Lobatse Weather in December
Lobatse in December
The short of it: Lobatse in December averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 17° · rain 78 mm · daylight 13 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Lobatse an average December high of 31°, a low of 17° and some 78 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 78 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 42 min in mid-December, 19 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and August.
Against its neighbours, Lobatse runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Kgomokasitwa, 16 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Lobatse, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 13 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KgomokasitwaNgwaketsi | 16 km NNW | 31° | 18° | 68 mm |
| OtseSouth-East | 24 km NNE | 31° | 18° | 73 mm |
| JanengSouth-East | 25 km SSW | 31° | 17° | 76 mm |
| LotlhakaneNgwaketsi | 27 km NW | 31° | 18° | 66 mm |
| Ramotswa Station/TaungSouth-East | 27 km N | 32° | 18° | 67 mm |
| TlhareseleleNgwaketsi | 32 km S | 31° | 17° | 80 mm |
| Good HopeNgwaketsi | 36 km SW | 32° | 17° | 75 mm |
| LehurutsheNorth West | 41 km SE | 30° | 17° | 93 mm |