Headlands Weather in December
Headlands in December
The short of it: Headlands in December averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 176 mm (6.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 14° · rain 176 mm · daylight 13 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & August
Thirty years of records give Headlands an average December high of 24°, a low of 14° and some 176 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 24°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 176 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 13 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 April and August.
Against its neighbours, Headlands runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Macheke, 26 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Headlands, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 61 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MachekeMashonaland East Province | 26 km NW | 25° | 15° | 189 mm |
| RusapeManicaland | 29 km SSE | 26° | 16° | 175 mm |
| NyazuraManicaland | 49 km SSE | 27° | 16° | 195 mm |
| MaronderaMashonaland East Province | 54 km W | 25° | 15° | 198 mm |
| NyangaManicaland | 74 km E | 22° | 13° | 241 mm |
| MurewaMashonaland East Province | 76 km NNW | 27° | 16° | 217 mm |
| OdziManicaland | 85 km SSE | 29° | 18° | 168 mm |
| PenhalongaManicaland | 96 km SE | 26° | 16° | 197 mm |