Mutare Weather in December
Mutare in December
The short of it: Mutare in December averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 187 mm (7.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 16 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 28° · low 17° · rain 187 mm · daylight 13 h 16 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Mutare an average December high of 28°, a low of 17° and some 187 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 28°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 187 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 16 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, Mutare runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Machipanda, 7 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Mutare, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 91 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MachipandaManica | 7 km ESE | 29° | 17° | 189 mm |
| PenhalongaManicaland | 9 km NNE | 26° | 16° | 197 mm |
| ManicaManica | 22 km E | 30° | 18° | 211 mm |
| OdziManicaland | 28 km W | 29° | 18° | 168 mm |
| MessicaManica | 43 km E | 31° | 19° | 222 mm |
| NyazuraManicaland | 61 km WNW | 27° | 16° | 195 mm |
| RusapeManicaland | 75 km NW | 26° | 16° | 175 mm |
| HeadlandsManicaland | 101 km NW | 24° | 14° | 176 mm |