Karonga Weather in December
Karonga in December
The short of it: Karonga in December averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 165 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 22° · rain 165 mm · daylight 12 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Karonga an average December high of 30°, a low of 22° and some 165 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 165 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 42 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Karonga runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Kyela, 40 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Karonga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 111 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KyelaMbeya | 40 km NNW | 31° | 22° | 188 mm |
| MwayaMbeya | 43 km N | 31° | 22° | 182 mm |
| IpindaMbeya | 50 km N | 31° | 22° | 188 mm |
| MlangaliNjombe | 66 km ENE | 25° | 14° | 221 mm |
| MasokoMbeya | 70 km NNW | 28° | 19° | 222 mm |
| ChitipaNorthern Region | 77 km WNW | 26° | 17° | 217 mm |
| LivingstoniaNorthern Region | 77 km SSE | 27° | 18° | 180 mm |
| TukuyuMbeya | 82 km NNW | 26° | 16° | 235 mm |