Climate averages 1991–2020
Mek'ele weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest 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 Mek'ele: daytime highs average 22.4°C and nights cool to about 10.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 9.8 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 21 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ādīgrat (87 km away). In December its highs average 20.6°C, 1.7°C cooler than Mek'ele, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Mek'ele ranks 32nd of 40 for the warmest December highs and 19th of 40 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 40 cities is 24.5°C; Mek'ele is 2.1°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 22.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.8 mm to 23 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
Mek'ele climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.7°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 23 | 6.1 | 11.411 h |
| February | 24.1°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 21 | 5.6 | 11.712 h |
| March | 25.0°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 60 | 11.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.6°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 61 | 11.6 | 12.412 h |
| May | 26.9°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 26 | 5.6 | 12.713 h |
| June | 26.8°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 72 | 11.7 | 12.913 h |
| July | 23.1°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 228 | 29.1 | 12.813 h |
| August | 22.7°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 284 | 30.1 | 12.613 h |
| September | 24.2°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 67 | 11.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 23.7°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 12 | 2.4 | 11.812 h |
| November | 22.9°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 13 | 3.1 | 11.512 h |
| December, selected | 22.4°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 9.8 | 2.7 | 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
- Ādīgrat in DecemberEthiopia · 87 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 9.1°C · 31 mm rain
- Adwa in DecemberEthiopia · 97 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 9.4°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Aksum in DecemberEthiopia · 107 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 9.4°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Alamata in DecemberEthiopia · 121 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 12.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in DecemberEthiopia · 145 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 12.8°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Weldiya in DecemberEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.4°C · 39 mm rain
- Asmara in DecemberEritrea · 213 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 10.1°C · 36 mm rain
- Dessie in DecemberEthiopia · 263 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 6.8°C · 25 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 Mek'ele) is explained once on the Mek'ele year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.