Bloemhof weather in December

In December, Bloemhof sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 74 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 50% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of December to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bloemhof's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bloemhof's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:22 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
43%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Bloemhof is town in the North West, South Africa.

Founded
1864

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 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Bloemhof reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13016
23117
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How December really feels in Bloemhof

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Bloemhof weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°8712.313.64.5
Feb30° / 18°6810.6135.0
Mar29° / 16°621012.26.1
Apr25° / 12°416.511.47.8
May22° / 172.610.78.7
Jun19° / 101.610.38.3
Jul20° / 50.710.48.4
Aug22° / 121.7118.9
Sep27° / 10°142.211.88.5
Oct29° / 14°396.712.76.5
Nov30° / 16°598.513.45.4
Dec31° / 18°7411.813.74.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27228
37129
47129
57129
67327
77327
87327
97426
107525
117525
127624
137624
147723
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317624

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Bloemhof gets around 74 mm of rain over 11.8 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
236
337
437
538
638
738
839
939
1038
1138
1238
1338
1437
1537
1637
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1672670
2662770
3652870
4633070
5623170
6613270
7613270
8603370
9603370
10593470
11593470
12583480
13583480
14573490
15573391
165633101
175632111
185632111
195631121
205531131
215331142
225330152
235230162
245130172
255030182
264930182
274930192
284830202
294830202
304730203
314730203

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
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1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of December to 13 h 42 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 5:19 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:196:56
213.65:196:57
313.65:196:57
413.75:196:58
513.75:196:59
613.75:197:00
713.75:197:00
813.75:197:01
913.75:207:02
1013.75:207:02
1113.75:207:03
1213.75:207:04
1313.75:217:04
1413.75:217:05
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1613.75:227:06
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1913.75:237:08
2013.75:237:08
2113.85:247:09
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2313.85:257:10
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2713.75:277:11
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2913.75:287:12
3013.75:287:12
3113.75:297:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.63 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
87.6Intense
97.6Intense
107.6Intense
117.7Intense
127.7Intense
137.7Intense
147.7Intense
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207.7Intense
217.7Intense
227.7Intense
237.7Intense
247.7Intense
257.7Intense
267.6Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.6Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Bloemhof?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bloemhof in December

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

In December, Bloemhof sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Bloemhof 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 Bloemhof peaks around January 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 14Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bloemhof?

Bloemhof sits at 27.6°S, 25.6°E, 1,236 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Hoopstad, 36 km away.

Topography around Bloemhof

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bloemhof has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 1,228 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m.

The land around Bloemhof is covered by grassland (47%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
71 m
80 km
404 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Hoopstad 36 km · Christiana 53 km · Makwassie 53 km · Schweizer-Reneke 58 km · Wolmaransstad 62 km · Leeudoringstad 77 km · Wesselsbron 78 km · Bultfontein 89 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / M / N
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
68%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
43.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
22.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

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 Bloemhof (-27.6469°, 25.607°, elevation 1,236 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).