Hendrina weather in December

In December, Hendrina sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 140 mm of rain across 18 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Hendrina's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hendrina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
14°
10th coldest
Rainfall
140 mm
18 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:08 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
62%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Hendrina is human settlement in South Africa.

Founded
1914

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 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Hendrina reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°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 Hendrina

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.

Hendrina weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°13016.313.56.0
Feb25° / 14°9412.312.96.4
Mar24° / 13°8810.912.27.0
Apr22° / 10°436.711.47.5
May20° / 152.410.78.1
Jun18° / 6110.47.9
Jul18° / 60.710.57.9
Aug21° / 112.211.18.4
Sep24° / 10°213.811.88.5
Oct24° / 12°861212.66.9
Nov24° / 13°11415.213.36.1
Dec24° / 14°1401813.65.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44456
54357
64357
74357
84357
94357
104357
114357
124456
134456
144456
154456
164555
174555
184654
194753
204753
214753
224654
234753
244753
254951
264951
275050
285149
295248
305248
315347

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Hendrina gets around 140 mm of rain over 18 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 58% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
156
257
357
458
558
658
759
859
959
1059
1159
1259
1358
1458
1557
1657
1757
1857
1957
2057
2157
2257
2357
2458
2558
2657
2757
2857
2957
3056
3156

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
149482
248493
347503
446513
545523
644524
743534
842535
940555
1039565
1138566
1236586
1335587
1434597
1532608
1631618
1730619
1828639
19276310
20266311
21256312
22236413
23226414
24226315
25216316
26206317
27206218
28206119
29206119
30206020
31215821

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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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 5:05 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:056:37
213.55:056:37
313.55:056:38
413.65:066:39
513.65:066:39
613.65:066:40
713.65:066:41
813.65:066:41
913.65:066:42
1013.65:076:43
1113.65:076:43
1213.65:076:44
1313.65:076:44
1413.65:086:45
1513.65:086:46
1613.65:086:46
1713.65:096:47
1813.65:096:47
1913.65:106:48
2013.65:106:48
2113.65:106:49
2213.65:116:49
2313.65:116:50
2413.65:126:50
2513.65:126:51
2613.65:136:51
2713.65:136:51
2813.65:146:52
2913.65:156:52
3013.65:156:52
3113.65:166:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.59 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.6Intense
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276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Hendrina

In seasonPeak

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

Hendrina's rainy season runs October–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 Hendrina?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Hendrina for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hendrina in December

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

In December, Hendrina sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Hendrina 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 Hendrina peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 14UV 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Hendrina 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 Hendrina is worst in July — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 2331 µg/m³Dec 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hendrina?

Hendrina sits at 26.2°S, 29.7°E, 1,686 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Breyten, 31 km away.

Topography around Hendrina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hendrina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 1,673 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 882 m.

The land around Hendrina is covered by grassland (48%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
194 m
80 km
882 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Breyten 31 km · Carolina 41 km · Bethal 42 km · Thubelihle 43 km · Kriel 47 km · Ermelo 49 km · Middelburg 49 km · Emalahleni 58 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 Hendrina (-26.1588°, 29.7153°, elevation 1,686 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).