Mīlē weather in December

In December, Mīlē sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 6 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-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 78% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mīlē's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mīlē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:33 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
21%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

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 Mīlē reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 8 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
8
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.

Mīlē weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°51.311.45.6
Feb33° / 20°81.611.64.4
Mar35° / 23°304.611.93.1
Apr36° / 25°406.312.22.1
May38° / 27°193.312.51.0
Jun40° / 28°20.112.70.0
Jul39° / 27°286.612.60.8
Aug37° / 26°6311.412.41.5
Sep37° / 27°224.412.11.6
Oct36° / 24°152.911.72.9
Nov33° / 21°81.711.54.4
Dec32° / 20°60.911.35.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
29010
3919
4919
5919
6919
7928
8928
9928
10928
11919
12919
13919
149010
159010
169010
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mīlē gets around 6 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 5% 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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14232206
24232206
34232206
44332205
54332205
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74532204
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104631194
114731184
124732184
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185032144
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205033134
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225033134
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255033134
265033144
275032144
285032154
294932154
304931164
314931164

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 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 6:25 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:255:48
211.46:265:48
311.46:265:49
411.46:275:49
511.46:275:49
611.46:285:49
711.46:285:50
811.46:295:50
911.36:295:50
1011.36:305:51
1111.36:315:51
1211.36:315:52
1311.36:325:52
1411.36:325:52
1511.36:335:53
1611.36:335:53
1711.36:345:54
1811.36:345:54
1911.36:355:54
2011.36:355:55
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2411.36:375:57
2511.36:375:57
2611.36:385:58
2711.36:385:58
2811.36:395:59
2911.36:395:59
3011.36:406:00
3111.36:406:00

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 5.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Mīlē

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Mīlē?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mīlē in December

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

In December, Mīlē sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mīlē in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mīlē peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 19UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mīlē 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 Mīlē is worst in August — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1141 µg/m³Nov 2122 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun37Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep35Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mīlē?

Mīlē sits at 11.4°N, 40.8°E, 491 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Logīya, 41 km away.

KombolchaHāyk’

Topography around Mīlē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mīlē has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 497 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,190 m.

The land around Mīlē is covered by bare terrain (84%) within 3 km, bare terrain (88%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (55%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
381 m
80 km
1,190 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Logīya 41 km · Dubti 49 km · Samara 49 km · Asaita 75 km · Sifra 84 km · Batī 85 km · Kombolcha 117 km · Hāyk’ 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 Mīlē (11.4217°, 40.7628°, elevation 491 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).