Tsumeb weather in December

In December, Tsumeb sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 88 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 26% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tsumeb's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tsumeb's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 88 mm; 14.5 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 6:11 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 10th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 6.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Tsumeb is city in Namibia.

Density: 1,269/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1905

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 Tsumeb reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°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 about 1°C cooler than 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)	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
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	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	20
2	32	20
3	32	20
4	32	20
5	32	20
6	32	20
7	32	20
8	32	20
9	32	20
10	32	20
11	33	20
12	32	20
13	32	20
14	32	20
15	32	20
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	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 Tsumeb

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 23 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.

Tsumeb weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-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°	132	15.9	13	3.9
Feb	30° / 19°	110	14.2	12.7	4.3
Mar	30° / 19°	76	12.9	12.1	4.9
Apr	29° / 17°	21	4.5	11.6	6.5
May	27° / 14°	0	0	11.1	8.6
Jun	25° / 10°	0	0	10.9	9.7
Jul	25° / 10°	0	0	11	9.6
Aug	28° / 13°	0	0	11.3	8.1
Sep	32° / 17°	3	0.8	11.9	5.2
Oct	34° / 20°	14	3.4	12.4	3.7
Nov	33° / 20°	46	9.8	12.9	3.6
Dec	32° / 20°	88	14.5	13.1	3.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

	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 (%)	54	53	53	52	52	52	53	53	52	52	52	51	52	51	49	49	48	47	46	45	43	43	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40
Cloudier (%)	46	47	47	48	48	48	47	47	48	48	48	49	48	49	51	51	52	53	54	55	57	57	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	45	55
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	40	60

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tsumeb gets around 88 mm of rain over 14.5 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 46% and peaks near 51% 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 (%)	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	44
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	43
12	44
13	44
14	45
15	45
16	46
17	46
18	47
19	47
20	48
21	49
22	50
23	50
24	51
25	51
26	51
27	51
28	51
29	50
30	50
31	49

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% 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 (%)	46	44	43	43	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	34
Comfortable (%)	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	32	31	31	30	29	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18
Humid (%)	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	28	28	29	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	13	13	14	14	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	46	31	23	0
2	44	32	24	0
3	43	32	24	0
4	43	33	24	0
5	42	33	24	1
6	42	33	24	1
7	43	33	24	1
8	43	32	24	1
9	43	31	25	1
10	43	31	25	1
11	43	30	26	1
12	43	29	26	2
13	42	29	27	2
14	42	28	28	3
15	41	27	28	3
16	41	26	29	4
17	40	25	30	5
18	40	24	31	6
19	39	23	31	6
20	38	22	32	7
21	37	22	33	8
22	36	21	34	9
23	35	21	34	10
24	34	20	35	11
25	33	20	35	12
26	33	20	35	13
27	33	19	35	13
28	33	19	34	13
29	33	19	34	14
30	34	19	34	14
31	34	18	34	14

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December, the calmest month.

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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	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	9	calm
2	9	calm
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27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:27 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)	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18
Sunset (PM)	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	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	7:26	7:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.1	6:07	7:11
2	13.1	6:07	7:12
3	13.1	6:07	7:12
4	13.1	6:07	7:13
5	13.1	6:07	7:14
6	13.1	6:08	7:14
7	13.1	6:08	7:15
8	13.1	6:08	7:15
9	13.1	6:08	7:16
10	13.1	6:09	7:17
11	13.1	6:09	7:17
12	13.1	6:09	7:18
13	13.1	6:10	7:18
14	13.1	6:10	7:19
15	13.2	6:10	7:19
16	13.2	6:11	7:20
17	13.2	6:11	7:20
18	13.2	6:11	7:21
19	13.2	6:12	7:21
20	13.2	6:12	7:22
21	13.2	6:13	7:22
22	13.2	6:13	7:23
23	13.2	6:14	7:23
24	13.2	6:14	7:24
25	13.2	6:15	7:24
26	13.2	6:15	7:25
27	13.2	6:16	7:25
28	13.2	6:16	7:26
29	13.2	6:17	7:26
30	13.1	6:17	7:26
31	13.1	6:18	7:27

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.82 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)	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7
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	6.9	Intense
2	6.9	Intense
3	6.9	Intense
4	6.9	Intense
5	6.9	Intense
6	6.9	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	6.9	Intense
14	6.9	Intense
15	6.9	Intense
16	6.9	Intense
17	6.9	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	6.7	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.7	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.7	Intense
29	6.7	Intense
30	6.7	Intense
31	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Tsumeb?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tsumeb.

