Schweizer-Reneke weather in December

In December, Schweizer-Reneke sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 77 mm of rain across 13 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 Schweizer-Reneke's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schweizer-Reneke's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:24 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
45%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Schweizer-Reneke is place in North West, South Africa.

Founded
1885

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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Schweizer-Reneke reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Schweizer-Reneke 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
Jan30° / 18°10114.113.54.7
Feb29° / 18°7412.6135.1
Mar28° / 16°6711.612.26.2
Apr25° / 12°406.611.47.8
May22° / 152.610.78.6
Jun19° / 101.510.38.2
Jul19° / 40.710.58.4
Aug22° / 111.4118.9
Sep26° / 11°122.111.88.6
Oct28° / 14°407.312.76.7
Nov29° / 16°579.213.35.6
Dec30° / 17°771313.74.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27228
37228
47228
57228
67228
77327
87327
97525
107525
117525
127624
137624
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317426

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Schweizer-Reneke gets around 77 mm of rain over 13 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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239
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441
541
641
741
841
941
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2141
2241
2342
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2543
2644
2744
2844
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3044
3144

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1672760
2652960
3643060
4633160
5623260
6613360
7613360
8603460
9603460
10603460
11593470
12593470
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225431141
235331151
245231161
255032171
264932171
274832181
284732192
294732192
304633202
314633202

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
313light breeze
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913light breeze
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3112calm

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 5:21 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:216:56
213.65:216:57
313.65:216:58
413.65:216:58
513.65:216:59
613.65:217:00
713.75:217:00
813.75:217:01
913.75:227:02
1013.75:227:02
1113.75:227:03
1213.75:227:04
1313.75:237:04
1413.75:237:05
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1613.75:247:06
1713.75:247:07
1813.75:247:07
1913.75:257:08
2013.75:257:08
2113.75:267:09
2213.75:267:09
2313.75:277:10
2413.75:277:10
2513.75:287:10
2613.75:287:11
2713.75:297:11
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2913.75:307:12
3013.75:307:12
3113.75:317:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.58 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.6Intense
97.6Intense
107.6Intense
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287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Schweizer-Reneke

In seasonPeak

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

Schweizer-Reneke'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 Schweizer-Reneke?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Schweizer-Reneke in December

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

In December, Schweizer-Reneke sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Schweizer-Reneke 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 Schweizer-Reneke peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 14Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Schweizer-Reneke?

Schweizer-Reneke sits at 27.2°S, 25.3°E, 1,312 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Bloemhof, 58 km away.

Topography around Schweizer-Reneke

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Schweizer-Reneke has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 1,307 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m.

The land around Schweizer-Reneke is covered by grassland (57%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
142 m
80 km
469 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Bloemhof 58 km · Wolmaransstad 65 km · Vryburg 65 km · Makwassie 67 km · Ottosdal 79 km · Christiana 82 km · Leeudoringstad 90 km · Pampierstad 92 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 Schweizer-Reneke (-27.1887°, 25.3293°, elevation 1,312 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).