Tarch’a Sodo weather in December

In December, Tarch’a Sodo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 Tarch’a Sodo's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarch’a Sodo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:40 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
41%
1st clearest
Wind
3 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Tarch’a Sodo is town in Ethiopia.

Density
4,793/km²
people per km²

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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Tarch’a Sodo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Tarch’a Sodo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°174.511.66.4
Feb30° / 16°174.311.85.7
Mar30° / 17°5511.5124.9
Apr28° / 17°14220.412.24.4
May26° / 16°18025.712.34.2
Jun25° / 15°16327.912.44.0
Jul23° / 15°20429.512.43.8
Aug24° / 15°21029.712.23.8
Sep25° / 15°19128124.1
Oct27° / 15°8114.311.85.9
Nov28° / 15°306.111.76.7
Dec28° / 15°143.611.66.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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

Any precipitation

Tarch’a Sodo gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.6 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 12% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 3 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 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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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 6:33 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:336:09
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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 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 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 Tarch’a Sodo

In seasonPeak

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

Tarch’a Sodo's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
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May
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Tarch’a Sodo?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tarch’a Sodo in December

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

In December, Tarch’a Sodo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tarch’a Sodo 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 Tarch’a Sodo peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tarch’a Sodo 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 Tarch’a Sodo is worst in December — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 46 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2377 µg/m³Aug 1346 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan76Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May48Poor
Jun51Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov71Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tarch’a Sodo?

Tarch’a Sodo sits at 7.2°N, 37.2°E, 1,362 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Waka, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Tarch’a Sodo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tarch’a Sodo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarch’a Sodo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m around an average of 1,343 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,872 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,794 m.

The land around Tarch’a Sodo is covered by shrubs (65%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%), trees (33%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
657 m
16 km
1,872 m
80 km
2,794 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Waka 9.0 km · Bale Hawassa 47 km · Hadero 55 km · Gununo 59 km · Āreka 59 km · Gīmbīcho 61 km · Gasuba 65 km · Shinshicho 67 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 Tarch’a Sodo (7.1514°, 37.1718°, elevation 1,362 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).