Axum weather in December
Temperature, rain and sunshine in December: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in December
Excellent
Best time to visit: October – January
What is the weather like in Axum in December?
In December, Axum is warm: daytime highs average 25 °C, and nights cool down to about 9 °C. The sun shines for around 8 hours a day. It hardly ever rains. All in all, December is an excellent month for a holiday in Axum.
December compared
How the weather changes from November to January. Tap a month to open it.
| NovemberNov | DecemberDec | JanuaryJan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 95 | 96 | 92 |
| Day | 25° | 25° | 26° |
| Night | 11° | 9° | 10° |
| Sun | 8 h | 8 h | 8 h |
| Rain days | 1 | 1 | 1 |
More details for December
- Daylight
- 11 h 18 min06:41 – 17:59
- UV index
- 9 · very highclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 10 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 20 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 0 days30 °C or moreAll months
- Time zone
- UTC+3Africa/Addis_Ababa
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %82 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %100 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “Mountain air”.
What to pack in December
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses & sun hat
- A jumper for the evenings
Axum in December: quick answers
Is Axum hot in December?
Warm rather than hot: in December, daytime highs in Axum average 25 °C and nights cool to about 9 °C.
Does it rain much in Axum in December?
It hardly ever rains.
Axum month by month
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences