Tukutonga Weather in December
Tukutonga in December
The short of it: Tukutonga in December averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 157 mm (6.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 22° · rain 157 mm · daylight 13 h 25 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Tukutonga an average December high of 28°, a low of 22° and some 157 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 28°, nights near 22°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 157 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 25 min in mid-December, 15 minutes more than a month before.
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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Tukutonga runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Popua, 2 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Tukutonga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 30 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PopuaTongatapu | 2 km W | 29° | 22° | 141 mm |
| FolahaTongatapu | 3 km SW | 29° | 22° | 150 mm |
| LongotemeTongatapu | 3 km SSW | 29° | 22° | 150 mm |
| Nuku‘alofaTongatapu | 4 km WNW | 29° | 22° | 141 mm |
| VainīTongatapu | 5 km SSW | 29° | 22° | 150 mm |
| HolongaTongatapu | 5 km SSE | 29° | 22° | 161 mm |
| LapahaTongatapu | 5 km ESE | 29° | 22° | 155 mm |
| TatakamotongaTongatapu | 5 km SE | 29° | 22° | 155 mm |