Kemisē weather in December

In December, Kemisē sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kemisē's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kemisē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:35 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Kemisē is place in Amhara, 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 21°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kemisē reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°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)
1219
2219
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4219
5219
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Kemisē weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 549.511.46.8
Feb22° / 10°569.211.66.9
Mar23° / 12°14315.411.96.2
Apr24° / 13°10714.512.26.4
May25° / 14°386.712.57.7
Jun26° / 15°152.812.67.9
Jul24° / 14°15118.812.65.7
Aug23° / 13°18924.212.44.9
Sep23° / 13°5211.412.16.8
Oct22° / 12°214.611.88.0
Nov22° / 223.511.58.1
Dec21° / 244.411.47.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
48020
58119
68119
78119
88119
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217624
227624
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247426
257426
267228
277228
287129
297030
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kemisē gets around 24 mm of rain over 4.4 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 14% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
512
612
712
812
912
1012
1112
1212
1312
1412
1512
1612
1713
1813
1914
2014
2115
2215
2316
2417
2517
2618
2718
2819
2920
3020
3121

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 (%)
1982
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
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20991
21991
22991
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25991
26991
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28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
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95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:285:53
211.46:285:53
311.46:295:53
411.46:295:54
511.46:305:54
611.46:305:54
711.46:315:55
811.46:315:55
911.46:325:55
1011.46:325:56
1111.46:335:56
1211.46:335:56
1311.46:345:57
1411.46:345:57
1511.46:355:58
1611.46:355:58
1711.46:365:58
1811.46:365:59
1911.46:375:59
2011.46:376:00
2111.46:386:00
2211.46:386:01
2311.46:396:01
2411.46:396:02
2511.46:406:02
2611.46:406:03
2711.46:416:03
2811.46:416:04
2911.46:416:04
3011.46:426:05
3111.46:426:05

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.68 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 Kemisē

In seasonPeak

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

Kemisē sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is December a good time to visit Kemisē?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Kemisē for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Kemisē in December

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

In December, Kemisē sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Kemisē 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 Kemisē peaks around March 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 18UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Kemisē 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 Kemisē is worst in June — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1844 µg/m³Nov 1729 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May36Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kemisē?

Kemisē sits at 10.7°N, 39.9°E, 1,438 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Harbu, 24 km away.

Topography around Kemisē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kemisē has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m around an average of 1,473 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,894 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,457 m.

The land around Kemisē is covered by shrubs (39%) and cropland (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (46%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
367 m
16 km
1,894 m
80 km
3,457 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
December weather nearby: Harbu 24 km · Āt’aye 41 km · Kombolcha 43 km · Were Īlu 49 km · Mehal Mēda 51 km · Dessie 53 km · Batī 55 km · Hāyk’ 68 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 Kemisē (10.7167°, 39.87°, elevation 1,438 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).