Ntchisi Weather in December
Ntchisi in December
The short of it: Ntchisi in December averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 173 mm (6.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 55 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 173 mm · daylight 12 h 55 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Ntchisi an average December high of 26°, a low of 17° and some 173 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 26°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 173 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 55 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, Ntchisi runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Chipeni, 14 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Ntchisi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 121 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChipeniCentral Region | 14 km N | 26° | 17° | 169 mm |
| DowaCentral Region | 14 km S | 26° | 17° | 167 mm |
| MponelaCentral Region | 19 km W | 27° | 18° | 174 mm |
| LilongweCentral Region | 51 km SSW | 28° | 18° | 179 mm |
| SalimaCentral Region | 65 km ESE | 31° | 22° | 188 mm |
| KasunguCentral Region | 72 km NW | 29° | 18° | 190 mm |
| NkhotakotaCentral Region | 78 km NNE | 29° | 22° | 238 mm |
| ChipokaCentral Region | 83 km SE | 30° | 22° | 176 mm |