Mookgophong weather in December

In December, Mookgophong sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 110 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of December to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mookgophong's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mookgophong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:16 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
57%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Mookgophong is place in Limpopo, South Africa.

Founded
1907

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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Mookgophong reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°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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Mookgophong weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°11012.913.35.2
Feb29° / 19°759.212.95.5
Mar28° / 17°678.812.26.5
Apr26° / 14°385.311.47.8
May24° / 10°122.210.89.0
Jun22° / 40.810.58.9
Jul21° / 30.610.68.9
Aug25° / 10°3111.19.2
Sep28° / 13°132.311.87.8
Oct29° / 16°457.112.66.1
Nov29° / 17°931213.25.4
Dec29° / 18°11014.713.55.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
55050
65149
75149
85248
95248
105248
115347
125446
135545
145644
155743
165743
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mookgophong gets around 110 mm of rain over 14.7 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 46% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
246
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548
649
750
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950
1051
1151
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1648
1747
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2144
2244
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2444
2544
2643
2743
2843
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3042
3142

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12936341
22836351
32736361
42637361
52437371
62337381
72237392
82038402
91938412
101838422
111738432
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3011324610
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Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
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228calm
238calm
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278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of December to 13 h 30 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 5:13 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:136:37
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513.45:136:40
613.55:136:41
713.55:136:41
813.55:146:42
913.55:146:42
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1113.55:146:44
1213.55:156:44
1313.55:156:45
1413.55:156:46
1513.55:166:46
1613.55:166:47
1713.55:166:47
1813.55:176:48
1913.55:176:48
2013.55:186:49
2113.55:186:49
2213.55:186:50
2313.55:196:50
2413.55:196:51
2513.55:206:51
2613.55:206:51
2713.55:216:52
2813.55:226:52
2913.55:226:53
3013.55:236:53
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Mookgophong

In seasonPeak

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

Mookgophong'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 Mookgophong?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mookgophong in December

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

In December, Mookgophong sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mookgophong 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 Mookgophong peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 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 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mookgophong 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 Mookgophong is worst in July — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1179 µg/m³Jan 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr47Poor
May71Unhealthy
Jun77Unhealthy
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug69Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct31Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mookgophong?

Mookgophong sits at 24.5°S, 28.7°E, 1,108 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Modimolle, 38 km away.

Topography around Mookgophong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mookgophong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 1,106 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,212 m.

The land around Mookgophong is covered by shrubs (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (53%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
457 m
80 km
1,212 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Modimolle 38 km · Mokopane 47 km · Bela Bela 60 km · Vaalwater 66 km · Vaalbank 72 km · Siyabuswa 74 km · Lebowakgomo 83 km · Kwaggafontein 93 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 Mookgophong (-24.5167°, 28.7167°, elevation 1,108 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).