Gordon Weather in December
Gordon in December
The short of it: Gordon in December averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 8° · rain 63 mm · daylight 14 h 45 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & January
December in Gordon brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 8°, with about 63 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 22°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 45 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; the finest months here are March and January.
Against its neighbours, Gordon runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Ballarat, 23 km to the W, is 2° warmer by day.
December in Gordon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 17 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BallaratVictoria | 23 km W | 23° | 10° | 47 mm |
| WendoureeVictoria | 25 km WNW | 23° | 9° | 44 mm |
| Bacchus MarshVictoria | 31 km ESE | 25° | 12° | 42 mm |
| SunburyVictoria | 54 km E | 25° | 11° | 44 mm |
| LaraVictoria | 56 km SSE | 25° | 12° | 40 mm |
| TarneitVictoria | 56 km ESE | 25° | 13° | 44 mm |
| Wyndham ValeVictoria | 57 km SE | 25° | 12° | 44 mm |
| HillsideVictoria | 57 km ESE | 25° | 12° | 44 mm |