Salima Weather in December
Salima in December
The short of it: Salima in December averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 188 mm (7.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 56 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 31° · low 22° · rain 188 mm · daylight 12 h 56 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Salima an average December high of 31°, a low of 22° and some 188 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 188 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 56 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, Salima runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Chipoka, 24 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Salima, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 152 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChipokaCentral Region | 24 km SSE | 30° | 22° | 176 mm |
| DowaCentral Region | 58 km WNW | 26° | 17° | 167 mm |
| Monkey BaySouthern Region | 60 km SE | 28° | 21° | 190 mm |
| NtchisiCentral Region | 65 km WNW | 26° | 17° | 173 mm |
| DedzaCentral Region | 68 km SSW | 25° | 15° | 209 mm |
| ChipeniCentral Region | 73 km NW | 26° | 17° | 169 mm |
| LilongweCentral Region | 75 km WSW | 28° | 18° | 179 mm |
| MponelaCentral Region | 83 km WNW | 27° | 18° | 174 mm |