Gobabis weather in December

In December, Gobabis sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gobabis's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gobabis's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 68 mm; 11.1 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 24 min; 5:59 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 10th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 7.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Gobabis is city in eastern Namibia.

Density: 66/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1856

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 32°C through the month.

A typical December day in Gobabis reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C warmer than 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	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	33	20
16	33	20
17	33	20
18	33	20
19	32	20
20	32	20
21	32	20
22	32	20
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	32	20
26	32	20
27	32	20
28	32	20
29	32	20
30	32	20
31	32	20

How December really feels in Gobabis

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 30 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

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gobabis weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 20°	95	13	13.2	4.1
Feb	31° / 19°	88	12.9	12.8	4.5
Mar	30° / 18°	64	10.5	12.2	5.4
Apr	28° / 14°	27	5	11.5	7.5
May	25° / 10°	3	0.9	10.9	9.1
Jun	23° / 6°	0	0.1	10.7	9.5
Jul	22° / 6°	1	0.2	10.8	9.4
Aug	26° / 9°	1	0.2	11.2	9.3
Sep	30° / 13°	5	1.4	11.9	6.9
Oct	32° / 17°	22	4.5	12.5	5.0
Nov	32° / 18°	36	7.5	13.1	4.4
Dec	32° / 19°	68	11.1	13.3	3.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	72	72	72	72	72	73	72	73	73	74	74	73	73	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	65	64	63	62	60	60	59	59	59	59	59
Cloudier (%)	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	27	27	26	26	27	27	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	35	36	37	38	40	40	41	41	41	41	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	68	32
20	67	33
21	65	35
22	64	36
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	59	41

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Gobabis gets around 68 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40

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

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 65% 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 (%)	74	73	72	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	69	69	68	67	66	65	65	62	61	60	58	57	56	55	54	54	54
Comfortable (%)	16	17	18	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18
Humid (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	22	23
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	74	16	10	0
2	73	17	10	0
3	72	18	10	0
4	71	19	10	0
5	71	19	10	0
6	70	20	10	0
7	70	20	10	0
8	70	20	10	0
9	70	21	9	0
10	70	21	9	0
11	70	21	9	0
12	70	21	9	0
13	70	21	9	0
14	71	20	9	0
15	69	20	10	1
16	69	20	10	1
17	68	20	11	1
18	67	20	12	1
19	66	20	12	2
20	65	20	13	2
21	65	19	14	2
22	62	20	15	3
23	61	20	16	3
24	60	20	17	3
25	58	20	18	4
26	57	20	19	4
27	56	19	20	5
28	55	19	21	5
29	54	19	22	5
30	54	19	22	5
31	54	18	23	5

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 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	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 24 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 5:56 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:28 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)	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:07
Sunset (PM)	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	5:56	7:12
2	13.3	5:56	7:13
3	13.3	5:56	7:13
4	13.3	5:56	7:14
5	13.3	5:56	7:15
6	13.3	5:56	7:15
7	13.3	5:57	7:16
8	13.3	5:57	7:17
9	13.3	5:57	7:17
10	13.3	5:57	7:18
11	13.3	5:58	7:18
12	13.4	5:58	7:19
13	13.4	5:58	7:20
14	13.4	5:59	7:20
15	13.4	5:59	7:21
16	13.4	5:59	7:21
17	13.4	6:00	7:22
18	13.4	6:00	7:22
19	13.4	6:00	7:23
20	13.4	6:01	7:23
21	13.4	6:01	7:24
22	13.4	6:02	7:24
23	13.4	6:02	7:25
24	13.4	6:03	7:25
25	13.4	6:03	7:26
26	13.4	6:04	7:26
27	13.4	6:04	7:27
28	13.4	6:05	7:27
29	13.4	6:05	7:27
30	13.4	6:06	7:28
31	13.4	6:07	7:28

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 7.56 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	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.4
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	7.6	Intense
13	7.6	Intense
14	7.6	Intense
15	7.6	Intense
16	7.6	Intense
17	7.6	Intense
18	7.6	Intense
19	7.6	Intense
20	7.6	Intense
21	7.6	Intense
22	7.6	Intense
23	7.5	Intense
24	7.5	Intense
25	7.5	Intense
26	7.5	Intense
27	7.5	Intense
28	7.5	Intense
29	7.5	Intense
30	7.5	Intense
31	7.4	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Gobabis?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gobabis. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gobabis in December

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

In December, Gobabis sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Gobabis 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 Gobabis peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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)	16	14	14	10	8	6	7	8	10	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Gobabis?

