Quthing weather in December

In December, Quthing sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 118 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of December to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Quthing's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quthing's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 118 mm; 13.9 wet days
Daylight: 14 hours; 5:07 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover: 44%; 10th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 7.68 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Quthing is city.

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical December day in Quthing reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer 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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

How December really feels in Quthing

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.

Quthing 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	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 12°	119	15.8	0	13.7	6.3
Feb	24° / 12°	105	14.4	0	13.1	6.3
Mar	22° / 10°	93	13.6	0	12.2	6.5
Apr	19° / 7°	63	9.5	0.2	11.3	6.4
May	16° / 3°	33	4.9	0.6	10.5	5.8
Jun	13° / -1°	24	4.3	1.4	10.1	4.3
Jul	13° / -1°	21	3.8	2	10.2	4.3
Aug	15° / 2°	31	4.9	1.1	10.9	5.6
Sep	19° / 6°	30	4.9	0.6	11.8	7.3
Oct	21° / 8°	76	9.9	0.1	12.7	6.9
Nov	22° / 9°	104	11.7	0.1	13.5	6.7
Dec	24° / 11°	118	13.9	0	13.9	6.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

	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 (%)	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	68	69	69	70	70	71	71	72	72	73	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75
Cloudier (%)	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	68	32
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	75	25

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Quthing gets around 118 mm of rain over 13.9 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 (%)	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45

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

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 96% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	95	95	94	94	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	90
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	90	10

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
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31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of December to 13 h 54 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 5:04 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:10 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)	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:14
Sunset (PM)	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.8	5:04	6:54
2	13.8	5:04	6:54
3	13.8	5:04	6:55
4	13.9	5:04	6:56
5	13.9	5:04	6:57
6	13.9	5:05	6:57
7	13.9	5:05	6:58
8	13.9	5:05	6:59
9	13.9	5:05	6:59
10	13.9	5:05	7:00
11	13.9	5:05	7:01
12	13.9	5:06	7:01
13	13.9	5:06	7:02
14	13.9	5:06	7:03
15	13.9	5:06	7:03
16	14.0	5:07	7:04
17	14.0	5:07	7:05
18	14.0	5:08	7:05
19	14.0	5:08	7:06
20	14.0	5:08	7:06
21	14.0	5:09	7:07
22	14.0	5:09	7:07
23	14.0	5:10	7:08
24	14.0	5:10	7:08
25	14.0	5:11	7:08
26	14.0	5:11	7:09
27	14.0	5:12	7:09
28	14.0	5:12	7:10
29	13.9	5:13	7:10
30	13.9	5:14	7:10
31	13.9	5:14	7:10

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.68 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.68 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)	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7
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	7.6	Intense
2	7.6	Intense
3	7.6	Intense
4	7.6	Intense
5	7.6	Intense
6	7.6	Intense
7	7.6	Intense
8	7.6	Intense
9	7.6	Intense
10	7.6	Intense
11	7.6	Intense
12	7.7	Intense
13	7.7	Intense
14	7.7	Intense
15	7.7	Intense
16	7.7	Intense
17	7.7	Intense
18	7.7	Intense
19	7.7	Intense
20	7.7	Intense
21	7.7	Intense
22	7.7	Intense
23	7.7	Intense
24	7.7	Intense
25	7.7	Intense
26	7.7	Intense
27	7.7	Intense
28	7.7	Intense
29	7.7	Intense
30	7.7	Intense
31	7.7	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Quthing

In seasonPeak

In December, Quthing sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Quthing's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Quthing?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Quthing for sightseeing.

What to pack for Quthing in December

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

In December, Quthing sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Quthing 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 Quthing peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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	11	7	6	4	4	6	8	12	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	7	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Quthing in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Quthing is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	5	6	7	8	10	12	13	18	21	14	6	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	12	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	6	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Quthing?

Quthing sits at 30.4°S, 27.7°E, 1,515 m above sea level, in Lesotho. The nearest listed city is Mohale's Hoek, 35 km away.

Topography around Quthing

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quthing has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 382 m around an average of 1,610 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,302 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,782 m.

The land around Quthing is covered by grassland (61%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (88%) within 80 km.

3 km

382 m

grassland 61%

16 km

1,302 m

grassland 74%

80 km

1,782 m

grassland 88%

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

December weather nearby: Mohale's Hoek 35 km · Zastron 60 km · Mafeteng 78 km · Tlokoeng 84 km · Qacha’s Nek 100 km · Aliwal North 100 km · Ugie 102 km · Khowa 105 km

Lesotho travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type M; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,089; 2025
Happiness: 4.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 31%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 38.2; per 100k, 2008
Road deaths: 31.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower 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 Quthing (-30.4°, 27.7003°, elevation 1,515 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	23	10
2	23	10
3	23	10
4	23	10
5	23	10
6	23	10
7	23	10
8	23	10
9	23	11
10	24	11
11	24	11
12	24	11
13	24	11
14	24	11
15	24	11
16	24	11
17	24	11
18	24	11
19	24	11
20	24	11
21	24	11
22	24	11
23	24	12
24	25	12
25	25	12
26	25	12
27	25	12
28	25	12
29	25	12
30	25	12
31	25	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	68	32
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	90	10

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	68	32
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	90	10

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	68	32
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	75	25

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	90	10