Sīrē weather in December

In December, Sīrē sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 54% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sīrē's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sīrē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
7th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:33 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Sīrē is town in south-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 22°C through the month.

A typical December day in Sīrē 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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Sīrē weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 10°173.411.68.2
Feb24° / 11°253.911.78.1
Mar25° / 12°879.811.97.1
Apr24° / 13°14517.712.25.7
May24° / 13°13218.312.45.8
Jun24° / 13°601312.56.5
Jul22° / 13°1822812.44.1
Aug22° / 13°32730.112.33.7
Sep22° / 12°30326.9124.1
Oct22° / 12°11715.411.86.0
Nov22° / 10°355.811.67.6
Dec22° / 15311.58.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Sīrē gets around 15 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 15% 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4991
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Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:255:58
211.56:265:59
311.56:265:59
411.56:275:59
511.56:276:00
611.56:286:00
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2011.56:356:06
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2411.56:376:07
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2711.56:386:09
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2911.56:396:10
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3111.56:406:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Sīrē

In seasonPeak

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

Sīrē's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Sīrē?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sīrē in December

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

In December, Sīrē sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sīrē 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 Sīrē peaks around March 17 at about 16 (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 16Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Sīrē 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 Sīrē is worst in June — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1934 µg/m³Jan 1719 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sīrē?

Sīrē sits at 8.3°N, 39.5°E, 1,755 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Huruta, 24 km away.

Topography around Sīrē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sīrē has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m around an average of 1,762 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,291 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,232 m.

The land around Sīrē is covered by cropland (87%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
393 m
16 km
1,291 m
80 km
3,232 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Huruta 24 km · Wenjī 27 km · Wonji 33 km · Īteya 34 km · Adama 35 km · Welench’ītī 39 km · Mojo 50 km · Āsela 56 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 Sīrē (8.3167°, 39.4833°, elevation 1,755 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).