Cessnock Weather in December
Cessnock in December
The short of it: Cessnock in December averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 16° · rain 78 mm · daylight 14 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Cessnock an average December high of 29°, a low of 16° and some 78 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 29°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 18 min in mid-December, 26 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Cessnock runs about middling and drier than most in December. Kurri Kurri, 12 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Cessnock, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurri KurriNew South Wales | 12 km E | 29° | 17° | 77 mm |
| RutherfordNew South Wales | 21 km NE | 29° | 16° | 83 mm |
| MaitlandNew South Wales | 22 km ENE | 29° | 17° | 84 mm |
| AberglasslynNew South Wales | 22 km NE | 29° | 16° | 85 mm |
| East MaitlandNew South Wales | 23 km ENE | 29° | 17° | 84 mm |
| Cameron ParkNew South Wales | 25 km ESE | 27° | 17° | 81 mm |
| MetfordNew South Wales | 25 km ENE | 28° | 17° | 84 mm |
| EdgeworthNew South Wales | 26 km ESE | 27° | 17° | 80 mm |