Thamaga Weather in December
Thamaga in December
The short of it: Thamaga in December averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 19° · rain 63 mm · daylight 13 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Thamaga an average December high of 33°, a low of 19° and some 63 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 40 min in mid-December, 18 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Thamaga runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Manyana, 13 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Thamaga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ManyanaNgwaketsi | 13 km SSE | 32° | 18° | 65 mm |
| MmankgodiKweneng | 13 km ESE | 32° | 19° | 71 mm |
| KumakwaneKweneng | 16 km E | 33° | 19° | 74 mm |
| MosopaNgwaketsi | 16 km SW | 32° | 19° | 60 mm |
| GabaneKweneng | 25 km E | 32° | 19° | 74 mm |
| MolepololeKweneng | 30 km N | 32° | 19° | 69 mm |
| MetsemotlhabaKweneng | 30 km ENE | 33° | 19° | 72 mm |
| MogoditshaneKweneng | 33 km E | 33° | 19° | 73 mm |