Gobabis sits at 22.5°S, 19.0°E, 1,442 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Windhoek, 194 km away.

Topography around Gobabis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gobabis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 1,448 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m.

The land around Gobabis is covered by shrubs (64%) within 3 km, shrubs (75%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (74%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

99 m

shrubs 64%

16 km

144 m

shrubs 75%

80 km

412 m

shrubs 74%

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

December weather nearby: Windhoek 194 km · Katutura 197 km · Rehoboth 215 km · Okahandja 219 km · Mariental 263 km · Ghanzi 288 km · Otjiwarongo 327 km · Grootfontein 333 km

Namibia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / M; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 41% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $4,876; 2025
Happiness: 4.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 11.2; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 34.8; 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 Gobabis (-22.4534°, 18.9716°, elevation 1,442 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	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	33	20
16	33	20
17	33	20
18	33	20
19	32	20
20	32	20
21	32	20
22	32	20
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	32	20
26	32	20
27	32	20
28	32	20
29	32	20
30	32	20
31	32	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	68	32
20	67	33
21	65	35
22	64	36
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	74	16	10	0
2	73	17	10	0
3	72	18	10	0
4	71	19	10	0
5	71	19	10	0
6	70	20	10	0
7	70	20	10	0
8	70	20	10	0
9	70	21	9	0
10	70	21	9	0
11	70	21	9	0
12	70	21	9	0
13	70	21	9	0
14	71	20	9	0
15	69	20	10	1
16	69	20	10	1
17	68	20	11	1
18	67	20	12	1
19	66	20	12	2
20	65	20	13	2
21	65	19	14	2
22	62	20	15	3
23	61	20	16	3
24	60	20	17	3
25	58	20	18	4
26	57	20	19	4
27	56	19	20	5
28	55	19	21	5
29	54	19	22	5
30	54	19	22	5
31	54	18	23	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	33	20
16	33	20
17	33	20
18	33	20
19	32	20
20	32	20
21	32	20
22	32	20
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	32	20
26	32	20
27	32	20
28	32	20
29	32	20
30	32	20
31	32	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	68	32
20	67	33
21	65	35
22	64	36
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	74	16	10	0
2	73	17	10	0
3	72	18	10	0
4	71	19	10	0
5	71	19	10	0
6	70	20	10	0
7	70	20	10	0
8	70	20	10	0
9	70	21	9	0
10	70	21	9	0
11	70	21	9	0
12	70	21	9	0
13	70	21	9	0
14	71	20	9	0
15	69	20	10	1
16	69	20	10	1
17	68	20	11	1
18	67	20	12	1
19	66	20	12	2
20	65	20	13	2
21	65	19	14	2
22	62	20	15	3
23	61	20	16	3
24	60	20	17	3
25	58	20	18	4
26	57	20	19	4
27	56	19	20	5
28	55	19	21	5
29	54	19	22	5
30	54	19	22	5
31	54	18	23	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	33	20
16	33	20
17	33	20
18	33	20
19	32	20
20	32	20
21	32	20
22	32	20
23	32	20
24	32	20
25	32	20
26	32	20
27	32	20
28	32	20
29	32	20
30	32	20
31	32	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	68	32
20	67	33
21	65	35
22	64	36
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	74	16	10	0
2	73	17	10	0
3	72	18	10	0
4	71	19	10	0
5	71	19	10	0
6	70	20	10	0
7	70	20	10	0
8	70	20	10	0
9	70	21	9	0
10	70	21	9	0
11	70	21	9	0
12	70	21	9	0
13	70	21	9	0
14	71	20	9	0
15	69	20	10	1
16	69	20	10	1
17	68	20	11	1
18	67	20	12	1
19	66	20	12	2
20	65	20	13	2
21	65	19	14	2
22	62	20	15	3
23	61	20	16	3
24	60	20	17	3
25	58	20	18	4
26	57	20	19	4
27	56	19	20	5
28	55	19	21	5
29	54	19	22	5
30	54	19	22	5
31	54	18	23	5