Weather in Durban in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Durban;
Average weather
Average temperature in Durban in December
Going from a maximum of +29°C during the day to a minimum of +19°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +24°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +24°C to +26°C.
Is Durban warm or cold in December?
Durban is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +24°C to +25°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +20°C to +21°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Durban:
Climate in Durban in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +25°C | +26°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +15°C | +17°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +34°C | +37°C | +37°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 99 mm | 102 mm | 93 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 81% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 18 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting warmer as December arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +24°C to +25°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 99 mm to 102 mm. Humidity rises from 80% to 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Durban is gradually decreasing during December, going from 5 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Durban?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Durban in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+23°C) and the highest in 2019 (+26°C). The driest year was 1992 with only 475 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 1769 mm.
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Monthly weather in Durban
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Durban, 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.