Climate averages 1991–2020
K’olīto weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 5th warmest and 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 K’olīto: daytime highs average 25.8°C and nights cool to about 13.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.8 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Hosa’ina (36 km away). In December its highs average 22.8°C, 3.1°C cooler than K’olīto, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, K’olīto ranks joint 8th of 40 for the warmest December highs and 12th of 40 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 40 cities is 24.5°C; K’olīto is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 26.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.8 mm to 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
K’olīto climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.5°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 11 | 2.3 | 11.712 h |
| February | 27.6°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 17 | 3.1 | 11.912 h |
| March | 27.7°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 52 | 8.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 26.2°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 121 | 15.0 | 12.312 h |
| May | 24.5°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 140 | 20.5 | 12.512 h |
| June | 22.8°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 105 | 23.9 | 12.513 h |
| July | 21.7°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 158 | 27.4 | 12.513 h |
| August | 22.0°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 173 | 27.8 | 12.412 h |
| September | 22.9°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 163 | 25.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 23.9°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 69 | 9.7 | 12.012 h |
| November | 25.3°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 16 | 3.0 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 25.8°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 4.8 | 1.1 | 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
- Hosa’ina in DecemberEthiopia · 36 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 9.1°C · 19 mm rain
- Āreka in DecemberEthiopia · 51 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 13.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Awasa in DecemberEthiopia · 52 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 12.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Shashamane in DecemberEthiopia · 58 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.1°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Sodo in DecemberEthiopia · 62 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 11.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Gununo in DecemberEthiopia · 64 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.6°C · 18 mm rain
- Arsi Negele in DecemberEthiopia · 65 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 10.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Yirga ‘Alem in DecemberEthiopia · 73 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 12.0°C · 26 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 K’olīto) is explained once on the K’olīto year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.