Kanye weather in December

In December, Kanye sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 86 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of December to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kanye's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanye's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 86 mm; 14.1 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 30 min; 5:29 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 12th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

Kanye is town in Botswana.

Founded: 1853

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kanye reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	18
2	30	18
3	30	18
4	30	18
5	30	18
6	30	18
7	30	18
8	30	18
9	30	18
10	30	18
11	30	18
12	30	18
13	30	18
14	30	18
15	30	19
16	30	19
17	30	19
18	30	19
19	30	19
20	30	19
21	30	19
22	30	19
23	30	19
24	30	19
25	30	19
26	30	19
27	30	19
28	30	19
29	30	19
30	30	19
31	30	19

Kanye weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 19°	88	13.4	13.4	4.9
Feb	29° / 19°	76	10.7	12.9	5.3
Mar	28° / 17°	63	9.6	12.2	6.4
Apr	26° / 14°	32	4.9	11.4	7.9
May	23° / 9°	14	1.9	10.8	9.0
Jun	21° / 6°	9	1.2	10.5	8.7
Jul	21° / 6°	2	0.5	10.6	8.8
Aug	24° / 8°	4	1	11.1	9.3
Sep	28° / 13°	11	1.6	11.8	8.0
Oct	30° / 16°	35	6.1	12.6	6.1
Nov	30° / 17°	67	10.9	13.2	5.1
Dec	30° / 19°	86	14.1	13.5	4.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	65	65	65	64	64	65	66	66	66	67	67	67	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	66	66
Cloudier (%)	35	35	35	36	36	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	34	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	65	35
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	66	34
31	66	34

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kanye gets around 86 mm of rain over 14.1 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 45% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	44	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	45
4	46
5	46
6	46
7	46
8	46
9	46
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	44
22	44
23	44
24	45
25	45
26	45
27	45
28	44
29	44
30	44
31	43

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 36% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	42	40	39	37	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	25	24	24	24	24
Comfortable (%)	36	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Humid (%)	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	26	27	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	42	36	21	1
2	40	37	22	1
3	39	38	22	1
4	37	39	23	1
5	36	39	23	1
6	35	39	24	2
7	35	39	25	2
8	34	39	25	2
9	34	39	26	2
10	33	38	26	2
11	33	38	27	2
12	33	38	28	2
13	33	37	28	2
14	33	37	29	2
15	33	36	29	2
16	32	36	29	2
17	32	36	30	2
18	32	36	30	2
19	31	35	31	3
20	31	35	31	3
21	30	35	32	3
22	29	35	33	4
23	28	35	33	4
24	27	35	34	5
25	26	34	35	5
26	25	34	35	6
27	25	34	35	6
28	24	34	35	7
29	24	34	35	7
30	24	34	35	8
31	24	34	34	8

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	calm
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28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of December to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:08 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36
Sunset (PM)	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.4	5:25	6:52
2	13.5	5:25	6:52
3	13.5	5:25	6:53
4	13.5	5:26	6:54
5	13.5	5:26	6:54
6	13.5	5:26	6:55
7	13.5	5:26	6:56
8	13.5	5:26	6:56
9	13.5	5:26	6:57
10	13.5	5:27	6:58
11	13.5	5:27	6:58
12	13.5	5:27	6:59
13	13.5	5:28	6:59
14	13.5	5:28	7:00
15	13.5	5:28	7:01
16	13.5	5:29	7:01
17	13.5	5:29	7:02
18	13.5	5:29	7:02
19	13.6	5:30	7:03
20	13.6	5:30	7:03
21	13.6	5:31	7:04
22	13.6	5:31	7:04
23	13.6	5:32	7:05
24	13.6	5:32	7:05
25	13.6	5:33	7:06
26	13.5	5:33	7:06
27	13.5	5:34	7:06
28	13.5	5:34	7:07
29	13.5	5:35	7:07
30	13.5	5:35	7:07
31	13.5	5:36	7:08

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.98 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.9	Intense
2	6.9	Intense
3	6.9	Intense
4	6.9	Intense
5	6.9	Intense
6	6.9	Intense
7	7.0	Intense
8	7.0	Intense
9	7.0	Intense
10	7.0	Intense
11	7.0	Intense
12	7.0	Intense
13	7.0	Intense
14	7.1	Intense
15	7.1	Intense
16	7.1	Intense
17	7.1	Intense
18	7.1	Intense
19	7.1	Intense
20	7.1	Intense
21	7.1	Intense
22	7.0	Intense
23	7.0	Intense
24	7.0	Intense
25	7.0	Intense
26	7.0	Intense
27	7.0	Intense
28	7.0	Intense
29	7.0	Intense
30	7.0	Intense
31	7.0	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kanye?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.7

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

6.5

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Kanye for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kanye in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Kanye sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kanye in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kanye peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	13	12	9	6	5	6	8	9	11	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Kanye?

Kanye sits at 25.0°S, 25.3°E, 1,406 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Mosopa, 23 km away.

Topography around Kanye

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kanye.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 1,327 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m.

