Machinga Weather in December
Machinga in December
The short of it: Machinga in December averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 19 °C (67 °F), with 179 mm (7.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 19° · rain 179 mm · daylight 13 h 1 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Machinga an average December high of 28°, a low of 19° and some 179 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 28°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 179 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 1 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Machinga runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Liwonde, 14 km to the NW, is 3° warmer by day.
December in Machinga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 109 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiwondeSouthern Region | 14 km NW | 32° | 21° | 158 mm |
| ZombaSouthern Region | 24 km S | 28° | 19° | 190 mm |
| BalakaSouthern Region | 43 km WNW | 31° | 21° | 158 mm |
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 59 km SSW | 27° | 17° | 220 mm |
| InsacaNiassa Province | 61 km E | 31° | 20° | 184 mm |
| BlantyreSouthern Region | 75 km SSW | 28° | 18° | 210 mm |
| MangochiSouthern Region | 77 km N | 31° | 21° | 165 mm |
| PhalombeSouthern Region | 80 km SSE | 29° | 18° | 247 mm |