Beledweyne weather in December

In December, Beledweyne sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Beledweyne's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beledweyne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:04 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
28%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Beledweyne is city.

Density
2,309/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 34°C through the month.

A typical December day in Beledweyne reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Beledweyne

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
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.

Beledweyne weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°10.211.83.9
Feb35° / 22°00.111.83.1
Mar36° / 24°51.1122.4
Apr35° / 25°669.212.12.7
May34° / 24°457.912.23.4
Jun34° / 24°20.312.33.7
Jul33° / 23°10.312.24.1
Aug34° / 23°10.112.23.8
Sep35° / 23°30.8123.3
Oct33° / 23°579.511.93.7
Nov32° / 23°456.811.84.2
Dec34° / 22°71.411.74.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Beledweyne gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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510
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1819293410
282029349
392029339
4102129328
5112228318
6122328307
7122528287
8132628276
9142728266
10142928245
11153027235
12163127224
13163327204
14173427193
15183526183
16193726162
17203826152
18203826142
19213926131
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Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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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 5:57 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:575:41
211.75:575:42
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411.75:585:42
511.75:585:43
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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 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.18 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 6.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Beledweyne?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Beledweyne in December

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

In December, Beledweyne sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Beledweyne 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 Beledweyne peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Beledweyne 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 Beledweyne is worst in January — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJan 2317 µg/m³May 119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Beledweyne?

Beledweyne sits at 4.7°N, 45.2°E, 182 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Buulobarde, 106 km away.

BuulobardeKahandhaleBalanbaleFadhigaradleLasoanoEl BahayRaqoCabudwaaq

Topography around Beledweyne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beledweyne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 183 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 m.

The land around Beledweyne is covered by artificial surfaces (31%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (61%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
185 m
80 km
381 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Buulobarde 106 km · Kahandhale 123 km · Balanbale 131 km · Fadhigaradle 160 km · Lasoano 170 km · El Bahay 182 km · Raqo 200 km · Cabudwaaq 202 km

Somalia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$661
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
27.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 399
Religion
Muslim 100%ethnic religionist 0%

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 Beledweyne (4.7358°, 45.2036°, elevation 182 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).