Leslie weather in December

In December, Leslie sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 137 mm of rain across 17.5 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Leslie's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leslie's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 137 mm; 17.5 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 36 min; 5:11 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 12th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical December day in Leslie reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with 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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	26	15
18	26	15
19	26	15
20	26	15
21	26	15
22	26	15
23	26	15
24	26	15
25	26	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	26	15
30	26	15
31	26	15

Leslie 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 15°	129	16.1	13.5	5.9
Feb	26° / 15°	100	13.2	12.9	6.2
Mar	25° / 14°	93	11.4	12.2	6.9
Apr	23° / 11°	41	6.6	11.4	7.6
May	21° / 7°	15	2.6	10.7	8.2
Jun	18° / 4°	6	1.2	10.4	8.1
Jul	18° / 4°	5	0.7	10.5	8.2
Aug	21° / 7°	11	2	11.1	8.6
Sep	25° / 10°	23	3.3	11.8	8.6
Oct	25° / 12°	84	11	12.6	7.0
Nov	25° / 14°	104	14.2	13.3	6.2
Dec	25° / 15°	137	17.5	13.6	5.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 50%.

	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 (%)	50	50	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	50	51	51	50	50	51	50	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	54	54
Cloudier (%)	50	50	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	50	49	49	50	50	49	50	51	50	50	50	49	49	48	47	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	50	50
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Leslie gets around 137 mm of rain over 17.5 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 56% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	52	53	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	54	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	53
3	54
4	55
5	55
6	56
7	56
8	57
9	57
10	57
11	57
12	57
13	57
14	57
15	57
16	57
17	57
18	56
19	56
20	56
21	56
22	56
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	56
27	56
28	55
29	55
30	54
31	54

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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 (%)	49	48	47	46	44	43	42	40	39	38	36	35	34	32	31	30	28	27	26	25	23	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	19	19
Comfortable (%)	45	46	47	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	57	58	58	58	57	58	58	58	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53
Humid (%)	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	14	15	16	18	19	20	21	23	24	25	26	27	27	28	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	49	45	6
2	48	46	6
3	47	47	6
4	46	47	7
5	44	48	7
6	43	49	8
7	42	50	8
8	40	51	9
9	39	52	9
10	38	53	9
11	36	54	10
12	35	55	10
13	34	55	11
14	32	56	12
15	31	57	12
16	30	57	13
17	28	58	14
18	27	58	15
19	26	58	16
20	25	57	18
21	23	58	19
22	22	58	20
23	21	58	21
24	21	56	23
25	20	56	24
26	20	55	25
27	19	55	26
28	19	54	27
29	19	54	27
30	19	53	28
31	19	53	28

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
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4	11	calm
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7	11	calm
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26	11	calm
27	10	calm
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29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

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 5:08 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:56 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)	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:19
Sunset (PM)	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.5	5:08	6:40
2	13.5	5:08	6:41
3	13.6	5:08	6:42
4	13.6	5:08	6:42
5	13.6	5:08	6:43
6	13.6	5:09	6:44
7	13.6	5:09	6:44
8	13.6	5:09	6:45
9	13.6	5:09	6:46
10	13.6	5:09	6:46
11	13.6	5:10	6:47
12	13.6	5:10	6:47
13	13.6	5:10	6:48
14	13.6	5:10	6:49
15	13.6	5:11	6:49
16	13.6	5:11	6:50
17	13.6	5:12	6:50
18	13.7	5:12	6:51
19	13.7	5:12	6:51
20	13.7	5:13	6:52
21	13.7	5:13	6:52
22	13.7	5:14	6:53
23	13.7	5:14	6:53
24	13.7	5:15	6:54
25	13.7	5:15	6:54
26	13.7	5:16	6:55
27	13.6	5:16	6:55
28	13.6	5:17	6:55
29	13.6	5:17	6:56
30	13.6	5:18	6:56
31	13.6	5:19	6:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.7 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.7 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)	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8
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	6.6	Intense
2	6.6	Intense
3	6.6	Intense
4	6.6	Intense
5	6.6	Intense
6	6.6	Intense
7	6.6	Intense
8	6.6	Intense
9	6.6	Intense
10	6.6	Intense
11	6.6	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.7	Intense
17	6.8	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	6.8	Intense
25	6.8	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.8	Intense
29	6.8	Intense
30	6.8	Intense
31	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Leslie

In seasonPeak

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

Leslie'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 Leslie?

