Climate averages 1991–2020
Worcester, South Africa weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the joint 3rd warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Worcester, South Africa: daytime highs average 29.0°C and nights cool to about 15.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 24 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 20 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Paarl (45 km away). In December its highs average 28.9°C, about as warm as Worcester, South Africa, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Worcester, South Africa ranks joint 13th of 95 for the warmest December highs and joint 3rd of 95 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 95 cities is 26.6°C; Worcester, South Africa is 2.4°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 2.0°C to 30.9°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 24 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
Worcester, South Africa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.9°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 24 | 5.2 | 14.114 h |
| February | 31.0°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 21 | 5.1 | 13.313 h |
| March | 29.0°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 28 | 6.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 25.1°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 33 | 5.6 | 11.311 h |
| May | 21.3°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 39 | 6.2 | 10.410 h |
| June | 17.5°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 60 | 8.2 | 10.010 h |
| July | 17.0°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 59 | 8.1 | 10.110 h |
| August | 17.5°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 51 | 8.5 | 10.911 h |
| September | 19.9°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 35 | 6.5 | 11.912 h |
| October | 23.5°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 36 | 6.0 | 12.913 h |
| November | 26.0°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 35 | 6.1 | 13.814 h |
| December, selected | 29.0°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 24 | 5.0 | 14.314 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
- Paarl in DecemberSouth Africa · 45 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 16.0°C · 25 mm rain
- Stellenbosch in DecemberSouth Africa · 63 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 15.7°C · 24 mm rain
- Somerset West in DecemberSouth Africa · 76 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 17.2°C · 24 mm rain
- Atlantis in DecemberSouth Africa · 90 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Cape Town in DecemberSouth Africa · 100 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 16.4°C · 17 mm rain
- Oudtshoorn in DecemberSouth Africa · 255 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 14.7°C · 31 mm rain
- Mossel Bay in DecemberSouth Africa · 256 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 16.8°C · 35 mm rain
- George in DecemberSouth Africa · 281 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 15.3°C · 47 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 Worcester) is explained once on the Worcester, South Africa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.