Macheke Weather in December
Macheke in December
The short of it: Macheke in December averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 189 mm (7.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 15° · rain 189 mm · daylight 13 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & May
Thirty years of records give Macheke an average December high of 25°, a low of 15° and some 189 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 25°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 189 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 August and May.
Against its neighbours, Macheke runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Headlands, 26 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Macheke, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 77 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeadlandsManicaland | 26 km SE | 24° | 14° | 176 mm |
| MaronderaMashonaland East Province | 32 km W | 25° | 15° | 198 mm |
| RusapeManicaland | 52 km SE | 26° | 16° | 175 mm |
| MurewaMashonaland East Province | 56 km N | 27° | 16° | 217 mm |
| RuwaMashonaland East Province | 70 km WNW | 26° | 16° | 192 mm |
| NyazuraManicaland | 71 km SSE | 27° | 16° | 195 mm |
| EpworthHarare | 79 km WNW | 27° | 16° | 188 mm |
| ChitungwizaHarare | 83 km W | 27° | 16° | 180 mm |