Dete Weather in December
Dete in December
The short of it: Dete in December averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 168 mm (6.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 18° · rain 168 mm · daylight 13 h 15 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Dete an average December high of 30°, a low of 18° and some 168 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 30°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 168 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 15 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Dete runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Kamativi Mine, 39 km to the NNE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Dete, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 96 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamativi MineMatabeleland North | 39 km NNE | 30° | 19° | 178 mm |
| HwangeMatabeleland North | 48 km NW | 31° | 20° | 167 mm |
| LupaneMatabeleland North | 105 km ESE | 31° | 18° | 154 mm |
| BingaMatabeleland North | 122 km NNE | 33° | 23° | 166 mm |
| PandamatengaNorth-West | 131 km W | 32° | 20° | 136 mm |
| Victoria FallsMatabeleland North | 133 km NW | 31° | 19° | 161 mm |
| LivingstoneSouthern Province | 137 km NW | 32° | 19° | 172 mm |
| MaambaSouthern Province | 142 km NNE | 29° | 19° | 182 mm |