Windhoek Weather in December
Windhoek in December
The short of it: Windhoek in December averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 17° · rain 40 mm · daylight 13 h 31 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Windhoek an average December high of 32°, a low of 17° and some 40 mm of rain. The height of summer in Windhoek, with afternoons near 32°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 31 min in mid-December, 17 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Windhoek runs about middling and about as wet in December. Katutura, 5 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Windhoek, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 17 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KatuturaKhomas Region | 5 km NNW | 32° | 17° | 40 mm |
| Groot AubKhomas Region | 44 km SSE | 31° | 16° | 32 mm |
| OkahandjaOtjozondjupa Region | 67 km NNW | 34° | 16° | 47 mm |
| RehobothHardap Region | 84 km S | 32° | 16° | 21 mm |
| OmitaraOmaheke Region | 100 km ENE | 32° | 16° | 50 mm |
| OtjimbingweErongo Region | 101 km WNW | 34° | 18° | 16 mm |
| KaribibErongo Region | 144 km WNW | 34° | 17° | 25 mm |
| WitvleiOmaheke Region | 146 km E | 33° | 17° | 44 mm |