Swakopmund Weather in December
Average highs run from 20°C on December 1 to 21°C on December 31, and lows from 15°C to 17°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 9 mm over about 2 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 21°C
- Average low
- 16°C
- Precipitation
- 9 mm
- Record high
- 31°CDec 2, 2013
- Record low
- 9°CDec 15, 2011
- Daylight
- 13 h 26 min to 13 h 30 min
- Cloud cover
- 49%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 15°C
- Wind
- 13.0 km/h
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 20°C | 15°C | 31°C 2008 | 12°C 2005 | 6% |
| Dec 2 | 20°C | 15°C | 31°C 2013 | 11°C 2020 | 6% |
| Dec 3 | 20°C | 15°C | 31°C 2013 | 10°C 2017 | 6% |
| Dec 4 | 20°C | 16°C | 30°C 2019 | 11°C 2010 | 6% |
| Dec 5 | 21°C | 16°C | 30°C 2019 | 10°C 2010 | 6% |
| Dec 6 | 21°C | 16°C | 28°C 2004 | 10°C 2022 | 6% |
| Dec 7 | 21°C | 16°C | 28°C 2004 | 12°C 2010 | 6% |
| Dec 8 | 21°C | 16°C | 28°C 2017 | 12°C 2010 | 6% |
| Dec 9 | 21°C | 16°C | 29°C 2016 | 12°C 2006 | 5% |
| Dec 10 | 21°C | 16°C | 31°C 2015 | 11°C 2007 | 5% |
| Dec 11 | 21°C | 16°C | 31°C 2015 | 12°C 2006 | 5% |
| Dec 12 | 21°C | 16°C | 30°C 2005 | 12°C 2010 | 5% |
| Dec 13 | 21°C | 16°C | 28°C 2005 | 12°C 2020 | 5% |
| Dec 14 | 21°C | 16°C | 28°C 2024 | 13°C 2010 | 5% |
| Dec 15 | 21°C | 16°C | 28°C 2005 | 9°C 2011 | 5% |
| Dec 16 | 21°C | 16°C | 30°C 2005 | 11°C 2021 | 5% |
| Dec 17 | 21°C | 16°C | 30°C 2005 | 11°C 2005 | 6% |
| Dec 18 | 21°C | 16°C | 30°C 2010 | 12°C 2002 | 6% |
| Dec 19 | 21°C | 16°C | 30°C 2010 | 11°C 2021 | 6% |
| Dec 20 | 21°C | 16°C | 29°C 2010 | 11°C 2005 | 6% |
| Dec 21 | 21°C | 16°C | 28°C 2013 | 10°C 2005 | 7% |
| Dec 22 | 21°C | 16°C | 30°C 2019 | 11°C 2005 | 7% |
| Dec 23 | 21°C | 16°C | 30°C 2019 | 11°C 2010 | 8% |
| Dec 24 | 21°C | 16°C | 30°C 2013 | 14°C 2014 | 8% |
| Dec 25 | 21°C | 16°C | 29°C 2015 | 12°C 2016 | 8% |
| Dec 26 | 21°C | 16°C | 29°C 2004 | 12°C 2021 | 9% |
| Dec 27 | 21°C | 16°C | 29°C 2004 | 13°C 2021 | 9% |
| Dec 28 | 21°C | 17°C | 29°C 2004 | 13°C 2014 | 10% |
| Dec 29 | 21°C | 17°C | 29°C 2024 | 11°C 2008 | 10% |
| Dec 30 | 21°C | 17°C | 29°C 2024 | 12°C 2008 | 10% |
| Dec 31 | 21°C | 17°C | 29°C 2007 | 12°C 2021 | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 7:34 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
Other months
Sources
Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station WAM00068098, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.