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

5.3

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Leslie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Leslie in December

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

In December, Leslie sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Leslie 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 Leslie peaks around January 12 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	12	9	6	5	6	7	9	10	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Leslie 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 Leslie is worst in July — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	24	31	39	56	73	83	87	72	55	35	26	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	31	Moderate
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	56	Unhealthy
May	73	Unhealthy
Jun	83	Unhealthy
Jul	87	Unhealthy
Aug	72	Unhealthy
Sep	55	Poor
Oct	35	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Leslie?

Leslie sits at 26.4°S, 28.9°E, 1,675 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Lebohang, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Leslie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leslie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 1,659 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 661 m.

The land around Leslie is covered by grassland (65%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

82 m

grassland 65%

16 km

187 m

grassland 59%

80 km

661 m

grassland 54%

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

December weather nearby: Lebohang 1.0 km · Kinross 18 km · eMbalenhle 24 km · Secunda 32 km · Trichardt 34 km · Delmas 34 km · Kriel 36 km · Thubelihle 41 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

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 Leslie (-26.3674°, 28.9189°, elevation 1,675 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	26	15
18	26	15
19	26	15
20	26	15
21	26	15
22	26	15
23	26	15
24	26	15
25	26	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	26	15
30	26	15
31	26	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	50	50
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	53
3	54
4	55
5	55
6	56
7	56
8	57
9	57
10	57
11	57
12	57
13	57
14	57
15	57
16	57
17	57
18	56
19	56
20	56
21	56
22	56
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	56
27	56
28	55
29	55
30	54
31	54

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	49	45	6
2	48	46	6
3	47	47	6
4	46	47	7
5	44	48	7
6	43	49	8
7	42	50	8
8	40	51	9
9	39	52	9
10	38	53	9
11	36	54	10
12	35	55	10
13	34	55	11
14	32	56	12
15	31	57	12
16	30	57	13
17	28	58	14
18	27	58	15
19	26	58	16
20	25	57	18
21	23	58	19
22	22	58	20
23	21	58	21
24	21	56	23
25	20	56	24
26	20	55	25
27	19	55	26
28	19	54	27
29	19	54	27
30	19	53	28
31	19	53	28

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	26	15
18	26	15
19	26	15
20	26	15
21	26	15
22	26	15
23	26	15
24	26	15
25	26	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	26	15
30	26	15
31	26	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	50	50
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	53
3	54
4	55
5	55
6	56
7	56
8	57
9	57
10	57
11	57
12	57
13	57
14	57
15	57
16	57
17	57
18	56
19	56
20	56
21	56
22	56
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	56
27	56
28	55
29	55
30	54
31	54

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	49	45	6
2	48	46	6
3	47	47	6
4	46	47	7
5	44	48	7
6	43	49	8
7	42	50	8
8	40	51	9
9	39	52	9
10	38	53	9
11	36	54	10
12	35	55	10
13	34	55	11
14	32	56	12
15	31	57	12
16	30	57	13
17	28	58	14
18	27	58	15
19	26	58	16
20	25	57	18
21	23	58	19
22	22	58	20
23	21	58	21
24	21	56	23
25	20	56	24
26	20	55	25
27	19	55	26
28	19	54	27
29	19	54	27
30	19	53	28
31	19	53	28

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	26	15
18	26	15
19	26	15
20	26	15
21	26	15
22	26	15
23	26	15
24	26	15
25	26	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	26	15
30	26	15
31	26	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	51	49
15	50	50
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	53
3	54
4	55
5	55
6	56
7	56
8	57
9	57
10	57
11	57
12	57
13	57
14	57
15	57
16	57
17	57
18	56
19	56
20	56
21	56
22	56
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	56
27	56
28	55
29	55
30	54
31	54

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	49	45	6
2	48	46	6
3	47	47	6
4	46	47	7
5	44	48	7
6	43	49	8
7	42	50	8
8	40	51	9
9	39	52	9
10	38	53	9
11	36	54	10
12	35	55	10
13	34	55	11
14	32	56	12
15	31	57	12
16	30	57	13
17	28	58	14
18	27	58	15
19	26	58	16
20	25	57	18
21	23	58	19
22	22	58	20
23	21	58	21
24	21	56	23
25	20	56	24
26	20	55	25
27	19	55	26
28	19	54	27
29	19	54	27
30	19	53	28
31	19	53	28