Hamilton Weather in December
Hamilton in December
The short of it: Hamilton in December averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 9° · rain 42 mm · daylight 14 h 46 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & March
December in Hamilton brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 9°, with about 42 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 24°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 9th 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 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Hamilton runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Penshurst, 28 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Hamilton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° warmer, 10 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PenshurstVictoria | 28 km ESE | 23° | 9° | 47 mm |
| DunkeldVictoria | 30 km ENE | 23° | 9° | 42 mm |
| MacarthurVictoria | 32 km S | 23° | 10° | 43 mm |
| ColeraineVictoria | 33 km WNW | 25° | 10° | 35 mm |
| HeywoodVictoria | 55 km SW | 23° | 10° | 46 mm |
| CastertonVictoria | 57 km WNW | 25° | 10° | 36 mm |
| WillauraVictoria | 67 km ENE | 25° | 9° | 36 mm |
| KoroitVictoria | 68 km SSE | 22° | 11° | 44 mm |