Warrenton weather in December

In December, Warrenton sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 60 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Warrenton's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Warrenton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:24 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
40%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Warrenton is place in Northern Cape, South Africa.

Founded
1880

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 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in Warrenton reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 37°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)
13217
23217
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43217
53217
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293318
303319
313319

How December really feels in Warrenton

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Warrenton weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°751213.63.8
Feb31° / 18°6410.9134.3
Mar30° / 16°549.612.25.5
Apr26° / 12°375.711.37.7
May23° / 142.410.68.8
Jun20° / 91.310.38.4
Jul20° / 40.910.48.6
Aug23° / 91.3119.1
Sep27° / 10°111.911.88.2
Oct30° / 13°305.612.76.1
Nov31° / 16°467.513.44.9
Dec33° / 18°601113.83.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27624
37624
47624
57624
67723
77822
87822
97822
107921
117921
127921
138020
148020
158020
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Warrenton gets around 60 mm of rain over 11 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
232
333
434
534
634
734
835
935
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1934
2034
2134
2235
2335
2436
2536
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1741970
2722170
3712270
4702370
5702370
6692470
7692470
8692470
9682480
10682480
11682480
12682480
13682480
14682390
15672391
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176722101
186721111
196721111
206521122
216421132
226322132
236222142
246122152
255923153
265823163
275724163
285624164
295524174
305524174
315424175

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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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 5:21 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:217:00
213.75:217:01
313.75:217:02
413.75:217:02
513.75:217:03
613.75:217:04
713.75:217:04
813.75:217:05
913.75:227:06
1013.75:227:06
1113.75:227:07
1213.85:227:08
1313.85:237:08
1413.85:237:09
1513.85:237:09
1613.85:247:10
1713.85:247:11
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1913.85:257:12
2013.85:257:12
2113.85:267:13
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2313.85:267:14
2413.85:277:14
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2613.85:287:15
2713.85:297:15
2813.85:297:16
2913.85:307:16
3013.85:307:16
3113.85:317:17

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.73 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.7Intense
47.7Intense
57.7Intense
67.7Intense
77.7Intense
87.7Intense
97.7Intense
107.8Intense
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247.8Intense
257.7Intense
267.7Intense
277.7Intense
287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Warrenton?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Warrenton. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Warrenton in December

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

In December, Warrenton sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Warrenton 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 Warrenton peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Warrenton 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 Warrenton is worst in October — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodOct 916 µg/m³Dec 204 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May10Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov5Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Warrenton?

Warrenton sits at 28.1°S, 24.8°E, 1,190 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Christiana, 38 km away.

Topography around Warrenton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Warrenton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 1,189 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m.

The land around Warrenton is covered by shrubs (41%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and shrubs (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
413 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Christiana 38 km · Pampierstad 40 km · Kimberley 69 km · Bloemhof 91 km · Hoopstad 109 km · Schweizer-Reneke 113 km · Bultfontein 129 km · Vryburg 129 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 Warrenton (-28.114°, 24.8475°, elevation 1,190 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).