Dapto Weather in December
Dapto in December
The short of it: Dapto in December averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 27 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 25° · low 17° · rain 81 mm · daylight 14 h 27 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Dapto an average December high of 25°, a low of 17° and some 81 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 25°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 27 min in mid-December, 28 minutes more than a month before.
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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Dapto runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Albion Park, 8 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Dapto, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 14 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion ParkNew South Wales | 8 km SSW | 26° | 16° | 83 mm |
| Wollongong city centreNew South Wales | 12 km NE | 26° | 17° | 88 mm |
| WollongongNew South Wales | 13 km NE | 26° | 17° | 88 mm |
| CampbelltownNew South Wales | 49 km N | 27° | 16° | 78 mm |
| EngadineNew South Wales | 53 km NNE | 25° | 16° | 82 mm |
| IngleburnNew South Wales | 56 km N | 27° | 16° | 73 mm |
| Macquarie FieldsNew South Wales | 58 km N | 27° | 16° | 71 mm |
| MirandaNew South Wales | 59 km NNE | 26° | 17° | 77 mm |