Driefontein climate

Driefontein Weather in December

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

Average highs run from 27°C on December 1 to 28°C on December 31, and lows from 13°C to 15°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 152 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 Driefontein, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
28°C
Average low
14°C
Precipitation
152 mm
Reanalysis high
38°CDec 17, 2003
Reanalysis low
2°CDec 12, 1994
Daylight
13 h 43 min to 13 h 49 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
14°C
Wind
7.9 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 127°C13°C37°C 20155°C 199571%
Dec 227°C13°C36°C 20198°C 199572%
Dec 327°C13°C36°C 20197°C 200574%
Dec 427°C13°C37°C 19927°C 199873%
Dec 527°C13°C37°C 20187°C 199172%
Dec 627°C13°C36°C 20189°C 199171%
Dec 727°C14°C36°C 201510°C 201371%
Dec 827°C14°C35°C 200310°C 199572%
Dec 927°C14°C36°C 200310°C 200573%
Dec 1027°C14°C36°C 20159°C 200673%
Dec 1127°C14°C35°C 20035°C 199474%
Dec 1227°C14°C36°C 20032°C 199473%
Dec 1327°C14°C36°C 20036°C 199473%
Dec 1427°C14°C37°C 200310°C 199472%
Dec 1527°C14°C34°C 201910°C 201772%
Dec 1628°C14°C35°C 200310°C 201972%
Dec 1728°C14°C38°C 200311°C 200872%
Dec 1828°C14°C35°C 20159°C 200771%
Dec 1928°C14°C37°C 20158°C 200772%
Dec 2028°C14°C37°C 20199°C 200773%
Dec 2128°C14°C37°C 201511°C 200575%
Dec 2228°C14°C36°C 201612°C 199175%
Dec 2328°C15°C34°C 200512°C 199175%
Dec 2428°C15°C38°C 201512°C 200875%
Dec 2528°C15°C36°C 201810°C 200876%
Dec 2628°C15°C37°C 20189°C 199276%
Dec 2728°C15°C38°C 201810°C 200377%
Dec 2828°C15°C33°C 201511°C 200377%
Dec 2928°C15°C36°C 202011°C 200777%
Dec 3028°C15°C36°C 202010°C 200775%
Dec 3128°C15°C34°C 200310°C 200774%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

December 1
sunrise 4:56 AM, sunset 6:39 PM
December 31
sunrise 5:07 AM, sunset 6:56 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.