Climate averages 1991–2020
Ārabī weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the coolest 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 hot month in Ārabī: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 15.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 4.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 33 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Borama (76 km away). In December its highs average 24.1°C, 4.3°C cooler than Ārabī, with 4.7 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Ārabī ranks 3rd of 40 for the warmest December highs and 11th of 40 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 40 cities is 24.5°C; Ārabī is 4.0°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs stay level at 28.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.5 mm to 7.7 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
Ārabī climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.5°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 7.7 | 1.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 30.2°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 8.2 | 1.2 | 11.812 h |
| March | 31.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 32 | 4.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 42 | 6.8 | 12.312 h |
| May | 33.2°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 17 | 2.6 | 12.613 h |
| June | 34.0°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 1.5 | 0.5 | 12.713 h |
| July | 33.2°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 10 | 3.4 | 12.613 h |
| August | 32.8°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 19 | 5.1 | 12.412 h |
| September | 32.8°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 4.0 | 1.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.6°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 13 | 2.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 29.8°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 9.5 | 1.3 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 28.4°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 4.5 | 0.7 | 11.612 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
- Borama in DecemberSomalia · 76 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.5°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Jijiga in DecemberEthiopia · 76 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.0°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Dire Dawa in DecemberEthiopia · 80 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 14.1°C · 20 mm rain
- Harar in DecemberEthiopia · 83 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Ruqi in DecemberSomalia · 102 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 13.9°C · 9.2 mm rain
- Gebiley in DecemberSomalia · 127 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 11.7°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Hargeysa in DecemberSomalia · 178 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 13.6°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Djibouti in DecemberDjibouti · 194 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 22.1°C · 24 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 Ārabī) is explained once on the Ārabī year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.