Climate averages 1991–2020
Mek’ī weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the joint 8th 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 Mek’ī: daytime highs average 25.8°C and nights cool to about 14.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 39 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ziway (26 km away). In December its highs average 24.8°C, 1.0°C cooler than Mek’ī, with 1.2 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Mek’ī ranks joint 8th of 40 for the warmest December highs and 7th of 40 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 40 cities is 24.5°C; Mek’ī is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 26.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.5 mm to 9.5 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
Mek’ī climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.4°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 9.5 | 2.0 | 11.712 h |
| February | 27.7°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 11 | 2.2 | 11.912 h |
| March | 28.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 40 | 6.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.1°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 66 | 9.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 27.5°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 66 | 10.0 | 12.512 h |
| June | 25.8°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 44 | 10.5 | 12.613 h |
| July | 23.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 107 | 23.8 | 12.513 h |
| August | 23.4°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 146 | 27.1 | 12.412 h |
| September | 24.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 111 | 19.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 26.1°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 32 | 4.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 26.1°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 7.5 | 1.3 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 25.8°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 2.5 | 0.7 | 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
- Ziway in DecemberEthiopia · 26 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 14.5°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Butajīra in DecemberEthiopia · 50 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 11.3°C · 14 mm rain
- Nazrēt in DecemberEthiopia · 67 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 12.2°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Bishoftu in DecemberEthiopia · 69 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 9.0°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Sebeta in DecemberEthiopia · 88 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 8.7°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Arsi Negele in DecemberEthiopia · 90 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 10.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Addis Ababa in DecemberEthiopia · 98 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 8.4°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Waliso in DecemberEthiopia · 103 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 Mek’ī) is explained once on the Mek’ī year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.