Weather in Gaborone in December 2025
- December is usually the hottest month of the year in Gaborone;
Average weather
Average temperature in Gaborone in December
Going from a maximum of +102°F during the day to a minimum of +64°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +91°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 14% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +93°F to +88°F.
Is Gaborone warm or cold in December?
Gaborone is typically hot in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +88°F to +90°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +66°F to +68°F.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
December is the hottest month in Gaborone, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Gaborone in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +88°F | +90°F | +90°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +50°F | +54°F | +57°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +106°F | +108°F | +109°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 64 mm | 84 mm | 88 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 51% | 57% | 60% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting warmer as December arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +88°F to +90°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 64 mm to 84 mm. Humidity rises from 51% to 57%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 9 sunny days in November to 5 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Gaborone is gradually increasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Gaborone?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Gaborone in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+79°F) and the highest in 2015 (+87°F). The driest year was 2015 with only 217 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2000 with 865 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Gaborone, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