The land around Kanye is covered by shrubs (46%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, shrubs (75%) within 16 km, and shrubs (71%) within 80 km.

3 km

173 m

shrubs 46%

16 km

345 m

shrubs 75%

80 km

626 m

shrubs 71%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← November Kanye year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Mosopa 23 km · Thamaga 39 km · Lobatse 45 km · Janeng 55 km · Ramotswa 55 km · Gabane 56 km · Molepolole 64 km · Mogoditshane 66 km

Botswana travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G / M; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $7,778; 2025
Happiness: 3.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 63%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 11.4; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 26.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kanye (-24.9668°, 25.3327°, elevation 1,406 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	18
2	30	18
3	30	18
4	30	18
5	30	18
6	30	18
7	30	18
8	30	18
9	30	18
10	30	18
11	30	18
12	30	18
13	30	18
14	30	18
15	30	19
16	30	19
17	30	19
18	30	19
19	30	19
20	30	19
21	30	19
22	30	19
23	30	19
24	30	19
25	30	19
26	30	19
27	30	19
28	30	19
29	30	19
30	30	19
31	30	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	65	35
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	66	34
31	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	45
4	46
5	46
6	46
7	46
8	46
9	46
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	44
22	44
23	44
24	45
25	45
26	45
27	45
28	44
29	44
30	44
31	43

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	42	36	21	1
2	40	37	22	1
3	39	38	22	1
4	37	39	23	1
5	36	39	23	1
6	35	39	24	2
7	35	39	25	2
8	34	39	25	2
9	34	39	26	2
10	33	38	26	2
11	33	38	27	2
12	33	38	28	2
13	33	37	28	2
14	33	37	29	2
15	33	36	29	2
16	32	36	29	2
17	32	36	30	2
18	32	36	30	2
19	31	35	31	3
20	31	35	31	3
21	30	35	32	3
22	29	35	33	4
23	28	35	33	4
24	27	35	34	5
25	26	34	35	5
26	25	34	35	6
27	25	34	35	6
28	24	34	35	7
29	24	34	35	7
30	24	34	35	8
31	24	34	34	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	18
2	30	18
3	30	18
4	30	18
5	30	18
6	30	18
7	30	18
8	30	18
9	30	18
10	30	18
11	30	18
12	30	18
13	30	18
14	30	18
15	30	19
16	30	19
17	30	19
18	30	19
19	30	19
20	30	19
21	30	19
22	30	19
23	30	19
24	30	19
25	30	19
26	30	19
27	30	19
28	30	19
29	30	19
30	30	19
31	30	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	65	35
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	66	34
31	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	45
4	46
5	46
6	46
7	46
8	46
9	46
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	44
22	44
23	44
24	45
25	45
26	45
27	45
28	44
29	44
30	44
31	43

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	42	36	21	1
2	40	37	22	1
3	39	38	22	1
4	37	39	23	1
5	36	39	23	1
6	35	39	24	2
7	35	39	25	2
8	34	39	25	2
9	34	39	26	2
10	33	38	26	2
11	33	38	27	2
12	33	38	28	2
13	33	37	28	2
14	33	37	29	2
15	33	36	29	2
16	32	36	29	2
17	32	36	30	2
18	32	36	30	2
19	31	35	31	3
20	31	35	31	3
21	30	35	32	3
22	29	35	33	4
23	28	35	33	4
24	27	35	34	5
25	26	34	35	5
26	25	34	35	6
27	25	34	35	6
28	24	34	35	7
29	24	34	35	7
30	24	34	35	8
31	24	34	34	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	18
2	30	18
3	30	18
4	30	18
5	30	18
6	30	18
7	30	18
8	30	18
9	30	18
10	30	18
11	30	18
12	30	18
13	30	18
14	30	18
15	30	19
16	30	19
17	30	19
18	30	19
19	30	19
20	30	19
21	30	19
22	30	19
23	30	19
24	30	19
25	30	19
26	30	19
27	30	19
28	30	19
29	30	19
30	30	19
31	30	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	65	35
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	66	34
31	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	45
4	46
5	46
6	46
7	46
8	46
9	46
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	44
22	44
23	44
24	45
25	45
26	45
27	45
28	44
29	44
30	44
31	43

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	42	36	21	1
2	40	37	22	1
3	39	38	22	1
4	37	39	23	1
5	36	39	23	1
6	35	39	24	2
7	35	39	25	2
8	34	39	25	2
9	34	39	26	2
10	33	38	26	2
11	33	38	27	2
12	33	38	28	2
13	33	37	28	2
14	33	37	29	2
15	33	36	29	2
16	32	36	29	2
17	32	36	30	2
18	32	36	30	2
19	31	35	31	3
20	31	35	31	3
21	30	35	32	3
22	29	35	33	4
23	28	35	33	4
24	27	35	34	5
25	26	34	35	5
26	25	34	35	6
27	25	34	35	6
28	24	34	35	7
29	24	34	35	7
30	24	34	35	8
31	24	34	34	8