Mariental Weather in December
Mariental in December
The short of it: Mariental in December averages a high of 34 °C (92 °F) and a low of 19 °C (67 °F), with 19 mm (0.75 in) of rain and about 13 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 19° · rain 19 mm · daylight 13 h 39 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Mariental an average December high of 34°, a low of 19° and some 19 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 19 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 39 min in mid-December, 18 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Mariental runs about middling and drier than most in December. Stampriet, 54 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
December in Mariental, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StamprietHardap Region | 54 km NE | 33° | 20° | 20 mm |
| GibeonHardap Region | 58 km SSW | 34° | 19° | 19 mm |
| KalkrandHardap Region | 72 km NNW | 33° | 18° | 19 mm |
| HoachanasHardap Region | 79 km N | 33° | 19° | 21 mm |
| GochasHardap Region | 88 km ESE | 34° | 19° | 24 mm |
| MaltahöheHardap Region | 102 km WSW | 29° | 16° | 12 mm |
| SchlipHardap Region | 107 km NW | 30° | 16° | 16 mm |
| AranosHardap Region | 129 km ENE | 33° | 18° | 21 mm |