteya's rainy season runs July–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 Īteya?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Īteya in December

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

In December, Īteya sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Īteya 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 Īteya peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Dec 10UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Īteya 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 Īteya is worst in June — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateJun 1738 µg/m³Nov 2324 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Īteya?

Īteya sits at 8.1°N, 39.2°E, 2,196 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Huruta, 13 km away.

Topography around Īteya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Īteya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 2,189 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,278 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,037 m.

The land around Īteya is covered by cropland (90%) within 3 km, cropland (84%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
1,278 m
80 km
3,037 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Huruta 13 km · Āsela 23 km · Sīrē 34 km · Wenjī 36 km · Wonji 36 km · ‘Alem T’ēna 36 km · Sagurē 44 km · Mek’ī 46 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 Īteya (8.1333°, 39.2333°, elevation 2,196 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).