Yabēlo weather in December

In December, Yabēlo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-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 46% 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 Yabēlo's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yabēlo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:32 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Yabēlo is town in southern 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Yabēlo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°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 about 2°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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Yabēlo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°182.711.76.3
Feb30° / 18°212.511.85.7
Mar29° / 18°778.9125.4
Apr27° / 17°17720.812.14.8
May25° / 17°16120.212.25.2
Jun24° / 16°276.412.37.1
Jul24° / 16°154.112.37.3
Aug25° / 16°163.612.27.3
Sep27° / 17°305.6127.0
Oct26° / 17°14320.311.95.2
Nov27° / 16°7211.311.86.4
Dec28° / 16°193.911.77.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26832
36832
46832
56832
66931
77030
87030
97030
107030
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Yabēlo gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 21% 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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1443817
2463716
3483715
4503615
5513514
6533413
7553312
8573211
9583111
10603010
1162299
1263289
1366268
1468257
1568257
1670246
1771236
1873225
1973225
2075214
2175214
2275214
2377203
2477203
2578193
2678193
2779183
2880182
2981172
3081172
3182162

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
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411calm
511calm
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711calm
811calm
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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 6:25 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:256:10
211.76:266:10
311.76:266:10
411.76:276:11
511.76:276:11
611.76:286:11
711.76:286:12
811.76:286:12
911.76:296:12
1011.76:296:13
1111.76:306:13
1211.76:306:14
1311.76:316:14
1411.76:316:15
1511.76:326:15
1611.76:326:15
1711.76:336:16
1811.76:336:16
1911.76:346:17
2011.76:346:17
2111.76:356:18
2211.76:356:18
2311.76:366:19
2411.76:366:19
2511.76:376:20
2611.76:376:20
2711.76:376:21
2811.76:386:21
2911.76:386:21
3011.76:396:22
3111.76:396:22

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Yabēlo

In seasonPeak

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

Yabēlo's rainy season runs April–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Yabēlo?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yabēlo in December

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

In December, Yabēlo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yabēlo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yabēlo peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 15Jun 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Yabēlo 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 Yabēlo is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (February, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJun 1716 µg/m³Feb 88 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yabēlo?

Yabēlo sits at 4.9°N, 38.1°E, 1,906 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Konso, 78 km away.

KerchaGīdolēKeleShakisoArba MinchYirga Ch’efē

Topography around Yabēlo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yabēlo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m around an average of 1,863 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,069 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,653 m.

The land around Yabēlo is covered by shrubs (52%) within 3 km, shrubs (61%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
404 m
16 km
1,069 m
80 km
1,653 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Konso 78 km · Hagere Maryam 85 km · Kercha 106 km · Gīdolē 116 km · Kele 134 km · Shakiso 134 km · Arba Minch 141 km · Yirga Ch’efē 143 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 Yabēlo (4.8833°, 38.0833°, elevation 1,906 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).