Sehonghong Weather in December
Sehonghong in December
The short of it: Sehonghong in December averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 3 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 90 mm · daylight 14 h 3 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & April
December in Sehonghong brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 11°, with about 90 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 23°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 90 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 3 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, Sehonghong runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Sehlabathebe, 27 km to the ESE, is 3° cooler by day.
December in Sehonghong, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 15 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sehlabathebe00 | 27 km ESE | 21° | 9° | 109 mm |
| Thaba-TsekaThaba-Tseka | 34 km NNW | 23° | 11° | 88 mm |
| Qacha’s NekQacha's Nek District | 39 km SSW | 24° | 11° | 102 mm |
| Sekake00 | 50 km WSW | 25° | 12° | 78 mm |
| MalutiEastern Cape | 54 km S | 26° | 14° | 100 mm |
| MantsonyaneThaba-Tseka | 58 km WNW | 23° | 10° | 91 mm |
| KatseThaba-Tseka | 58 km NNW | 23° | 11° | 91 mm |
| MokhotlongMokhotlong District | 60 km NNE | 23° | 11° | 98 mm |