Climate averages 1991–2020
Yirga ‘Alem weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the joint 4th warmest and one of 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 Yirga ‘Alem: daytime highs average 25.2°C and nights cool to about 12.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 44 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Awasa (35 km away). In December its highs average 25.1°C, about as warm as Yirga ‘Alem, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Yirga ‘Alem ranks joint 14th of 40 for the warmest December highs and 36th of 40 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 40 cities is 24.5°C; Yirga ‘Alem is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 26.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 26 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
Yirga ‘Alem climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.4°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 26 | 4.4 | 11.812 h |
| February | 27.6°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 34 | 4.8 | 11.912 h |
| March | 27.4°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 98 | 11.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.2°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 211 | 20.5 | 12.312 h |
| May | 23.1°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 233 | 25.4 | 12.412 h |
| June | 21.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 131 | 25.7 | 12.513 h |
| July | 20.7°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 124 | 25.5 | 12.512 h |
| August | 21.2°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 150 | 26.3 | 12.312 h |
| September | 22.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 224 | 26.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 22.8°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 201 | 21.6 | 12.012 h |
| November | 24.1°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 74 | 9.5 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 25.2°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 26 | 4.0 | 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
- Awasa in DecemberEthiopia · 35 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 12.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Dīla in DecemberEthiopia · 39 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.2°C · 56 mm rain
- Shashamane in DecemberEthiopia · 54 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.1°C · 4.2 mm rain
- K’olīto in DecemberEthiopia · 73 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 13.2°C · 4.8 mm rain
- Arsi Negele in DecemberEthiopia · 73 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 10.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Sodo in DecemberEthiopia · 73 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 11.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Gununo in DecemberEthiopia · 87 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.6°C · 18 mm rain
- Āreka in DecemberEthiopia · 87 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 13.0°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 Yirga ‘Alem) is explained once on the Yirga ‘Alem year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.