Rusape Weather in December
Rusape in December
The short of it: Rusape in December averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 175 mm (6.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 14 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 26° · low 16° · rain 175 mm · daylight 13 h 14 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Rusape an average December high of 26°, a low of 16° and some 175 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 26°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 175 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 14 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, Rusape runs about middling and drier than most in December. Nyazura, 20 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Rusape, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 61 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NyazuraManicaland | 20 km SSE | 27° | 16° | 195 mm |
| HeadlandsManicaland | 29 km NNW | 24° | 14° | 176 mm |
| MachekeMashonaland East Province | 52 km NW | 25° | 15° | 189 mm |
| OdziManicaland | 56 km SSE | 29° | 18° | 168 mm |
| MaronderaMashonaland East Province | 72 km WNW | 25° | 15° | 198 mm |
| Dorowa Mining LeaseManicaland | 72 km SSW | 29° | 18° | 166 mm |
| PenhalongaManicaland | 72 km SE | 26° | 16° | 197 mm |
| NyangaManicaland | 74 km ENE | 22° | 13° | 241 mm |