Semonkong Weather in December
Semonkong in December
The short of it: Semonkong in December averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 10° · rain 84 mm · daylight 14 h 3 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Semonkong an average December high of 24°, a low of 10° and some 84 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 24°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 3rd 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 October.
Against its neighbours, Semonkong runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Ketane, 32 km to the SW, is 3° warmer by day.
December in Semonkong, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KetaneMohale's Hoek District | 32 km SW | 27° | 13° | 74 mm |
| RamabantaMaseru District | 32 km NW | 27° | 14° | 80 mm |
| Sekake00 | 34 km ESE | 25° | 12° | 78 mm |
| MarakabeisThaba-Tseka | 34 km NNE | 25° | 12° | 86 mm |
| NakoMaseru District | 37 km NW | 26° | 13° | 85 mm |
| KoloMaseru District | 39 km WNW | 27° | 13° | 80 mm |
| MphakiQuthing | 40 km S | 25° | 11° | 92 mm |
| MantsonyaneThaba-Tseka | 40 km NNE | 23° | 10° | 91 mm |