Adelaide Weather in December
Adelaide in December
The short of it: Adelaide in December averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 30 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 15° · rain 30 mm · daylight 14 h 30 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Adelaide an average December high of 27°, a low of 15° and some 30 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 27°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 30 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 30 min in mid-December, 28 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Adelaide runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Adelaide city centre, 0 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Adelaide, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide city centreSouth Australia | 0 km E | 27° | 15° | 30 mm |
| North AdelaideSouth Australia | 2 km NNW | 27° | 15° | 30 mm |
| NorwoodSouth Australia | 3 km E | 26° | 14° | 32 mm |
| ProspectSouth Australia | 5 km N | 27° | 15° | 30 mm |
| LockleysSouth Australia | 6 km W | 26° | 15° | 27 mm |
| KlemzigSouth Australia | 6 km NNE | 27° | 14° | 30 mm |
| FindonSouth Australia | 7 km WNW | 27° | 15° | 28 mm |
| MagillSouth Australia | 7 km ENE | 26° | 14° | 34 mm |