Giyani weather in December

In December, Giyani sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 105 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 27% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Giyani's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Giyani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:10 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
62%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Giyani is town in Limpopo, South Africa.

Density
1,898/km²
people per km²
Founded
1903

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 Giyani reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with 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 Giyani

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 10 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
10
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.

Giyani weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°11112.313.34.3
Feb31° / 22°9310.912.84.4
Mar30° / 20°559.412.25.2
Apr28° / 18°255.211.56.8
May27° / 14°122.710.98.3
Jun25° / 11°71.810.68.9
Jul25° / 11°8210.78.9
Aug27° / 13°71.911.28.4
Sep29° / 16°153.111.96.8
Oct30° / 18°275.712.55.7
Nov31° / 20°749.713.14.7
Dec31° / 21°1051213.44.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54258
64357
74357
84456
94357
104357
114456
124456
134654
144654
154654
164852
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Giyani gets around 105 mm of rain over 12 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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235
336
436
537
638
738
839
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1039
1140
1240
1340
1440
1540
1639
1739
1839
1939
2038
2138
2239
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2439
2539
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
192237284
282237294
382237304
472137304
572037314
662037324
761937335
851837345
951837356
1041737366
1141637377
1231637377
1331537387
1421536398
1521436398
1621436409
1711436409
1811336409
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20112364110
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Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
199calm
209calm
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229calm
239calm
249calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 5:07 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:076:27
213.35:076:27
313.35:076:28
413.45:076:29
513.45:076:29
613.45:086:30
713.45:086:31
813.45:086:31
913.45:086:32
1013.45:096:33
1113.45:096:33
1213.45:096:34
1313.45:096:34
1413.45:106:35
1513.45:106:36
1613.45:106:36
1713.45:116:37
1813.45:116:37
1913.45:126:38
2013.45:126:38
2113.45:136:39
2213.45:136:39
2313.45:146:40
2413.45:146:40
2513.45:156:40
2613.45:156:41
2713.45:166:41
2813.45:166:42
2913.45:176:42
3013.45:176:42
3113.45:186:43

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.79 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 5.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Giyani

In seasonPeak

In December, Giyani sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Giyani's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Giyani?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Giyani in December

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

In December, Giyani sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Giyani in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Giyani peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 14Jun 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Giyani in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Giyani is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1622 µg/m³Jan 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr15Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Giyani?

Giyani sits at 23.3°S, 30.7°E, 484 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Malamulele, 37 km away.

Topography around Giyani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Giyani has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m around an average of 489 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 439 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,318 m.

The land around Giyani is covered by artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (57%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (56%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
401 m
16 km
439 m
80 km
1,318 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Malamulele 37 km · Thohoyandou 46 km · Tshitereke 52 km · Duiwelskloof 73 km · Nkowakowa 79 km · Tzaneen 82 km · Phalaborwa 83 km · Louis Trichardt 88 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 Giyani (-23.3025°, 30.7187°, elevation 484 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).