Thabazimbi weather in December

In December, Thabazimbi sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 97 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 35% 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 Thabazimbi's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thabazimbi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:21 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
56%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Thabazimbi is place in Limpopo, South Africa.

Founded
1953

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 Thabazimbi reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°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 on par with November and on par with January.

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Thabazimbi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°10512.913.44.8
Feb30° / 20°879.712.95.1
Mar29° / 18°698.912.26.1
Apr26° / 15°32511.47.7
May24° / 10°111.710.89.1
Jun22° / 50.810.59.0
Jul22° / 30.510.69.0
Aug25° / 10°20.611.19.3
Sep29° / 14°91.711.87.5
Oct30° / 17°346.112.65.7
Nov30° / 19°7610.613.25.0
Dec30° / 19°9712.913.54.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35545
45545
55446
65446
75545
85545
95644
105644
115743
125842
135842
145941
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Thabazimbi gets around 97 mm of rain over 12.9 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 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12840302
22740312
32540323
42440333
52340343
62240353
72040373
81940383
91839393
101739403
111639413
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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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128calm
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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 5:18 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:186:43
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513.55:186:45
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713.55:186:47
813.55:196:47
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1213.55:206:50
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1413.55:206:51
1513.55:216:51
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1713.55:216:53
1813.55:226:53
1913.55:226:54
2013.55:236:54
2113.55:236:55
2213.55:246:55
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2813.55:276:58
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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 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Thabazimbi

In seasonPeak

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

Thabazimbi'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 Thabazimbi?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Thabazimbi in December

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

In December, Thabazimbi sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Thabazimbi 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 Thabazimbi peaks around January 11 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 11UV 14Jun 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Thabazimbi 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 Thabazimbi is worst in July — around 75 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1274 µg/m³Jan 1013 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr45Poor
May66Unhealthy
Jun72Unhealthy
Jul75Unhealthy
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep55Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Thabazimbi?

Thabazimbi sits at 24.6°S, 27.4°E, 979 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Amandelbult, 28 km away.

Topography around Thabazimbi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thabazimbi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m around an average of 1,065 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,233 m.

The land around Thabazimbi is covered by shrubs (52%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (54%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
550 m
16 km
822 m
80 km
1,233 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Amandelbult 28 km · Northam 43 km · Vaalwater 78 km · Bela Bela 94 km · Hartbeestfontein-A 95 km · Modimolle 101 km · Marapong 106 km · Letlhabile 108 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 Thabazimbi (-24.5917°, 27.4115°, elevation 979 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).