Climate averages 1991–2020
Middelburg weather
in December.
A warm, wet month: the 4th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Middelburg: daytime highs average 25.3°C and nights cool to about 15.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 114 mm of rain on roughly 17 days, which makes December a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 43 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Emalahleni (26 km away). In December its highs average 24.6°C, 0.8°C cooler than Middelburg, with 123 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Middelburg ranks joint 64th of 95 for the warmest December highs and joint 52nd of 95 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 95 cities is 26.6°C; Middelburg is 1.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 25.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 114 mm to 122 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
Middelburg climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.5°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 122 | 15.6 | 13.514 h |
| February | 25.6°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 91 | 12.1 | 13.013 h |
| March | 24.5°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 86 | 11.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 40 | 6.1 | 11.512 h |
| May | 20.3°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 15 | 2.4 | 10.911 h |
| June | 18.0°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 5.3 | 1.1 | 10.611 h |
| July | 18.1°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 5.9 | 0.8 | 10.711 h |
| August | 21.2°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 8.5 | 1.5 | 11.211 h |
| September | 25.0°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 18 | 3.4 | 11.912 h |
| October | 25.6°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 68 | 10.4 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.9°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 102 | 14.3 | 13.413 h |
| December, selected | 25.3°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 114 | 16.5 | 13.714 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
- Emalahleni in DecemberSouth Africa · 26 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 14.2°C · 123 mm rain
- Bethal in DecemberSouth Africa · 76 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 13.7°C · 145 mm rain
- Somaroboro in DecemberSouth Africa · 79 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 16.4°C · 91 mm rain
- Delmas in DecemberSouth Africa · 88 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 14.6°C · 138 mm rain
- eMbalenhle in DecemberSouth Africa · 93 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 14.4°C · 151 mm rain
- Ermelo in DecemberSouth Africa · 99 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 13.4°C · 163 mm rain
- Etwatwa in DecemberSouth Africa · 108 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 14.7°C · 135 mm rain
- Brakpan in DecemberSouth Africa · 121 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 14.4°C · 130 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 Middelburg) is explained once on the Middelburg year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.