What to pack for Tsumeb in December

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

In December, Tsumeb sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tsumeb 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 Tsumeb peaks around January 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 7 (very 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	14	11	9	7	7	9	9	12	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Tsumeb?

Tsumeb sits at 19.2°S, 17.7°E, 1,309 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Grootfontein, 54 km away.

Topography around Tsumeb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tsumeb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 1,318 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 568 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,011 m.

The land around Tsumeb is covered by shrubs (56%) within 3 km, shrubs (82%) within 16 km, and shrubs (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

147 m

shrubs 56%

16 km

568 m

shrubs 82%

80 km

1,011 m

shrubs 92%

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

December weather nearby: Grootfontein 54 km · Otjiwarongo 175 km · Ondangwa 236 km · Rundu 263 km · Ongwediva 263 km · Oshakati 267 km · Helao Nafidi 282 km · Okahandja 315 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 Tsumeb (-19.2484°, 17.7135°, elevation 1,309 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	33	20
2	32	20
3	32	20
4	32	20
5	32	20
6	32	20
7	32	20
8	32	20
9	32	20
10	32	20
11	33	20
12	32	20
13	32	20
14	32	20
15	32	20
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	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	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	45	55
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	44
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	43
12	44
13	44
14	45
15	45
16	46
17	46
18	47
19	47
20	48
21	49
22	50
23	50
24	51
25	51
26	51
27	51
28	51
29	50
30	50
31	49

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	46	31	23	0
2	44	32	24	0
3	43	32	24	0
4	43	33	24	0
5	42	33	24	1
6	42	33	24	1
7	43	33	24	1
8	43	32	24	1
9	43	31	25	1
10	43	31	25	1
11	43	30	26	1
12	43	29	26	2
13	42	29	27	2
14	42	28	28	3
15	41	27	28	3
16	41	26	29	4
17	40	25	30	5
18	40	24	31	6
19	39	23	31	6
20	38	22	32	7
21	37	22	33	8
22	36	21	34	9
23	35	21	34	10
24	34	20	35	11
25	33	20	35	12
26	33	20	35	13
27	33	19	35	13
28	33	19	34	13
29	33	19	34	14
30	34	19	34	14
31	34	18	34	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	20
2	32	20
3	32	20
4	32	20
5	32	20
6	32	20
7	32	20
8	32	20
9	32	20
10	32	20
11	33	20
12	32	20
13	32	20
14	32	20
15	32	20
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	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	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	45	55
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	44
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	43
12	44
13	44
14	45
15	45
16	46
17	46
18	47
19	47
20	48
21	49
22	50
23	50
24	51
25	51
26	51
27	51
28	51
29	50
30	50
31	49

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	46	31	23	0
2	44	32	24	0
3	43	32	24	0
4	43	33	24	0
5	42	33	24	1
6	42	33	24	1
7	43	33	24	1
8	43	32	24	1
9	43	31	25	1
10	43	31	25	1
11	43	30	26	1
12	43	29	26	2
13	42	29	27	2
14	42	28	28	3
15	41	27	28	3
16	41	26	29	4
17	40	25	30	5
18	40	24	31	6
19	39	23	31	6
20	38	22	32	7
21	37	22	33	8
22	36	21	34	9
23	35	21	34	10
24	34	20	35	11
25	33	20	35	12
26	33	20	35	13
27	33	19	35	13
28	33	19	34	13
29	33	19	34	14
30	34	19	34	14
31	34	18	34	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	20
2	32	20
3	32	20
4	32	20
5	32	20
6	32	20
7	32	20
8	32	20
9	32	20
10	32	20
11	33	20
12	32	20
13	32	20
14	32	20
15	32	20
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	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	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	45	55
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	44
5	43
6	43
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	43
12	44
13	44
14	45
15	45
16	46
17	46
18	47
19	47
20	48
21	49
22	50
23	50
24	51
25	51
26	51
27	51
28	51
29	50
30	50
31	49

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	46	31	23	0
2	44	32	24	0
3	43	32	24	0
4	43	33	24	0
5	42	33	24	1
6	42	33	24	1
7	43	33	24	1
8	43	32	24	1
9	43	31	25	1
10	43	31	25	1
11	43	30	26	1
12	43	29	26	2
13	42	29	27	2
14	42	28	28	3
15	41	27	28	3
16	41	26	29	4
17	40	25	30	5
18	40	24	31	6
19	39	23	31	6
20	38	22	32	7
21	37	22	33	8
22	36	21	34	9
23	35	21	34	10
24	34	20	35	11
25	33	20	35	12
26	33	20	35	13
27	33	19	35	13
28	33	19	34	13
29	33	19	34	14
30	34	19	34	14
31	34	18	34	14