Eltham Weather in December
Eltham in December
The short of it: Eltham in December averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 13° · rain 68 mm · daylight 14 h 46 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & March
Thirty years of records give Eltham an average December high of 25°, a low of 13° and some 68 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 25°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 46 min in mid-December, 32 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 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Eltham runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Doncaster East, 6 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Eltham, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster EastVictoria | 6 km S | 25° | 13° | 69 mm |
| DoncasterVictoria | 7 km SSW | 25° | 13° | 66 mm |
| BundooraVictoria | 9 km WNW | 25° | 13° | 65 mm |
| South MorangVictoria | 10 km NNW | 25° | 12° | 65 mm |
| Mill ParkVictoria | 10 km NW | 25° | 13° | 65 mm |
| PrestonVictoria | 12 km W | 25° | 13° | 64 mm |
| KewVictoria | 13 km SW | 25° | 13° | 61 mm |
| ReservoirVictoria | 13 km W | 25° | 13° | 64 mm |