Climate averages 1991–2020
Warder weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Warder: daytime highs average 31.9°C and nights cool to about 18.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.8 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes December a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 44 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cabudwaaq (127 km away). In December its highs average 32.6°C, 0.7°C warmer than Warder, with 5.2 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Warder ranks 2nd of 40 for the warmest December highs and joint 15th of 40 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 40 cities is 24.5°C; Warder is 7.4°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 32.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 5.8 mm to under 1 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
Warder climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.4°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| February | 33.6°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.912 h |
| March | 34.5°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 7.0 | 1.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.9°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 58 | 9.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 31.6°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 42 | 8.7 | 12.412 h |
| June | 31.5°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 12.513 h |
| July | 30.9°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 1.1 | 0.4 | 12.512 h |
| August | 31.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 12.312 h |
| September | 33.0°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 3.9 | 1.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.9°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 56 | 10.6 | 12.012 h |
| November | 30.8°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 34 | 6.5 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 31.9°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 5.8 | 1.2 | 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
- Cabudwaaq in DecemberSomalia · 127 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 20.8°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Burao in DecemberSomalia · 284 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 14.8°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Hargeysa in DecemberSomalia · 320 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 13.6°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Gebiley in DecemberSomalia · 357 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 11.7°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Jijiga in DecemberEthiopia · 385 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.0°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Berbera in DecemberSomalia · 387 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 21.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Ruqi in DecemberSomalia · 394 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 13.9°C · 9.2 mm rain
- Borama in DecemberSomalia · 406 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.5°C · 4.7 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 Warder) is explained once on the Warder year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.