Hlotse Weather in December
Hlotse in December
The short of it: Hlotse in December averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 14 °C (56 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 14° · rain 91 mm · daylight 13 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Hlotse an average December high of 27°, a low of 14° and some 91 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 27°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 91 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 59 min in mid-December, 22 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Hlotse runs about middling and drier than most in December. Maputsoe, 14 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Hlotse, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 13 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaputsoeLeribe | 14 km W | 28° | 14° | 95 mm |
| FicksburgFree State | 17 km W | 27° | 13° | 96 mm |
| PitsengLeribe | 22 km SE | 26° | 13° | 100 mm |
| Butha-ButheButha-Buthe | 23 km ENE | 27° | 13° | 94 mm |
| MapotengBerea | 27 km SSW | 28° | 14° | 94 mm |
| PekaLeribe | 30 km WSW | 28° | 13° | 93 mm |
| FouriesburgFree State | 32 km NNE | 26° | 12° | 99 mm |
| Mamathes00 | 35 km SW | 28° | 14° | 93 mm |