Mackay Weather in December
Mackay in December
The short of it: Mackay in December averages a high of 31 °C (89 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 171 mm (6.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 23° · rain 171 mm · daylight 13 h 25 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Mackay an average December high of 31°, a low of 23° and some 171 mm of rain. The height of summer in Mackay, with afternoons near 31°. Wet spells are common — about 171 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 25 min in mid-December, 15 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Mackay runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. West Mackay, 0 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Mackay, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 62 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West MackayQueensland | 0 km WSW | 31° | 23° | 171 mm |
| South MackayQueensland | 2 km SE | 31° | 23° | 161 mm |
| Mackay CityQueensland | 2 km ENE | 31° | 23° | 161 mm |
| OoraleaQueensland | 3 km SW | 32° | 23° | 169 mm |
| East MackayQueensland | 3 km E | 31° | 23° | 161 mm |
| Mount PleasantQueensland | 4 km N | 31° | 23° | 166 mm |
| North MackayQueensland | 4 km NNE | 31° | 23° | 182 mm |
| GlenellaQueensland | 5 km NNW | 31° | 23° | 166 mm |