Senekal weather in December

In December, Senekal sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 122 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 43% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of December to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Senekal's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Senekal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:12 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
48%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Senekal is South African town.

Founded
1877

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 Senekal reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 33°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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How December really feels in Senekal

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.

Senekal weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°11713.713.65.4
Feb28° / 16°8512136.0
Mar26° / 14°8010.812.26.8
Apr23° / 10°517.511.37.7
May21° / 233.310.68.1
Jun18° / 131.810.27.7
Jul18° / 71.110.47.8
Aug21° / 182.6118.4
Sep25° / 162.911.88.6
Oct26° / 12°718.712.77.2
Nov27° / 13°8710.313.46.6
Dec28° / 15°12214.113.85.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36337
46337
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Senekal gets around 122 mm of rain over 14.1 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 45% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
171272
269292
368302
467312
565332
664342
763352
862362
962362
1060373
1159383
1259383
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of December to 13 h 48 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 5:09 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:096:49
213.75:096:50
313.75:096:51
413.75:096:52
513.75:096:52
613.75:106:53
713.75:106:54
813.75:106:54
913.85:106:55
1013.85:106:56
1113.85:106:56
1213.85:116:57
1313.85:116:58
1413.85:116:58
1513.85:126:59
1613.85:126:59
1713.85:127:00
1813.85:137:01
1913.85:137:01
2013.85:147:02
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2213.85:147:03
2313.85:157:03
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2513.85:167:04
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2713.85:177:05
2813.85:187:05
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3013.85:197:06
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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 7.4 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
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317.4Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Senekal

In seasonPeak

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

Senekal'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 Senekal?

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
6.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Senekal in December

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

In December, Senekal sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Senekal 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 Senekal peaks around January 14 at about 15 (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 highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 15Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Senekal 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 Senekal is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1222 µg/m³Dec 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Senekal?

Senekal sits at 28.3°S, 27.6°E, 1,431 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Marquard, 43 km away.

Topography around Senekal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Senekal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 1,444 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,133 m.

The land around Senekal is covered by grassland (49%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
1,133 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Marquard 43 km · Phomolong 63 km · Winburg 64 km · Ficksburg 66 km · Hlohlolwane 66 km · Fouriesburg 67 km · Bethlehem 68 km · Maputsoe 69 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 Senekal (-28.3197°, 27.6208°, elevation 1,431 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).