Mitchell Weather in December
Mitchell in December
The short of it: Mitchell in December averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 126 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 2 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 26° · low 15° · rain 126 mm · daylight 14 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & September
Thirty years of records give Mitchell an average December high of 26°, a low of 15° and some 126 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 26°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 126 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 2 min in mid-December, 23 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, Mitchell runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Glen Innes, 37 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Mitchell, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 28 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen InnesNew South Wales | 37 km W | 25° | 12° | 122 mm |
| TenterfieldNew South Wales | 71 km N | 26° | 13° | 121 mm |
| South GraftonNew South Wales | 78 km E | 29° | 18° | 149 mm |
| GraftonNew South Wales | 79 km E | 29° | 18° | 149 mm |
| InverellNew South Wales | 98 km W | 29° | 14° | 107 mm |
| ArmidaleNew South Wales | 101 km SSW | 26° | 12° | 99 mm |
| BellingenNew South Wales | 114 km SE | 27° | 18° | 179 mm |
| WoolgoolgaNew South Wales | 115 km ESE | 26° | 19° | 147 mm |