Mzimba Weather in December
Mzimba in December
The short of it: Mzimba in December averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 199 mm (7.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 49 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 27° · low 17° · rain 199 mm · daylight 12 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Mzimba an average December high of 27°, a low of 17° and some 199 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 27°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 199 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 49 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Mzimba runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Lundazi, 63 km to the SW, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Mzimba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 141 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LundaziEastern Province | 63 km SW | 29° | 18° | 177 mm |
| MzuzuNorthern Region | 67 km NE | 26° | 16° | 178 mm |
| Nkhata BayNorthern Region | 82 km ENE | 29° | 21° | 225 mm |
| ChamaMuchinga | 91 km NNW | 30° | 20° | 192 mm |
| RumphiNorthern Region | 102 km NNE | 28° | 18° | 152 mm |
| ChisumuluNorthern Region | 112 km E | 30° | 23° | 216 mm |
| LikomaNorthern Region | 125 km E | 30° | 24° | 219 mm |
| KasunguCentral Region | 127 km S | 29° | 18° | 190 mm |