Climate averages 1991–2020
Harar weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and one of the 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 Harar: daytime highs average 23.3°C and nights cool to about 12.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dire Dawa (42 km away). In December its highs average 26.6°C, 3.2°C warmer than Harar, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Harar ranks 27th of 40 for the warmest December highs and joint 20th of 40 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 40 cities is 24.5°C; Harar is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 24.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 11 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
Harar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.0°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 11 | 2.2 | 11.612 h |
| February | 25.5°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 15 | 2.3 | 11.812 h |
| March | 25.8°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 47 | 6.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 108 | 15.9 | 12.312 h |
| May | 23.8°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 121 | 19.8 | 12.513 h |
| June | 23.4°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 40 | 10.0 | 12.713 h |
| July | 22.6°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 63 | 15.3 | 12.613 h |
| August | 22.7°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 81 | 17.4 | 12.412 h |
| September | 23.4°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 71 | 14.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 23.6°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 71 | 10.9 | 11.912 h |
| November | 23.5°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 25 | 3.9 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 23.3°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 11 | 2.2 | 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
- Dire Dawa in DecemberEthiopia · 42 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 14.1°C · 20 mm rain
- Jijiga in DecemberEthiopia · 75 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.0°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Ārabī in DecemberEthiopia · 83 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 15.3°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Borama in DecemberSomalia · 136 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.5°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Ruqi in DecemberSomalia · 161 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 13.9°C · 9.2 mm rain
- Gebiley in DecemberSomalia · 171 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 11.7°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Hargeysa in DecemberSomalia · 215 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 13.6°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Djibouti in DecemberDjibouti · 277 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 Harar) is explained once on the Harar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.