Jijiga weather in December

In December, Jijiga sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 7 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-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 63% 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 Jijiga's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jijiga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
1st coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:21 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Jijiga is city.

Density
2,166/km²
people per km²

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 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Jijiga reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°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.

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

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 13°50.711.58.5
Feb28° / 14°7111.77.7
Mar28° / 16°254.211.97.0
Apr27° / 17°6712.512.26.2
May26° / 16°7816.312.45.9
Jun25° / 16°246.212.57.3
Jul24° / 16°287.912.57.3
Aug24° / 16°308.212.37.1
Sep25° / 16°307.812.17.2
Oct26° / 15°468.811.87.1
Nov26° / 13°142.511.68.2
Dec26° / 12°70.911.58.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37921
47921
58119
68119
78119
88218
98218
108317
118317
128416
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317921

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Jijiga gets around 7 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 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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26
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46
55
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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188111
288111
389101
489101
589101
69091
79091
89181
99181
109181
119271
129271
139460
149460
159550
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299640
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319730

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
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318calm

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 6:14 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:145:43
211.56:145:44
311.56:155:44
411.56:155:44
511.56:165:45
611.56:165:45
711.56:175:45
811.56:175:46
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1011.56:185:46
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1311.56:205:47
1411.56:205:48
1511.56:215:48
1611.56:215:49
1711.56:225:49
1811.56:225:50
1911.56:235:50
2011.56:235:50
2111.56:245:51
2211.56:245:51
2311.56:255:52
2411.56:255:52
2511.56:265:53
2611.56:265:53
2711.56:265:54
2811.56:275:54
2911.56:275:55
3011.56:285:55
3111.56:285:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Jijiga?

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
8.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jijiga in December

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

In December, Jijiga sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jijiga 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 Jijiga 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
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Jijiga 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 Jijiga is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1115 µg/m³Dec 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Jijiga?

Jijiga sits at 9.3°N, 42.8°E, 1,646 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Chinahsen, 27 km away.

Topography around Jijiga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jijiga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 1,654 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,038 m.

The land around Jijiga is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%), grassland (29%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
800 m
80 km
2,038 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Chinahsen 27 km · Gedeb 49 km · Babīlē 53 km · Funyan Bīra 53 km · Hartīshēk 64 km · Tog Wajaale 65 km · Felana 69 km · Harar 75 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 Jijiga (9.35°, 42.8°, elevation 1,646 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).