Emerald Weather in December
Emerald in December
The short of it: Emerald in December averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 14 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 11° · rain 86 mm · daylight 14 h 47 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & January
Thirty years of records give Emerald an average December high of 22°, a low of 11° and some 86 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 22°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 47 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and January.
Against its neighbours, Emerald runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Ferntree Gully, 14 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Emerald, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 11 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferntree GullyVictoria | 14 km WNW | 23° | 12° | 79 mm |
| BerwickVictoria | 14 km SW | 24° | 12° | 68 mm |
| BoroniaVictoria | 16 km WNW | 24° | 12° | 72 mm |
| PakenhamVictoria | 16 km S | 24° | 12° | 67 mm |
| Narre WarrenVictoria | 17 km SW | 24° | 12° | 64 mm |
| Endeavour HillsVictoria | 17 km WSW | 24° | 12° | 66 mm |
| Narre Warren SouthVictoria | 18 km SW | 24° | 12° | 62 mm |
| RowvilleVictoria | 18 km W | 24° | 13° | 67 mm |