Phalombe Weather in December
Phalombe in December
The short of it: Phalombe in December averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 247 mm (9.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 4 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 29° · low 18° · rain 247 mm · daylight 13 h 4 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Phalombe an average December high of 29°, a low of 18° and some 247 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 29°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 247 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 4 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, Phalombe runs about middling and about as wet in December. Mulanje, 30 km to the SSW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Phalombe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 158 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MulanjeSouthern Region | 30 km SSW | 28° | 18° | 281 mm |
| MilangeZambezia Province | 35 km SSE | 30° | 18° | 316 mm |
| LuchenzaSouthern Region | 43 km WSW | 30° | 19° | 194 mm |
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 57 km WNW | 27° | 17° | 220 mm |
| ZombaSouthern Region | 59 km NW | 28° | 19° | 190 mm |
| ThyoloSouthern Region | 62 km WSW | 28° | 18° | 226 mm |
| BlantyreSouthern Region | 69 km W | 28° | 18° | 210 mm |
| InsacaNiassa Province | 72 km NNE | 31° | 20° | 184 mm |