Ottosdal weather in December

In December, Ottosdal sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 85 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Ottosdal's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ottosdal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:22 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
48%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Ottosdal is place in North West, South Africa.

Founded
1913

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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Ottosdal reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°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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Ottosdal weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°991513.55.4
Feb28° / 17°8112.912.96.1
Mar26° / 15°6911.312.26.7
Apr24° / 11°416.511.47.9
May21° / 182.810.78.4
Jun19° / 91.510.38.1
Jul19° / 40.610.58.3
Aug21° / 111.511.18.8
Sep25° / 10°142.411.88.7
Oct27° / 14°477.912.67.3
Nov28° / 15°6210.313.36.5
Dec28° / 16°851413.75.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46733
56733
66733
76832
86931
97030
107030
117030
127228
137228
147228
157327
167426
177426
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197426
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217228
227228
237129
247129
257129
267030
277030
287030
297030
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ottosdal gets around 85 mm of rain over 14 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2044
2144
2245
2345
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2647
2747
2847
2947
3047
3147

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
162344
261354
360364
458375
557385
656395
755405
855405
954415
1054415
1152426
1252426
1352426
1452426
1551427
1652417
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20494110
21484111
22474112
23464113
24454114
25434116
26434117
27424117
28414018
29414019
30404020
31404020

Wind in December

Winds average 13 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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913light 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 5:19 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:196:53
213.65:196:53
313.65:196:54
413.65:196:55
513.65:196:55
613.65:196:56
713.65:196:57
813.65:206:58
913.65:206:58
1013.65:206:59
1113.75:206:59
1213.75:217:00
1313.75:217:01
1413.75:217:01
1513.75:217:02
1613.75:227:02
1713.75:227:03
1813.75:237:04
1913.75:237:04
2013.75:237:05
2113.75:247:05
2213.75:247:06
2313.75:257:06
2413.75:257:06
2513.75:267:07
2613.75:267:07
2713.75:277:08
2813.75:277:08
2913.75:287:08
3013.75:297:09
3113.75:297:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.35 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.4Intense
117.4Intense
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137.4Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ottosdal

In seasonPeak

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

Ottosdal'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 Ottosdal?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ottosdal in December

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

In December, Ottosdal sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ottosdal 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 Ottosdal peaks around January 13 at about 15 (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 13UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ottosdal 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 Ottosdal is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1121 µg/m³Dec 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ottosdal?

Ottosdal sits at 26.8°S, 26.0°E, 1,495 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Hartbeesfontein, 41 km away.

Topography around Ottosdal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ottosdal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 1,491 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m.

The land around Ottosdal is covered by grassland (50%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
411 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Hartbeesfontein 41 km · Wolmaransstad 43 km · Leeudoringstad 53 km · Makwassie 56 km · Coligny 62 km · Klerksdorp 66 km · Orkney 69 km · Lichtenburg 75 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 Ottosdal (-26.8091°, 26.0054°, elevation 1,495 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).