Butare Weather in December
Butare in December
The short of it: Butare in December averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 114 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 15° · rain 114 mm · daylight 12 h 16 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Butare an average December high of 25°, a low of 15° and some 114 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 25°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 114 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 16 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Butare runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Gikongoro, 24 km to the NW, is 2° cooler by day.
December in Butare, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 15 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GikongoroSouthern Province | 24 km NW | 23° | 13° | 125 mm |
| NzegaSouthern Province | 24 km WNW | 23° | 13° | 125 mm |
| NyanzaSouthern Province | 27 km N | 25° | 14° | 100 mm |
| NgoziNgozi | 36 km SSE | 25° | 15° | 134 mm |
| KayanzaKayanza | 38 km SSW | 25° | 15° | 150 mm |
| KirundoKirundo | 40 km E | 26° | 16° | 99 mm |
| RuhangoSouthern Province | 42 km N | 25° | 14° | 99 mm |
| RuhuhaEastern Province | 48 km NE | 26° | 16° | 89 mm |