Norton Weather in December
Norton in December
The short of it: Norton in December averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 179 mm (7.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 16° · rain 179 mm · daylight 13 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Norton an average December high of 27°, a low of 16° and some 179 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 27°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 179 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 12 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Norton runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Harare Western Suburbs, 19 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Norton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 77 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Western SuburbsMashonaland West | 19 km ENE | 27° | 16° | 179 mm |
| Mount HampdenMashonaland East Province | 30 km ENE | 27° | 16° | 187 mm |
| HarareHarare | 38 km E | 27° | 16° | 194 mm |
| ChitungwizaHarare | 42 km ESE | 27° | 16° | 180 mm |
| BeatriceMashonaland East Province | 44 km SSE | 28° | 16° | 170 mm |
| EpworthHarare | 47 km E | 27° | 16° | 188 mm |
| MazoweMashonaland Central | 51 km NE | 27° | 16° | 184 mm |
| RuwaMashonaland East Province | 58 km E | 26° | 16° | 192 mm |