Lansdowne Weather in December
Lansdowne in December
The short of it: Lansdowne in December averages a high of 36 °C (97 °F) and a low of 25 °C (76 °F), with 217 mm (8.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 36° · low 25° · rain 217 mm · daylight 12 h 59 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Lansdowne an average December high of 36°, a low of 25° and some 217 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 36° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 217 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 59 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Lansdowne runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Tindal, 11 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Lansdowne, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° colder, 129 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TindalNorthern Territory | 11 km S | 36° | 25° | 216 mm |
| Katherine EastNorthern Territory | 12 km WSW | 36° | 25° | 221 mm |
| KatherineNorthern Territory | 14 km WSW | 36° | 25° | 221 mm |
| Katherine SouthNorthern Territory | 15 km WSW | 36° | 25° | 221 mm |
| CossackNorthern Territory | 23 km W | 36° | 24° | 222 mm |
| BeswickNorthern Territory | 80 km E | 37° | 25° | 198 mm |
| MatarankaNorthern Territory | 91 km SE | 37° | 25° | 182 mm |
| KakaduNorthern Territory | 174 km N | 35° | 25° | 241 mm |