Grootfontein Weather in December
Grootfontein in December
The short of it: Grootfontein in December averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 77 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 18° · rain 77 mm · daylight 13 h 18 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Grootfontein an average December high of 32°, a low of 18° and some 77 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 77 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 18 min in mid-December.
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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Grootfontein runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Otjituuo, 52 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Grootfontein, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 26 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OtjituuoOtjozondjupa Region | 52 km E | 33° | 19° | 59 mm |
| TsumebOshikoto Region | 54 km NW | 32° | 19° | 77 mm |
| OtaviOtjozondjupa Region | 80 km W | 32° | 17° | 76 mm |
| TsintsabisOshikoto Region | 91 km N | 33° | 19° | 81 mm |
| OkakararaOtjozondjupa Region | 131 km SSW | 33° | 17° | 50 mm |
| OshiveloOshikoto Region | 144 km NW | 33° | 19° | 85 mm |
| OkondjatuOtjozondjupa Region | 157 km S | 33° | 17° | 59 mm |
| OtjiwarongoOtjozondjupa Region | 181 km WSW | 33° | 16° | 61 mm |