Mojo weather in December

In December, Mojo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mojo's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mojo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:35 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Mojo is town in central 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 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Mojo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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)
12712
22712
32712
42712
52712
62712
72712
82712
92712
102712
112712
122711
132711
142711
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202711
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222711
232711
242711
252711
262711
272711
282711
292711
302711
312711

Mojo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 12°4111.68.3
Feb29° / 14°51.311.77.1
Mar30° / 15°264.811.96.1
Apr30° / 16°417.612.25.6
May30° / 16°426.912.45.7
Jun28° / 16°3710.212.56.1
Jul25° / 15°8521.812.55.1
Aug25° / 15°11024.212.34.8
Sep26° / 15°8616.612.15.9
Oct27° / 14°223.611.87.7
Nov27° / 13°60.911.68.4
Dec27° / 11°20.411.58.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48713
58713
68812
78812
88713
98713
108812
118812
128812
138812
148812
158812
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178812
188812
198812
208713
218713
228713
238515
248515
258416
268416
278416
288317
298317
308218
318218

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mojo gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
221
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241
251
261
271
281
291
301
311

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
29010
3919
4919
5919
6928
7928
8928
9937
10937
11937
12937
13946
14946
15946
16946
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22955
23955
24955
25955
26955
27955
28955
29955
30946
31946

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 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 6:27 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:275:59
211.56:286:00
311.56:286:00
411.56:296:00
511.56:296:01
611.56:306:01
711.56:306:01
811.56:316:02
911.56:316:02
1011.56:326:02
1111.56:326:03
1211.56:336:03
1311.56:336:03
1411.56:346:04
1511.56:346:04
1611.56:356:05
1711.56:356:05
1811.56:366:06
1911.56:366:06
2011.56:376:07
2111.56:376:07
2211.56:386:07
2311.56:386:08
2411.56:386:08
2511.56:396:09
2611.56:396:09
2711.56:406:10
2811.56:406:10
2911.56:416:11
3011.56:416:11
3111.56:416:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 6.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
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216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Mojo?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mojo in December

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

In December, Mojo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Mojo 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 Mojo peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mojo 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 Mojo is worst in June — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateJun 1738 µg/m³Nov 2324 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mojo?

Mojo sits at 8.6°N, 39.1°E, 1,774 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Adama, 17 km away.

Topography around Mojo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mojo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 1,781 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 744 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,189 m.

The land around Mojo is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
744 m
80 km
3,189 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Adama 17 km · Wonji 18 km · Wenjī 23 km · Bishoftu 24 km · Welench’ītī 35 km · Dēra 36 km · ‘Alem T’ēna 37 km · Sīrē 50 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 Mojo (8.5868°, 39.1211°, elevation 1,774 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).