Kachīsī weather in December

In December, Kachīsī sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kachīsī's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kachīsī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:42 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
3 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kachīsī reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Kachīsī weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°51.411.56.8
Feb31° / 16°81.911.75.7
Mar31° / 17°296.911.94.9
Apr31° / 17°449.212.24.6
May30° / 17°731312.44.8
Jun27° / 16°13024.712.54.2
Jul24° / 16°21730.712.53.7
Aug24° / 16°21330.412.33.8
Sep25° / 15°15027.612.14.2
Oct27° / 15°448.211.86.8
Nov28° / 14°163.411.67.1
Dec29° / 14°41.411.47.3

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 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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

Any precipitation

Kachīsī 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 8% 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 (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5973
6973
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8973
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11982
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Wind in December

Winds average 3 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
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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 24 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 6:34 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:346:03
211.56:356:03
311.56:356:03
411.56:366:04
511.56:366:04
611.56:376:04
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2011.46:446:10
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2611.46:466:13
2711.46:476:13
2811.46:476:14
2911.46:486:14
3011.46:486:15
3111.46:486:15

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kachīsī

In seasonPeak

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

Kachīsī's monsoon runs June–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 Kachīsī?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kachīsī in December

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

In December, Kachīsī sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kachīsī 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 Kachīsī peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 15Nov 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Kachīsī 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 Kachīsī is worst in January — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (May, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1641 µg/m³May 1723 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kachīsī?

Kachīsī sits at 9.6°N, 37.8°E, 2,590 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Dayē, 57 km away.

Topography around Kachīsī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kachīsī has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m around an average of 2,481 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,366 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,339 m.

The land around Kachīsī is covered by cropland (67%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
441 m
16 km
1,366 m
80 km
2,339 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Dayē 57 km · Gebre Guracha 66 km · Hāgere Hiywet 69 km · Guder 70 km · Gīnch’ī 72 km · Lumamē 73 km · Gēdo 77 km · Shambu 80 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 Kachīsī (9.6°, 37.8333°, elevation 2,590 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).