Climate averages 1991–2020
Negēlē weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 4th warmest and the 5th 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 Negēlē: daytime highs average 26.0°C and nights cool to about 15.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dīla (186 km away). In December its highs average 25.4°C, 0.6°C cooler than Negēlē, with 56 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Negēlē ranks 7th of 40 for the warmest December highs and joint 25th of 40 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 40 cities is 24.5°C; Negēlē is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 27.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 16 mm to 9.6 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
Negēlē climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 9.6 | 1.4 | 11.812 h |
| February | 29.0°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 12 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| March | 27.8°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 73 | 8.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.8°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 219 | 22.9 | 12.212 h |
| May | 23.2°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 141 | 21.8 | 12.412 h |
| June | 22.1°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 19 | 6.0 | 12.412 h |
| July | 22.0°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 13 | 4.4 | 12.412 h |
| August | 23.1°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 10 | 3.0 | 12.312 h |
| September | 24.7°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 27 | 4.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 23.2°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 207 | 22.5 | 12.012 h |
| November | 23.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 94 | 13.0 | 11.912 h |
| December, selected | 26.0°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 16 | 3.0 | 11.812 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
- Dīla in DecemberEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.2°C · 56 mm rain
- Yirga ‘Alem in DecemberEthiopia · 205 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 12.0°C · 26 mm rain
- Awasa in DecemberEthiopia · 229 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 12.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Shashamane in DecemberEthiopia · 236 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.1°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Arsi Negele in DecemberEthiopia · 248 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 10.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Sodo in DecemberEthiopia · 265 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 11.8°C · 15 mm rain
- K’olīto in DecemberEthiopia · 277 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 13.2°C · 4.8 mm rain
- Gununo in DecemberEthiopia · 278 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.6°C · 18 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 Negēlē) is explained once on the Negēlē year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.