Gauteng · South Africa
Pretoria in December
In December, Pretoria averages a daytime high of 28 °C and a night-time low of 16 °C, with about 124 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Pretoria's most comfortable months, March to October.
- Average high
- 28 °C
- Average low
- 16 °C
- Rain in the month
- 124 mm
- Daylight on 15 Dec
- 13 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 97
When to go
How December compares with the rest of the year in Pretoria
December is tied for the 3rd warmest month in Pretoria by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 20 °C to 29 °C and the lows from 3 °C to 16 °C. By day, December is about the same as November, and January is 1 °C warmer than December.
December brings 124 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 55 mm (659 mm a year); it is the wettest month.
On 15 December the sun is up for about 13 h 40 min, against 10 h 30 min at the shortest and 13 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 °C | 16 °C | 122 mm | |
| February | 29 °C | 16 °C | 93 mm | |
| March | 28 °C | 14 °C | 78 mm | Yes |
| April | 26 °C | 11 °C | 38 mm | Yes |
| May | 23 °C | 6 °C | 12 mm | Yes |
| June | 21 °C | 3 °C | 6 mm | Yes |
| July | 20 °C | 3 °C | 2 mm | Yes |
| August | 23 °C | 5 °C | 5 mm | Yes |
| September | 27 °C | 10 °C | 15 mm | Yes |
| October | 28 °C | 13 °C | 64 mm | Yes |
| November | 28 °C | 14 °C | 99 mm | |
| December | 28 °C | 16 °C | 124 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is December a good time to visit Pretoria?
Not by the measure used here: about 124 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Pretoria are March to October; the nearest are October, before, and March, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in South Africa in December
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Pretoria
This guide lists 97 places to stay in Pretoria, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 3; 1–3 km, 9; 3–10 km, 59; 10 km or more, 26.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.