Ruacana Weather in December
Ruacana in December
The short of it: Ruacana in December averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 10 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 32° · low 19° · rain 60 mm · daylight 13 h 10 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Ruacana an average December high of 32°, a low of 19° and some 60 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 10 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, 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, Ruacana runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Outapi, 61 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Ruacana, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 21 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OutapiOmusati Region | 61 km E | 32° | 19° | 64 mm |
| TsandiOmusati Region | 61 km SE | 32° | 19° | 60 mm |
| OngandjeraOmusati Region | 86 km SE | 32° | 19° | 57 mm |
| OkahaoOmusati Region | 86 km SE | 32° | 19° | 57 mm |
| OpuwoKunene Region | 93 km SW | 30° | 18° | 41 mm |
| XangongoCunene | 97 km NE | 33° | 20° | 104 mm |
| OkalongoOmusati Region | 97 km E | 33° | 19° | 78 mm |
| HumbeCunene | 97 km NNE | 33° | 20° | 104 mm |