Dowa Weather in December
Dowa in December
The short of it: Dowa in December averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 167 mm (6.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 17° · rain 167 mm · daylight 12 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & August
December in Dowa brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 17°, with about 167 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 26°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 167 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 56 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 May and August.
Against its neighbours, Dowa runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Ntchisi, 14 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Dowa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 116 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NtchisiCentral Region | 14 km N | 26° | 17° | 173 mm |
| MponelaCentral Region | 25 km WNW | 27° | 18° | 174 mm |
| ChipeniCentral Region | 28 km N | 26° | 17° | 169 mm |
| LilongweCentral Region | 38 km SSW | 28° | 18° | 179 mm |
| SalimaCentral Region | 58 km ESE | 31° | 22° | 188 mm |
| ChipokaCentral Region | 73 km ESE | 30° | 22° | 176 mm |
| KasunguCentral Region | 85 km NW | 29° | 18° | 190 mm |
| NkhotakotaCentral Region | 90 km NNE | 29° | 22° | 238 mm |