Mphaki Weather in December
Mphaki in December
The short of it: Mphaki in December averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 14 h 5 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 11° · rain 92 mm · daylight 14 h 5 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Mphaki an average December high of 25°, a low of 11° and some 92 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 25°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 92 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 5 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, Mphaki runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Mount Moorosi, 26 km to the WSW, is 4° warmer by day.
December in Mphaki, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 14 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount MoorosiQuthing | 26 km WSW | 29° | 15° | 78 mm |
| KetaneMohale's Hoek District | 29 km WNW | 27° | 13° | 74 mm |
| Sekake00 | 30 km NE | 25° | 12° | 78 mm |
| PhamongMohale's Hoek District | 32 km W | 28° | 14° | 78 mm |
| SemonkongMaseru District | 40 km N | 24° | 10° | 84 mm |
| QuthingQuthing | 47 km WSW | 28° | 14° | 79 mm |
| Qacha’s NekQacha's Nek District | 55 km E | 24° | 11° | 102 mm |
| Mpharane00 | 59 km WNW | 27° | 13° | 78 mm |