Climate averages 1991–2020
Weldiya weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 4th 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 Weldiya: daytime highs average 22.6°C and nights cool to about 11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 39 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 27 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Alamata (66 km away). In December its highs average 24.0°C, 1.4°C warmer than Weldiya, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Weldiya ranks 31st of 40 for the warmest December highs and 39th of 40 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 40 cities is 24.5°C; Weldiya is 1.8°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 22.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 39 mm to 69 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
Weldiya climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.1°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 69 | 12.6 | 11.512 h |
| February | 23.4°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 77 | 11.9 | 11.712 h |
| March | 24.3°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 189 | 19.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.4°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 167 | 18.0 | 12.412 h |
| May | 27.5°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 59 | 9.3 | 12.713 h |
| June | 29.3°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 36 | 6.1 | 12.813 h |
| July | 28.0°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 288 | 22.9 | 12.713 h |
| August | 26.9°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 253 | 24.4 | 12.513 h |
| September | 26.8°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 43 | 9.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 25.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 25 | 5.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 23.9°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 34 | 5.8 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 22.6°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 39 | 6.9 | 11.411 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
- Alamata in DecemberEthiopia · 66 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 12.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Dessie in DecemberEthiopia · 77 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 6.8°C · 25 mm rain
- Kombolcha in DecemberEthiopia · 85 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 10.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Mek'ele in DecemberEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 10.4°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Debre Birhan in DecemberEthiopia · 239 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 6.9°C · 17 mm rain
- Bahir Dar in DecemberEthiopia · 241 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 14.1°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Debre Mark’os in DecemberEthiopia · 261 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 8.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Adwa in DecemberEthiopia · 270 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 9.4°C · 2.1 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 Weldiya) is explained once on the Weldiya year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.