Fianarantsoa Weather in December
Fianarantsoa in December
The short of it: Fianarantsoa in December averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 223 mm (8.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 17° · rain 223 mm · daylight 13 h 26 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Fianarantsoa an average December high of 28°, a low of 17° and some 223 mm of rain. The height of summer in Fianarantsoa, with afternoons near 28°. Wet spells are common — about 223 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 26 min in mid-December, 16 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 May and September.
Against its neighbours, Fianarantsoa runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Fandrandava, 18 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Fianarantsoa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 120 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FandrandavaUpper Matsiatra | 18 km ESE | 27° | 16° | 224 mm |
| AmbohimahasoaUpper Matsiatra | 40 km NNE | 27° | 16° | 229 mm |
| AmbalavaoUpper Matsiatra | 45 km SSW | 29° | 18° | 216 mm |
| IfanadianaVatovavy Region | 59 km ENE | 29° | 20° | 255 mm |
| IkongoFitovinany Region | 60 km SE | 30° | 21° | 211 mm |
| IkalamavonyUpper Matsiatra | 62 km WNW | 31° | 19° | 265 mm |
| VohimanitraFitovinany Region | 69 km ESE | 30° | 21° | 200 mm |
| AmboanjoFitovinany Region | 100 km SE | 30° | 22° | 187 mm |