Mmopone weather in December

In December, Mmopone sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 71 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 42% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Mmopone's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mmopone's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 71 mm; 11 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 30 min; 5:27 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 12th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 6.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

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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 Mmopone 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 26°C and 36°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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	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	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	19
2	31	19
3	31	19
4	31	19
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	32	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20
29	31	20
30	31	20
31	31	20

Mmopone weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-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° / 21°	77	10.8	13.4	4.5
Feb	31° / 20°	69	8.8	12.9	4.8
Mar	29° / 19°	48	7.1	12.2	5.9
Apr	27° / 15°	23	3.8	11.4	7.8
May	25° / 10°	11	1.4	10.8	9.1
Jun	22° / 7°	9	0.9	10.5	9.0
Jul	22° / 6°	2	0.5	10.6	9.0
Aug	25° / 9°	2	0.6	11.1	9.3
Sep	29° / 14°	8	1.2	11.8	7.2
Oct	31° / 18°	28	4.7	12.6	5.4
Nov	31° / 19°	58	8.7	13.2	4.6
Dec	31° / 20°	71	11	13.5	4.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

	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 (%)	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	64	65	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	68	66	66	65	65	64	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64
Cloudier (%)	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	35	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mmopone gets around 71 mm of rain over 11 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 35% and peaks near 36% 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 (%)	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	34

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

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

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

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
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14	11	calm
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27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	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 5:24 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:05 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	13.4	13.4	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	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:35
Sunset (PM)	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.4	5:24	6:49
2	13.4	5:24	6:49
3	13.4	5:24	6:50
4	13.4	5:24	6:51
5	13.5	5:24	6:51
6	13.5	5:24	6:52
7	13.5	5:25	6:53
8	13.5	5:25	6:53
9	13.5	5:25	6:54
10	13.5	5:25	6:55
11	13.5	5:26	6:55
12	13.5	5:26	6:56
13	13.5	5:26	6:56
14	13.5	5:27	6:57
15	13.5	5:27	6:58
16	13.5	5:27	6:58
17	13.5	5:28	6:59
18	13.5	5:28	6:59
19	13.5	5:28	7:00
20	13.5	5:29	7:00
21	13.5	5:29	7:01
22	13.5	5:30	7:01
23	13.5	5:30	7:02
24	13.5	5:31	7:02
25	13.5	5:31	7:03
26	13.5	5:32	7:03
27	13.5	5:32	7:03
28	13.5	5:33	7:04
29	13.5	5:33	7:04
30	13.5	5:34	7:04
31	13.5	5:35	7:05

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.91 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	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	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	6.8	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.8	Intense
4	6.8	Intense
5	6.8	Intense
6	6.8	Intense
7	6.9	Intense
8	6.9	Intense
9	6.9	Intense
10	6.9	Intense
11	6.9	Intense
12	6.9	Intense
13	7.0	Intense
14	7.0	Intense
15	7.0	Intense
16	7.0	Intense
17	7.0	Intense
18	7.0	Intense
19	7.0	Intense
20	7.0	Intense
21	7.0	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 Mmopone?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mmopone in December

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

In December, Mmopone sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Mmopone 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 Mmopone peaks around January 13 at about 14 (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)	14	13	12	9	6	5	6	8	9	10	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	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	10	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Mmopone?

Mmopone sits at 24.6°S, 25.9°E, 1,009 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Mogoditshane, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Mmopone

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mmopone has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 1,004 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 619 m.

The land around Mmopone is covered by shrubs (54%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (46%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

118 m

shrubs 54%

16 km

350 m

shrubs 46%

80 km

619 m

shrubs 75%

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

December weather nearby: Mogoditshane 7.0 km · Gaborone 10 km · Gabane 14 km · Tlokweng 15 km · Mochudi 33 km · Ramotswa 34 km · Thamaga 36 km · Molepolole 42 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
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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 Mmopone (-24.5669°, 25.8742°, elevation 1,009 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	31	19
2	31	19
3	31	19
4	31	19
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	32	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20
29	31	20
30	31	20
31	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

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

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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	19
2	31	19
3	31	19
4	31	19
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	32	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20
29	31	20
30	31	20
31	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

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

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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	19
2	31	19
3	31	19
4	31	19
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	32	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20
29	31	20
30	31	20
31	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

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

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