Blantyre Weather in December
Blantyre in December
The short of it: Blantyre in December averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 210 mm (8.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 18° · rain 210 mm · daylight 13 h 4 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
December in Blantyre brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 18°, with about 210 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 28°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 210 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 4 min in mid-December.
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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Blantyre runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Chiradzulu, 19 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Blantyre, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 118 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 19 km NE | 27° | 17° | 220 mm |
| ThyoloSouthern Region | 34 km SSE | 28° | 18° | 226 mm |
| ChikwawaSouthern Region | 35 km SW | 35° | 24° | 148 mm |
| LuchenzaSouthern Region | 41 km SE | 30° | 19° | 194 mm |
| ZombaSouthern Region | 55 km NE | 28° | 19° | 190 mm |
| MwanzaSouthern Region | 56 km WNW | 31° | 21° | 198 mm |
| MulanjeSouthern Region | 59 km ESE | 28° | 18° | 281 mm |
| PhalombeSouthern Region | 69 km E | 29° | 18° | 247 mm |