Konso weather in December

In December, Konso sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Konso's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Konso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:35 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
44%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Konso is small town in south-western 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 32°C through the month.

A typical December day in Konso reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Konso

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 25 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
25
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Konso weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°6111.74.3
Feb34° / 21°51.311.83.6
Mar34° / 21°225.8123.6
Apr31° / 20°5212.512.14.1
May29° / 20°388.512.25.4
Jun29° / 20°203.712.36.1
Jul28° / 19°183.712.36.7
Aug29° / 20°153.312.26.1
Sep30° / 20°174.3125.4
Oct30° / 20°349.711.94.9
Nov31° / 19°194.811.84.9
Dec32° / 19°61.811.74.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26931
36931
47030
57030
67129
77129
87228
97228
107228
117327
127327
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Konso gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1542917
2552817
3572716
4592615
5612514
6622414
7632413
8652312
9662311
10682210
1169229
1270228
1371218
1472217
1574206
1674206
1775205
1876195
1977194
2077194
2178193
2279183
2379183
2480173
2581163
2681163
2782153
2882153
2983143
3084142
3185132

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 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 6:11 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:286:11
211.76:296:12
311.76:296:12
411.76:306:12
511.76:306:13
611.76:316:13
711.76:316:13
811.76:316:14
911.76:326:14
1011.76:326:15
1111.76:336:15
1211.76:336:15
1311.76:346:16
1411.76:346:16
1511.76:356:17
1611.76:356:17
1711.76:366:18
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1911.76:376:19
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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 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.78 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 Konso?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Konso for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Konso in December

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

In December, Konso sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Konso 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 Konso peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Konso 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 Konso is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateJun 1818 µg/m³Sep 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Konso?

Konso sits at 5.3°N, 37.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gīdolē, 46 km away.

Hagere MaryamJinkaKeleCh’ench’aBako

Topography around Konso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Konso has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m around an average of 1,059 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,182 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,717 m.

The land around Konso is covered by shrubs (86%) within 3 km, shrubs (77%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
567 m
16 km
1,182 m
80 km
2,717 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwater
December weather nearby: Gīdolē 46 km · Yabēlo 78 km · Arba Minch 87 km · Hagere Maryam 94 km · Jinka 102 km · Kele 111 km · Ch’ench’a 112 km · Bako 118 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 Konso (5.25°, 37.4833°, elevation 0 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).