Kofelē weather in December

In December, Kofelē sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kofelē's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kofelē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:33 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
47%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Kofelē is place in 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 22°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kofelē reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°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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4229
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Kofelē weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 265.511.67.6
Feb24° / 10°435.811.87.5
Mar23° / 11°11212.6126.5
Apr22° / 12°23720.312.24.9
May21° / 11°23022.912.34.5
Jun19° / 11°17926.812.43.7
Jul18° / 11°18128.812.43.3
Aug18° / 11°2192912.23.3
Sep19° / 11°27927.2123.7
Oct20° / 10°16918.311.85.1
Nov21° / 466.911.77.0
Dec22° / 183.711.67.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46634
56733
66832
76832
86931
96931
107030
117030
127129
137228
147327
157327
167327
177327
187327
197327
207327
217327
227228
237129
247129
257030
266931
276931
286733
296733
306634
316535

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kofelē gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.7 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 13% and peaks near 17% 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
21000
31000
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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
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35calm
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55calm
65calm
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95calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
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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 36 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 6:26 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:266:03
211.66:276:03
311.66:276:04
411.66:276:04
511.66:286:04
611.66:286:05
711.66:296:05
811.66:296:06
911.66:306:06
1011.66:306:06
1111.66:316:07
1211.66:316:07
1311.66:326:07
1411.66:326:08
1511.66:336:08
1611.66:336:09
1711.66:346:09
1811.66:346:10
1911.66:356:10
2011.66:356:11
2111.66:366:11
2211.66:366:12
2311.66:376:12
2411.66:376:12
2511.66:386:13
2611.66:386:13
2711.66:386:14
2811.66:396:14
2911.66:396:15
3011.66:406:15
3111.66:406:16

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is December a good time to visit Kofelē?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kofelē in December

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

In December, Kofelē sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Kofelē 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 Kofelē peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 16Nov 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kofelē 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 Kofelē is worst in December — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 1542 µg/m³Aug 1328 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb36Poor
Mar36Poor
Apr33Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov41Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kofelē?

Kofelē sits at 7.1°N, 38.8°E, 2,666 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Shashamane, 25 km away.

Topography around Kofelē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kofelē has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 2,650 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,070 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,813 m.

The land around Kofelē is covered by cropland (30%), shrubs (28%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
1,070 m
80 km
2,813 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Shashamane 25 km · Kuyera 30 km · Awasa 34 km · Arsi Negele 34 km · Leku 43 km · Dodola 45 km · Āsasa 46 km · Yirga ‘Alem 54 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 Kofelē (7.0667°, 38.7833°, elevation 2,666 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).