Letlhakane weather in December

In December, Letlhakane sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 95 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Letlhakane's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Letlhakane's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 95 mm; 12.2 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 18 min; 5:35 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 12th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Letlhakane is City in northern Botswana.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Letlhakane reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than 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)	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	20
2	32	20
3	32	20
4	31	20
5	31	20
6	31	20
7	31	20
8	31	20
9	31	20
10	31	20
11	31	20
12	31	20
13	31	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
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20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	31	21
31	31	21

How December really feels in Letlhakane

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Letlhakane weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-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	31° / 20°	99	12.3	13.2	4.2
Feb	31° / 20°	86	9.8	12.7	4.5
Mar	30° / 19°	52	7	12.2	5.3
Apr	29° / 15°	12	2.5	11.5	6.8
May	27° / 11°	4	0.9	11	8.7
Jun	24° / 8°	4	0.5	10.7	9.5
Jul	24° / 8°	1	0.2	10.8	9.5
Aug	27° / 11°	0	0	11.3	8.6
Sep	31° / 15°	5	0.9	11.9	6.0
Oct	33° / 19°	11	2.5	12.5	4.3
Nov	33° / 20°	49	8.5	13	3.9
Dec	31° / 20°	95	12.2	13.3	4.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

	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 (%)	51	51	51	50	50	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	53	54	53	52	51	51	51	51	50	51	51	51
Cloudier (%)	49	49	49	50	50	51	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	46	47	46	47	48	49	49	49	49	50	49	49	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	52	48
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	50	50
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Letlhakane gets around 95 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 41% 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 (%)	35	36	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	40	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	36
3	37
4	37
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	39
23	40
24	40
25	41
26	41
27	41
28	41
29	41
30	40
31	40

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

	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 (%)	29	28	27	25	24	22	21	20	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10
Comfortable (%)	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22
Humid (%)	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	31	30
Muggy (%)	16	17	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	36	37	37	37

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

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 13 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)	13	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	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	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	calm
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16	12	calm
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30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 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 5:31 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:59 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)	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42
Sunset (PM)	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.2	5:31	6:44
2	13.2	5:31	6:44
3	13.2	5:31	6:45
4	13.2	5:31	6:46
5	13.2	5:32	6:46
6	13.3	5:32	6:47
7	13.3	5:32	6:47
8	13.3	5:32	6:48
9	13.3	5:33	6:49
10	13.3	5:33	6:49
11	13.3	5:33	6:50
12	13.3	5:33	6:50
13	13.3	5:34	6:51
14	13.3	5:34	6:52
15	13.3	5:34	6:52
16	13.3	5:35	6:53
17	13.3	5:35	6:53
18	13.3	5:36	6:54
19	13.3	5:36	6:54
20	13.3	5:37	6:55
21	13.3	5:37	6:55
22	13.3	5:37	6:56
23	13.3	5:38	6:56
24	13.3	5:38	6:57
25	13.3	5:39	6:57
26	13.3	5:39	6:58
27	13.3	5:40	6:58
28	13.3	5:40	6:58
29	13.3	5:41	6:59
30	13.3	5:42	6:59
31	13.3	5:42	6:59

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.76 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)	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8
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	6.8	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.8	Intense
4	6.8	Intense
5	6.8	Intense
6	6.8	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.8	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.8	Intense
16	6.8	Intense
17	6.8	Intense
18	6.8	Intense
19	6.8	Intense
20	6.8	Intense
21	6.8	Intense
22	6.8	Intense
23	6.8	Intense
24	6.8	Intense
25	6.8	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.8	Intense
29	6.8	Intense
30	6.8	Intense
31	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Letlhakane?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

6.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Letlhakane in December

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

In December, Letlhakane sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Letlhakane 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 Letlhakane peaks around January 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (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	14	13	10	8	6	7	8	10	11	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Letlhakane?

Letlhakane sits at 21.4°S, 25.6°E, 984 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Gweta, 142 km away.

Topography around Letlhakane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Letlhakane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 987 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m.

The land around Letlhakane is covered by shrubs (57%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, shrubs (92%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km

31 m

shrubs 57%

16 km

372 m

shrubs 92%

80 km

393 m

shrubs 76%

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

December weather nearby: Gweta 142 km · Nata 147 km · Serowe 158 km · Tutume 181 km · Tonota 193 km · Francistown 200 km · Palapye 202 km · Mahalapye 226 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 Letlhakane (-21.4149°, 25.5926°, elevation 984 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	32	20
2	32	20
3	32	20
4	31	20
5	31	20
6	31	20
7	31	20
8	31	20
9	31	20
10	31	20
11	31	20
12	31	20
13	31	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
19	31	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	31	21
31	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	52	48
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	50	50
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	36
3	37
4	37
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	39
23	40
24	40
25	41
26	41
27	41
28	41
29	41
30	40
31	40

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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	20
2	32	20
3	32	20
4	31	20
5	31	20
6	31	20
7	31	20
8	31	20
9	31	20
10	31	20
11	31	20
12	31	20
13	31	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
19	31	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	31	21
31	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	52	48
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	50	50
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	36
3	37
4	37
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	39
23	40
24	40
25	41
26	41
27	41
28	41
29	41
30	40
31	40

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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	20
2	32	20
3	32	20
4	31	20
5	31	20
6	31	20
7	31	20
8	31	20
9	31	20
10	31	20
11	31	20
12	31	20
13	31	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
19	31	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	31	21
31	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	52	48
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	50	50
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	36
3	37
4	37
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	39
9	39
10	39
11	39
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	38
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	39
23	40
24	40
25	41
26	41
27	41
28	41
29	41
30	40
31	40

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