Harare Weather in December
Harare in December
The short of it: Harare in December averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 194 mm (7.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 16° · rain 194 mm · daylight 13 h 11 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & June
Thirty years of records give Harare an average December high of 27°, a low of 16° and some 194 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 27°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 194 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 11 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Harare runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Epworth, 12 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Harare, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 95 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EpworthHarare | 12 km SE | 27° | 16° | 188 mm |
| Mount HampdenMashonaland East Province | 15 km NW | 27° | 16° | 187 mm |
| Harare Western SuburbsMashonaland West | 19 km W | 27° | 16° | 179 mm |
| ChitungwizaHarare | 21 km S | 27° | 16° | 180 mm |
| RuwaMashonaland East Province | 21 km ESE | 26° | 16° | 192 mm |
| MazoweMashonaland Central | 37 km NNW | 27° | 16° | 184 mm |
| NortonMashonaland West | 38 km W | 27° | 16° | 179 mm |
| ConcessionMashonaland Central | 51 km NNW | 27° | 16° | 192 mm |