Chipinge Weather in December
Chipinge in December
The short of it: Chipinge in December averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 219 mm (8.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 21 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 219 mm · daylight 13 h 21 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Chipinge an average December high of 27°, a low of 17° and some 219 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 27°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 219 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 21 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, Chipinge runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Chimanimani, 50 km to the NNE, is 3° cooler by day.
December in Chipinge, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 111 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChimanimaniManicaland | 50 km NNE | 24° | 14° | 223 mm |
| MachipandaManica | 134 km N | 29° | 17° | 189 mm |
| MutareManicaland | 135 km N | 28° | 17° | 187 mm |
| ChiredziMasvingo Province | 138 km SW | 32° | 21° | 126 mm |
| OdziManicaland | 138 km N | 29° | 18° | 168 mm |
| MessicaManica | 141 km NNE | 31° | 19° | 222 mm |
| ManicaManica | 142 km N | 30° | 18° | 211 mm |
| PenhalongaManicaland | 144 km N | 26° | 16° | 197 mm |