Canberra Weather in December
Canberra in December
The short of it: Canberra in December averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 58 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 12° · rain 58 mm · daylight 14 h 31 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & April
Thirty years of records give Canberra an average December high of 26°, a low of 12° and some 58 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 26°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 58 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 31 min in mid-December, 29 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and April.
Against its neighbours, Canberra runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Canberra City, 0 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
December in Canberra, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° warmer, 15 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra CityAustralian Capital Territory | 0 km NNE | 26° | 12° | 58 mm |
| BraddonAustralian Capital Territory | 2 km NNE | 26° | 12° | 58 mm |
| TurnerAustralian Capital Territory | 2 km N | 26° | 12° | 59 mm |
| CampbellAustralian Capital Territory | 2 km ESE | 26° | 12° | 58 mm |
| AinslieAustralian Capital Territory | 3 km NNE | 26° | 12° | 58 mm |
| O'ConnorAustralian Capital Territory | 3 km NNW | 26° | 12° | 59 mm |
| KingstonAustralian Capital Territory | 4 km SSE | 26° | 12° | 56 mm |
| DownerAustralian Capital Territory | 5 km NNE | 27° | 11° | 57 mm |