Climate averages 1991–2020
Gambēla weather
in December.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a very hot month in Gambēla: daytime highs average 34.3°C and nights cool to about 22.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.1 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 39 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jimma (256 km away). In December its highs average 25.2°C, 9.1°C cooler than Gambēla, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Gambēla ranks 1st of 40 for the warmest December highs and 18th of 40 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 40 cities is 24.5°C; Gambēla is 9.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 36.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 9.1 mm to 1.4 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
Gambēla climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36.2°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 1.4 | 0.4 | 11.712 h |
| February | 37.9°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 2.9 | 1.0 | 11.912 h |
| March | 37.5°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 16 | 4.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 34.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 93 | 14.6 | 12.312 h |
| May | 32.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 136 | 20.1 | 12.512 h |
| June | 30.8°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 128 | 16.3 | 12.613 h |
| July | 29.6°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 119 | 16.7 | 12.613 h |
| August | 30.0°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 105 | 16.7 | 12.412 h |
| September | 31.8°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 74 | 13.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.9°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 112 | 19.4 | 11.912 h |
| November | 32.3°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 74 | 13.1 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 34.3°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 9.1 | 2.2 | 11.712 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
- Jimma in DecemberEthiopia · 256 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 12.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Malakal in DecemberSouth Sudan · 351 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 22.8°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Welk’īt’ē in DecemberEthiopia · 352 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 10.6°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Āreka in DecemberEthiopia · 368 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 13.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in DecemberEthiopia · 368 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 11.4°C · 16 mm rain
- Hosa’ina in DecemberEthiopia · 369 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 9.1°C · 19 mm rain
- Gununo in DecemberEthiopia · 369 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.6°C · 18 mm rain
- Waliso in DecemberEthiopia · 373 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 10.9°C · 4.9 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 Gambēla) is explained once on the Gambēla year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.