Mthatha Weather in December
Average highs run from 26°C on December 1 to 28°C on December 31, and lows from 13°C to 15°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 149 mm over about 25 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, in °C.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Reanalysis extreme high
- Reanalysis extreme low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 27°C
- Average low
- 14°C
- Precipitation
- 149 mm
- Reanalysis high
- 40°CDec 1, 2015
- Reanalysis low
- 4°CDec 12, 1994
- Daylight
- 14 h 04 min to 14 h 11 min
- Cloud cover
- 72%
- Humidity
- 76%
- Dew point
- 14°C
- Wind
- 14.4 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 | Reanalysis high | Reanalysis low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 26°C | 13°C | 40°C 2015 | 5°C 1995 | 69% |
| Dec 2 | 26°C | 13°C | 36°C 1993 | 9°C 1995 | 70% |
| Dec 3 | 26°C | 13°C | 35°C 2004 | 9°C 2020 | 71% |
| Dec 4 | 26°C | 13°C | 39°C 2004 | 7°C 1998 | 72% |
| Dec 5 | 26°C | 13°C | 37°C 1994 | 8°C 1991 | 72% |
| Dec 6 | 26°C | 13°C | 38°C 2018 | 10°C 1991 | 72% |
| Dec 7 | 26°C | 13°C | 34°C 2003 | 9°C 2010 | 73% |
| Dec 8 | 26°C | 13°C | 39°C 1994 | 9°C 2005 | 74% |
| Dec 9 | 26°C | 13°C | 35°C 1997 | 7°C 2005 | 75% |
| Dec 10 | 26°C | 13°C | 34°C 2007 | 8°C 2006 | 76% |
| Dec 11 | 27°C | 13°C | 37°C 2003 | 7°C 1994 | 74% |
| Dec 12 | 27°C | 14°C | 37°C 2004 | 4°C 1994 | 74% |
| Dec 13 | 27°C | 14°C | 38°C 2003 | 7°C 2005 | 74% |
| Dec 14 | 27°C | 14°C | 35°C 2014 | 10°C 2009 | 75% |
| Dec 15 | 27°C | 14°C | 34°C 2016 | 8°C 2017 | 75% |
| Dec 16 | 27°C | 14°C | 40°C 1997 | 7°C 2019 | 76% |
| Dec 17 | 27°C | 14°C | 38°C 2018 | 10°C 1997 | 75% |
| Dec 18 | 27°C | 14°C | 37°C 2018 | 8°C 1997 | 75% |
| Dec 19 | 27°C | 14°C | 38°C 1999 | 8°C 1996 | 75% |
| Dec 20 | 28°C | 14°C | 36°C 1997 | 10°C 2017 | 75% |
| Dec 21 | 28°C | 14°C | 38°C 1994 | 10°C 1991 | 76% |
| Dec 22 | 28°C | 14°C | 38°C 2008 | 10°C 1991 | 77% |
| Dec 23 | 28°C | 14°C | 38°C 2016 | 9°C 1995 | 76% |
| Dec 24 | 28°C | 15°C | 38°C 2019 | 11°C 2016 | 76% |
| Dec 25 | 28°C | 15°C | 38°C 2014 | 8°C 2008 | 77% |
| Dec 26 | 28°C | 15°C | 38°C 2019 | 8°C 2017 | 77% |
| Dec 27 | 28°C | 15°C | 35°C 2004 | 6°C 2003 | 77% |
| Dec 28 | 28°C | 15°C | 36°C 2015 | 9°C 2003 | 77% |
| Dec 29 | 28°C | 15°C | 37°C 2020 | 11°C 2005 | 74% |
| Dec 30 | 28°C | 15°C | 34°C 2003 | 11°C 2005 | 74% |
| Dec 31 | 28°C | 15°C | 36°C 1997 | 10°C 2006 | 75% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).
- December 1
- sunrise 4:52 AM, sunset 6:56 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 5:02 AM, sunset 7:13 PM
Other months
Sources
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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.