Centenary Weather in December
Centenary in December
The short of it: Centenary in December averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 199 mm (7.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 17° · rain 199 mm · daylight 13 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & August
December in Centenary brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 17°, with about 199 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 27°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 199 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 7 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 May and August.
Against its neighbours, Centenary runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Mvurwi, 45 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Centenary, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 132 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MvurwiMashonaland Central | 45 km SW | 26° | 16° | 206 mm |
| MadziwaMashonaland Central | 50 km ESE | 29° | 18° | 191 mm |
| Mount DarwinMashonaland Central | 50 km E | 30° | 19° | 191 mm |
| BinduraMashonaland Central | 68 km SSE | 28° | 17° | 192 mm |
| GlendaleMashonaland Central | 70 km S | 28° | 17° | 190 mm |
| ConcessionMashonaland Central | 75 km SSW | 27° | 16° | 192 mm |
| RaffingoraMashonaland West | 80 km WSW | 27° | 17° | 194 mm |
| ShamvaMashonaland Central | 82 km SE | 29° | 18° | 194 mm |