Climate averages 1991–2020
Gqeberha weather
in December.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Gqeberha: daytime highs average 22.7°C and nights cool to about 18.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 42 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 22 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Motherwell (19 km away). In December its highs average 24.7°C, 2.1°C warmer than Gqeberha, with 45 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Gqeberha ranks 94th of 95 for the warmest December highs and 10th of 95 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 95 cities is 26.6°C; Gqeberha is 3.9°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 23.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 42 mm to 34 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Gqeberha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.9°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 34 | 6.9 | 14.114 h |
| February | 24.2°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 38 | 6.9 | 13.313 h |
| March | 23.3°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 44 | 7.4 | 12.312 h |
| April | 21.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 43 | 7.5 | 11.311 h |
| May | 20.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 38 | 6.3 | 10.410 h |
| June | 19.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 41 | 6.5 | 9.910 h |
| July | 19.0°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 38 | 6.4 | 10.110 h |
| August | 18.8°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 52 | 7.9 | 10.911 h |
| September | 19.2°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 38 | 6.8 | 11.912 h |
| October | 20.1°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 48 | 7.8 | 12.913 h |
| November | 21.1°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 53 | 7.9 | 13.914 h |
| December, selected | 22.7°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 42 | 6.9 | 14.414 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Motherwell in DecemberSouth Africa · 19 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 17.2°C · 45 mm rain
- Kariega in DecemberSouth Africa · 30 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 16.7°C · 45 mm rain
- Grahamstown in DecemberSouth Africa · 112 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 14.8°C · 62 mm rain
- Qonce in DecemberSouth Africa · 204 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 15.8°C · 78 mm rain
- Bhisho in DecemberSouth Africa · 210 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 15.0°C · 114 mm rain
- Mdantsane in DecemberSouth Africa · 231 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 16.9°C · 76 mm rain
- East London in DecemberSouth Africa · 238 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 18.9°C · 83 mm rain
- Queenstown in DecemberSouth Africa · 258 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 13.9°C · 91 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Gqeberha) is explained once on the Gqeberha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.