Climate averages 1991–2020
Inda Silasē weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the joint 7th warmest and the 2nd 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 Inda Silasē: daytime highs average 26.4°C and nights cool to about 12.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 19 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Aksum (48 km away). In December its highs average 24.6°C, 1.8°C cooler than Inda Silasē, with 1.4 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Inda Silasē ranks 6th of 40 for the warmest December highs and 1st of 40 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 40 cities is 24.5°C; Inda Silasē is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 26.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.1 mm to 1.5 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
Inda Silasē climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.9°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 1.5 | 0.3 | 11.411 h |
| February | 28.9°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| March | 30.1°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 7.9 | 1.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.9°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 15 | 4.0 | 12.412 h |
| May | 29.9°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 65 | 9.6 | 12.813 h |
| June | 26.9°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 215 | 20.6 | 12.913 h |
| July | 22.8°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 433 | 30.4 | 12.913 h |
| August | 22.5°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 507 | 31.0 | 12.613 h |
| September | 24.6°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 253 | 21.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 26.2°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 28 | 4.4 | 11.812 h |
| November | 26.4°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 7.1 | 1.4 | 11.511 h |
| December, selected | 26.4°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 1.1 | 0.3 | 11.311 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
- Aksum in DecemberEthiopia · 48 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 9.4°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Adwa in DecemberEthiopia · 67 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 9.4°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Ādīgrat in DecemberEthiopia · 129 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 9.1°C · 31 mm rain
- Mek'ele in DecemberEthiopia · 145 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 10.4°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Asmara in DecemberEritrea · 154 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 10.1°C · 36 mm rain
- Keren in DecemberEritrea · 187 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 14.5°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Alamata in DecemberEthiopia · 233 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 12.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Kassala in DecemberSudan · 252 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 18.9°C · 0.1 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 Inda Silasē) is explained once on the Inda Silasē year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.