Highfields Weather in December
Highfields in December
The short of it: Highfields in December averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 105 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 16° · rain 105 mm · daylight 13 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & September
Thirty years of records give Highfields an average December high of 27°, a low of 16° and some 105 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 27°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 105 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 52 min in mid-December, 21 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 April and September.
Against its neighbours, Highfields runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Kleinton, 3 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Highfields, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 30 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KleintonQueensland | 3 km N | 28° | 16° | 103 mm |
| CabarlahQueensland | 6 km NE | 28° | 17° | 106 mm |
| CranleyQueensland | 6 km SSW | 28° | 16° | 104 mm |
| Gowrie JunctionQueensland | 7 km WSW | 28° | 16° | 99 mm |
| HarlaxtonQueensland | 8 km S | 28° | 17° | 102 mm |
| Wilsonton HeightsQueensland | 8 km SSW | 28° | 16° | 104 mm |
| RockvilleQueensland | 8 km S | 28° | 16° | 104 mm |
| Meringandan WestQueensland | 8 km NW | 29° | 16° | 98 mm |