Ketane Weather in December
Ketane in December
The short of it: Ketane in December averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 74 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 13° · rain 74 mm · daylight 14 h 4 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & April
Thirty years of records give Ketane an average December high of 27°, a low of 13° and some 74 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 27°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 74 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 4 min in mid-December, 23 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 April.
Against its neighbours, Ketane runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Phamong, 20 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Ketane, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhamongMohale's Hoek District | 20 km SSW | 28° | 14° | 78 mm |
| Mount MoorosiQuthing | 22 km S | 29° | 15° | 78 mm |
| MphakiQuthing | 29 km ESE | 25° | 11° | 92 mm |
| Mpharane00 | 30 km WNW | 27° | 13° | 78 mm |
| SemonkongMaseru District | 32 km NE | 24° | 10° | 84 mm |
| Mohale's HoekMohale's Hoek District | 38 km WSW | 28° | 14° | 80 mm |
| QuthingQuthing | 39 km SSW | 28° | 14° | 79 mm |
| Morunyaneng00 | 41 km NW | 27° | 13° | 75 mm |