Climate averages 1991–2020
Alamata weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Alamata: daytime highs average 24.0°C and nights cool to about 12.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 25 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Weldiya (66 km away). In December its highs average 22.6°C, 1.4°C cooler than Alamata, with 39 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Alamata ranks 24th of 40 for the warmest December highs and joint 30th of 40 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 40 cities is 24.5°C; Alamata is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 23.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 19 mm to 38 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Alamata climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.3°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 38 | 7.5 | 11.511 h |
| February | 24.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 36 | 6.9 | 11.712 h |
| March | 26.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 67 | 12.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.6°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 57 | 11.1 | 12.412 h |
| May | 30.0°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 27 | 4.9 | 12.713 h |
| June | 31.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 45 | 7.8 | 12.813 h |
| July | 29.0°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 226 | 26.6 | 12.813 h |
| August | 28.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 226 | 26.3 | 12.513 h |
| September | 28.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 38 | 6.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 27.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 8.4 | 2.1 | 11.912 h |
| November | 25.4°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 13 | 2.7 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 24.0°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 19 | 2.9 | 11.411 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Weldiya in DecemberEthiopia · 66 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.4°C · 39 mm rain
- Mek'ele in DecemberEthiopia · 121 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 10.4°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Dessie in DecemberEthiopia · 143 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 6.8°C · 25 mm rain
- Kombolcha in DecemberEthiopia · 150 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 10.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Adwa in DecemberEthiopia · 207 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 9.4°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Ādīgrat in DecemberEthiopia · 207 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 9.1°C · 31 mm rain
- Aksum in DecemberEthiopia · 210 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 9.4°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in DecemberEthiopia · 233 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 12.8°C · 1.1 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Alamata) is explained once on the Alamata year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.