Christiana weather in December

In December, Christiana sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-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 51% 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 Christiana's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Christiana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:23 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
42%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Christiana is town in North West, South Africa.

Founded
1870

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 Christiana reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°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 36°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)
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How December really feels in Christiana

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.

Christiana 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°8412.813.64.4
Feb30° / 18°7211.4134.8
Mar29° / 16°6510.312.26.0
Apr25° / 12°426.711.47.8
May22° / 172.610.68.6
Jun19° / 101.710.38.2
Jul19° / 50.910.48.4
Aug22° / 111.6118.9
Sep26° / 10°14211.88.5
Oct29° / 13°366.812.76.6
Nov30° / 15°598.313.45.4
Dec31° / 17°7011.713.74.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27228
37228
47228
57228
67327
77327
87426
97426
107426
117624
127624
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Christiana gets around 70 mm of rain over 11.7 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 (%)
134
235
335
436
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2137
2237
2337
2438
2538
2639
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1732250
2712450
3702550
4692650
5682750
6682750
7672850
8672850
9662950
10662950
11662950
12652960
13652960
14652960
15642871
16632881
17632791
186227101
196226111
206126121
216026131
226025141
235925151
245825161
255725171
265625181
275525191
285525191
295425201
305325202
315325202

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
213light 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 5:20 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:206:58
213.75:206:59
313.75:207:00
413.75:207:01
513.75:207:01
613.75:207:02
713.75:207:03
813.75:217:03
913.75:217:04
1013.75:217:05
1113.75:217:05
1213.75:217:06
1313.75:227:07
1413.85:227:07
1513.85:227:08
1613.85:237:08
1713.85:237:09
1813.85:237:09
1913.85:247:10
2013.85:247:10
2113.85:257:11
2213.85:257:11
2313.85:267:12
2413.85:267:12
2513.85:277:13
2613.85:277:13
2713.85:287:14
2813.85:287:14
2913.85:297:14
3013.85:307:15
3113.75:307:15

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.69 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.69 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.69 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
67.7Intense
77.7Intense
87.7Intense
97.7Intense
107.7Intense
117.7Intense
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257.7Intense
267.7Intense
277.7Intense
287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.6Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Christiana?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Christiana in December

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

In December, Christiana sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Christiana 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 Christiana peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 14UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Christiana?

Christiana sits at 27.9°S, 25.2°E, 1,207 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Warrenton, 38 km away.

Topography around Christiana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Christiana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 1,203 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m.

The land around Christiana is covered by grassland (39%) and shrubs (32%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
389 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Warrenton 38 km · Pampierstad 49 km · Bloemhof 53 km · Hoopstad 74 km · Schweizer-Reneke 82 km · Kimberley 99 km · Bultfontein 106 km · Makwassie 106 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 Christiana (-27.914°, 25.1611°, elevation 1,207 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).