Pointe aux Piments Weather in December
Pointe aux Piments in December
The short of it: Pointe aux Piments in December averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 132 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 22° · rain 132 mm · daylight 13 h 20 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & September
Thirty years of records give Pointe aux Piments an average December high of 29°, a low of 22° and some 132 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 29°, nights near 22°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 132 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 20 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Pointe aux Piments runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Triolet, 3 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Pointe aux Piments, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 72 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TrioletPamplemousses | 3 km ENE | 30° | 22° | 134 mm |
| Trou aux BichesPamplemousses | 5 km NE | 30° | 22° | 131 mm |
| Morcellement Saint AndréPamplemousses | 5 km E | 30° | 22° | 134 mm |
| Plaine des PapayesPamplemousses | 5 km E | 30° | 22° | 134 mm |
| Rouge TerrePamplemousses | 5 km ENE | 30° | 22° | 134 mm |
| PamplemoussesPamplemousses | 7 km SE | 30° | 22° | 136 mm |
| Fond du SacPamplemousses | 7 km ENE | 30° | 22° | 137 mm |
| Baie du TombeauPamplemousses | 7 km SSW | 30° | 22° | 134 mm |