Pitseng Weather in December
Pitseng in December
The short of it: Pitseng in December averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 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 26° · low 13° · rain 100 mm · daylight 13 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Pitseng an average December high of 26°, a low of 13° and some 100 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 26°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 100 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, Pitseng runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Hlotse, 22 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Pitseng, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HlotseLeribe | 22 km NW | 27° | 14° | 91 mm |
| MapotengBerea | 26 km WSW | 28° | 14° | 94 mm |
| Butha-ButheButha-Buthe | 27 km N | 27° | 13° | 94 mm |
| Lejone00 | 29 km ESE | 21° | 10° | 100 mm |
| MaputsoeLeribe | 33 km WNW | 28° | 14° | 95 mm |
| FicksburgFree State | 36 km WNW | 27° | 13° | 96 mm |
| Mamathes00 | 39 km WSW | 28° | 14° | 93 mm |
| FouriesburgFree State | 43 km N | 26° | 12° | 99 mm |