Marakabeis Weather in December
Marakabeis in December
The short of it: Marakabeis in December averages a high of 25 °C (78 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 2 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 25° · low 12° · rain 86 mm · daylight 14 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Marakabeis an average December high of 25°, a low of 12° and some 86 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 25°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 2 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Marakabeis runs about middling and drier than most in December. Mohale, 11 km to the NW, is 2° cooler by day.
December in Marakabeis, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MohaleThaba-Tseka | 11 km NW | 24° | 11° | 94 mm |
| MantsonyaneThaba-Tseka | 12 km E | 23° | 10° | 91 mm |
| SemonkongMaseru District | 34 km SSW | 24° | 10° | 84 mm |
| NazarethMaseru District | 36 km WNW | 27° | 13° | 94 mm |
| RamabantaMaseru District | 37 km WSW | 27° | 14° | 80 mm |
| NakoMaseru District | 37 km WSW | 26° | 13° | 85 mm |
| KatseThaba-Tseka | 40 km NE | 23° | 11° | 91 mm |
| RomaMaseru District | 43 km WNW | 28° | 14° | 86 mm |