Somerset East climate

Somerset East Weather in December

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Somerset East, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 28°C on December 1 to 31°C on December 31, and lows from 12°C to 14°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 74 mm over about 13 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Somerset East, in °C, with the record for each date.01020304050151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
30°C
Average low
13°C
Precipitation
74 mm
Reanalysis high
41°CDec 18, 2016
Reanalysis low
3°CDec 1, 1995
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 14 h 17 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
10°C
Wind
15.5 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Dec 128°C12°C39°C 20153°C 199542%
Dec 228°C12°C41°C 20196°C 199543%
Dec 328°C12°C40°C 20166°C 202044%
Dec 428°C12°C40°C 20045°C 199144%
Dec 529°C12°C36°C 19944°C 199142%
Dec 629°C12°C39°C 20168°C 201342%
Dec 729°C12°C35°C 20037°C 201041%
Dec 829°C12°C40°C 19948°C 201142%
Dec 929°C12°C34°C 19977°C 200542%
Dec 1029°C13°C35°C 20157°C 199439%
Dec 1129°C13°C38°C 20155°C 199438%
Dec 1229°C13°C39°C 20046°C 199437%
Dec 1330°C13°C36°C 19946°C 200537%
Dec 1430°C13°C37°C 20169°C 200938%
Dec 1530°C13°C36°C 20058°C 201740%
Dec 1630°C13°C38°C 20037°C 201940%
Dec 1730°C13°C40°C 20188°C 199741%
Dec 1830°C13°C41°C 20167°C 199741%
Dec 1930°C13°C39°C 20167°C 199641%
Dec 2030°C13°C39°C 19978°C 199641%
Dec 2130°C13°C40°C 20098°C 199142%
Dec 2230°C13°C36°C 20088°C 199142%
Dec 2330°C13°C38°C 20159°C 199842%
Dec 2430°C13°C38°C 19989°C 200843%
Dec 2530°C14°C36°C 20188°C 200845%
Dec 2630°C14°C38°C 20186°C 201745%
Dec 2730°C14°C37°C 20006°C 200346%
Dec 2830°C14°C40°C 20159°C 200345%
Dec 2931°C14°C39°C 201810°C 200945%
Dec 3031°C14°C38°C 199710°C 200545%
Dec 3131°C14°C40°C 20169°C 200646%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Somerset East, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

December 1
sunrise 5:03 AM, sunset 7:11 PM
December 31
sunrise 5:12 AM, sunset 7:29 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

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 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.