Ladysmith climate

Ladysmith Weather in December

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

Average highs run from 30°C on December 1 to 31°C on December 31, and lows from 14°C to 16°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 146 mm over about 22 wet days.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ladysmith, 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
31°C
Average low
15°C
Precipitation
146 mm
Reanalysis high
42°CDec 19, 2015
Reanalysis low
3°CDec 12, 1994
Daylight
13 h 50 min to 13 h 56 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
14°C
Wind
12.2 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 130°C14°C42°C 20156°C 199570%
Dec 230°C14°C40°C 201910°C 199572%
Dec 330°C14°C40°C 20199°C 199872%
Dec 430°C14°C39°C 20168°C 201972%
Dec 530°C14°C40°C 19947°C 199172%
Dec 630°C14°C38°C 20189°C 199171%
Dec 730°C14°C39°C 201511°C 201072%
Dec 830°C14°C37°C 201811°C 200572%
Dec 930°C15°C36°C 200310°C 200573%
Dec 1030°C15°C39°C 20159°C 200672%
Dec 1130°C15°C40°C 20156°C 199473%
Dec 1230°C15°C37°C 20153°C 199472%
Dec 1330°C15°C38°C 20037°C 199472%
Dec 1430°C15°C39°C 200312°C 200972%
Dec 1530°C15°C38°C 201811°C 201773%
Dec 1630°C15°C38°C 200311°C 201971%
Dec 1730°C15°C41°C 200312°C 199771%
Dec 1831°C15°C39°C 201510°C 200771%
Dec 1931°C15°C42°C 20159°C 200771%
Dec 2031°C15°C40°C 20039°C 200772%
Dec 2131°C15°C39°C 201912°C 200573%
Dec 2231°C15°C40°C 201612°C 199173%
Dec 2331°C15°C39°C 200911°C 199574%
Dec 2431°C16°C41°C 201512°C 200876%
Dec 2531°C16°C40°C 201811°C 200877%
Dec 2631°C16°C40°C 201810°C 200078%
Dec 2731°C16°C41°C 201810°C 200379%
Dec 2831°C16°C37°C 201512°C 200379%
Dec 2931°C16°C36°C 202012°C 200578%
Dec 3031°C16°C37°C 200311°C 200776%
Dec 3131°C16°C36°C 201511°C 199377%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Ladysmith, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

December 1
sunrise 4:55 AM, sunset 6:45 PM
December 31
sunrise 5:06 AM, sunset 7:02 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.