Keetmanshoop weather in December

In December, Keetmanshoop sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 22 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of December to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Keetmanshoop's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Keetmanshoop's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:54 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
21%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
8.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Keetmanshoop is a city of Namibia.

Density
44/km²
people per km²
Founded
1866

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical December day in Keetmanshoop reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43419
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How December really feels in Keetmanshoop

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Keetmanshoop weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°476.813.53.2
Feb34° / 21°547.512.93.5
Mar32° / 20°436.212.24.5
Apr29° / 16°213.411.47.1
May26° / 12°50.910.79.0
Jun22° / 20.410.49.1
Jul22° / 30.410.59.1
Aug24° / 10.211.19.4
Sep28° / 12°40.611.88.3
Oct31° / 16°61.512.66.0
Nov33° / 18°122.313.34.8
Dec35° / 20°223.813.63.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48812
58812
68812
78911
89010
99010
109010
119010
12919
13919
14928
15937
16937
17928
18928
19928
20928
21928
22928
23919
249010
259010
269010
279010
288911
298812
308812
318812

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Keetmanshoop gets around 22 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
211
311
412
512
612
712
812
911
1011
1111
1211
1310
1410
1510
1610
1710
1810
1910
2011
2111
2211
2312
2413
2513
2614
2715
2815
2916
3016
3116

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193430
293430
393430
492530
592530
692530
792530
893520
993520
1093520
1193520
1293520
1393520
1493520
1592521
1692431
1792431
1892431
1992431
2092431
2192431
2291441
2390442
2490442
2588552
2688552
2787562
2886563
2986563
3084673
3184673

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of December to 13 h 36 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 5:51 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:517:24
213.65:517:24
313.65:517:25
413.65:517:26
513.65:517:26
613.65:517:27
713.65:517:28
813.65:527:29
913.65:527:29
1013.65:527:30
1113.65:527:30
1213.65:537:31
1313.65:537:32
1413.75:537:32
1513.75:537:33
1613.75:547:33
1713.75:547:34
1813.75:557:35
1913.75:557:35
2013.75:557:36
2113.75:567:36
2213.75:567:37
2313.75:577:37
2413.75:577:37
2513.75:587:38
2613.75:587:38
2713.75:597:39
2813.75:597:39
2913.76:007:39
3013.76:017:40
3113.66:017:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 8.7 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 8.7 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 8.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.6Intense
28.6Intense
38.6Intense
48.6Intense
58.6Intense
68.6Intense
78.7Intense
88.7Intense
98.7Intense
108.7Intense
118.7Intense
128.7Intense
138.7Intense
148.7Intense
158.8Intense
168.8Intense
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188.8Intense
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218.8Intense
228.7Intense
238.7Intense
248.7Intense
258.7Intense
268.7Intense
278.7Intense
288.7Intense
298.6Intense
308.6Intense
318.6Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Keetmanshoop?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Keetmanshoop in December

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

In December, Keetmanshoop sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Keetmanshoop 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 Keetmanshoop peaks around January 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 15Jun 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Keetmanshoop?

Keetmanshoop sits at 26.6°S, 18.1°E, 998 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Mariental, 217 km away.

MarientalLüderitzUpingtonRehobothTsabongWindhoekKatuturaGobabis

Topography around Keetmanshoop

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Keetmanshoop has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 998 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m.

The land around Keetmanshoop is covered by bare terrain (69%) within 3 km, bare terrain (80%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (56%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
341 m
80 km
1,206 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Mariental 217 km · Lüderitz 296 km · Upington 372 km · Rehoboth 377 km · Tsabong 434 km · Windhoek 459 km · Katutura 464 km · Gobabis 466 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
Christian 98%unaffiliated 2%other 1%

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 Keetmanshoop (-26.5765°, 18.1336°, elevation 998 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).