Mokhotlong Weather in December
Mokhotlong in December
The short of it: Mokhotlong in December averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 1 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 23° · low 11° · rain 98 mm · daylight 14 h 1 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & April
Thirty years of records give Mokhotlong an average December high of 23°, a low of 11° and some 98 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 23°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 98 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 1 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, Mokhotlong runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Mapholaneng, 22 km to the WNW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Mokhotlong, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MapholanengMokhotlong District | 22 km WNW | 22° | 10° | 97 mm |
| SeshoteLeribe | 50 km W | 23° | 11° | 93 mm |
| Thaba-TsekaThaba-Tseka | 51 km WSW | 23° | 11° | 88 mm |
| KatseThaba-Tseka | 57 km W | 23° | 11° | 91 mm |
| Lejone00 | 60 km WNW | 21° | 10° | 100 mm |
| SehonghongThaba-Tseka | 60 km SSW | 23° | 11° | 90 mm |
| Sehlabathebe00 | 65 km S | 21° | 9° | 109 mm |
| HimevilleKwaZulu-Natal | 67 km SE | 25° | 13° | 150 mm |