Weather in Addis Ababa in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Addis Ababa in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +23°C with a maximum of +25°C and a minimum of +8°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +23°C to +23°C.
Is Addis Ababa warm or cold in December?
Addis Ababa is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +22°C to +22°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +8°C to +8°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Addis Ababa:
Climate in Addis Ababa in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +22°C | +23°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | +2°C | 0°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +26°C | +27°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 5 mm | 2 mm | 8 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 54% | 55% | 55% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 15 | 16 | 13 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as great as in November. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +22°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 5 mm to 2 mm. Humidity rises from 54% to 55%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 15 to 16.
Next month (January) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Addis Ababa is gradually decreasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last December in Addis Ababa?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Addis Ababa in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+21°C) and the highest in 2015 (+24°C). The driest year was 1997 with only 714 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 2253 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Addis Ababa, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.