Beaufort West climate

Beaufort West Weather in December

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

Average highs run from 32°C on December 1 to 34°C on December 31, and lows from 13°C to 15°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 34 mm over about 6 wet days.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Beaufort West, 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
33°C
Average low
15°C
Precipitation
34 mm
Reanalysis high
43°CDec 18, 2016
Reanalysis low
4°CDec 1, 1995
Daylight
14 h 07 min to 14 h 15 min
Cloud cover
36%
Humidity
44%
Dew point
7°C
Wind
17.6 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 132°C13°C41°C 20154°C 199519%
Dec 232°C13°C39°C 20198°C 199619%
Dec 332°C13°C41°C 20167°C 199620%
Dec 432°C14°C38°C 20046°C 199320%
Dec 532°C14°C39°C 20037°C 199119%
Dec 632°C14°C40°C 20169°C 201319%
Dec 732°C14°C39°C 200811°C 201019%
Dec 832°C14°C41°C 19949°C 201120%
Dec 932°C14°C38°C 20087°C 201119%
Dec 1032°C14°C37°C 19969°C 199319%
Dec 1132°C14°C39°C 20157°C 199419%
Dec 1233°C14°C42°C 200410°C 200018%
Dec 1333°C14°C40°C 20069°C 200518%
Dec 1433°C15°C40°C 199110°C 201119%
Dec 1533°C15°C39°C 19977°C 201120%
Dec 1633°C15°C40°C 20039°C 201920%
Dec 1733°C15°C42°C 20188°C 199720%
Dec 1833°C15°C43°C 20167°C 199720%
Dec 1933°C15°C40°C 202010°C 200722%
Dec 2033°C15°C42°C 199710°C 200522%
Dec 2133°C15°C42°C 200910°C 200523%
Dec 2233°C15°C40°C 201211°C 201522%
Dec 2333°C15°C41°C 200011°C 199821%
Dec 2433°C15°C39°C 199810°C 199422%
Dec 2533°C15°C40°C 20069°C 200822%
Dec 2633°C15°C40°C 19968°C 200322%
Dec 2733°C15°C39°C 20156°C 200323%
Dec 2833°C15°C39°C 20019°C 200323%
Dec 2934°C15°C40°C 201811°C 200323%
Dec 3034°C15°C40°C 199712°C 199222%
Dec 3134°C15°C42°C 20169°C 200623%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Beaufort West, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

December 1
sunrise 5:15 AM, sunset 7:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 5:25 AM, sunset 7:40 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.