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Thornybush in December

Hot and damp, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

December in Thornybush is hot: highs near 88°F, lows near 67°F. Rain falls on about three days a week, more often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 13 hours 38 minutes.December in Thornybush is hot: highs near 31°C, lows near 19°C. Rain falls on about three days a week, more often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 13 hours 38 minutes.

High
88°F31°Caverage
Low
67°F19°Caverage
Wet days
3a week · 43% of days
Daylight
13h 38mon average

Is December a good time to visit Thornybush?

December sits outside Thornybush's best months, which run from May to August. Expect hot days and rain on about three days a week.

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 88°F in December, against 77°F to 88°F through the year.Highs near 31°C in December, against 25°C to 31°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

43% of days in December, against 5% to 44% through the year.

Cloud cover

48% cover in December, against 9% to 48% through the year.

Daylight

13h 38m in December, against 10h 38m to 13h 38m 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. November87°31°low 64°low 18°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  2. December88°31°low 67°low 19°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  3. January88°31°low 68°low 20°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.

Where Thornybush sits, in December

Africa/Johannesburg
this place
typical high in December 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-December
5:01 AMsets 6:40 PM
Above the sea
480 mlow-lying
Latitude
24.5°Ssouthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Sabi-Sand Game Reserve36 km south-east

The land around Thornybush, 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 Thornybush

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Thornybush. 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 (480 m) against the climate model's (535 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 (480 m) against the climate model's (535 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.