Essendon Weather in December
Essendon in December
The short of it: Essendon in December averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 53 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 13° · rain 53 mm · daylight 14 h 46 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & February
Thirty years of records give Essendon an average December high of 25°, a low of 13° and some 53 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 25°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 53 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. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and February.
Against its neighbours, Essendon runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Coburg, 5 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
December in Essendon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoburgVictoria | 5 km E | 25° | 13° | 60 mm |
| BrunswickVictoria | 5 km ESE | 25° | 13° | 61 mm |
| GlenroyVictoria | 6 km NNE | 25° | 12° | 57 mm |
| NorthcoteVictoria | 8 km ESE | 25° | 13° | 62 mm |
| MelbourneVictoria | 8 km SSE | 25° | 13° | 59 mm |
| ReservoirVictoria | 9 km ENE | 25° | 13° | 64 mm |
| Melbourne City CentreVictoria | 9 km SE | 25° | 13° | 59 mm |
| PrestonVictoria | 9 km E | 25° | 13° | 64 mm |