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De Hoop in December

Warm and mostly dry, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

December in De Hoop is warm: highs near 80°F, lows near 62°F. Rain falls on about one day a week, and daylight holds at about 14 hours 25 minutes.December in De Hoop is warm: highs near 27°C, lows near 17°C. Rain falls on about one day a week, and daylight holds at about 14 hours 25 minutes.

High
80°F27°Caverage
Low
62°F17°Caverage
Wet days
1a week · 20% of days
Daylight
14h 25mon average

Is December a good time to visit De Hoop?

Yes. December is one of De Hoop's best months (March to May, or September to December).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How December sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 80°F in December, against 67°F to 82°F through the year.Highs near 27°C in December, against 19°C to 28°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

20% of days in December, against 19% to 24% through the year.

Cloud cover

36% cover in December, against 25% to 46% through the year.

Daylight

14h 25m in December, against 9h 53m to 14h 25m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with December shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. November76°24°low 58°low 14°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  2. December80°27°low 62°low 17°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  3. January82°28°low 65°low 18°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.

Where De Hoop sits, in December

Africa/Johannesburg
this place
typical high in December 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-December
5:19 AMsets 7:46 PM
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
Latitude
34.5°Ssouthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Franschhoek152 km west

The land around De Hoop, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in South Africa in December

high · low · wet days
See December on the planning mapThe whole year in De Hoop

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 6 km north-west of De Hoop. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (10 m) against the climate model's (103 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (10 m) against the climate model's (103 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.