Kitwe Weather in December
Kitwe in December
The short of it: Kitwe in December averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 284 mm (11.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 52 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 28° · low 16° · rain 284 mm · daylight 12 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Kitwe an average December high of 28°, a low of 16° and some 284 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 28°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 284 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 52 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Kitwe runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Kalulushi, 14 km to the WSW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Kitwe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 145 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KalulushiCopperbelt | 14 km WSW | 27° | 16° | 278 mm |
| ChambishiCopperbelt | 26 km NW | 26° | 15° | 276 mm |
| MufuliraCopperbelt | 28 km N | 27° | 16° | 284 mm |
| LuanshyaCopperbelt | 43 km SSE | 28° | 17° | 280 mm |
| MokamboHaut-Katanga | 44 km NNE | 26° | 16° | 280 mm |
| ChingolaCopperbelt | 47 km NW | 26° | 15° | 277 mm |
| NdolaCopperbelt | 49 km ESE | 28° | 17° | 291 mm |
| MapaloCopperbelt | 52 km ESE | 28° | 17° | 286 mm |