Mount Nelson Weather in December
Mount Nelson in December
The short of it: Mount Nelson in December averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 15 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 10° · rain 69 mm · daylight 15 h 20 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Mount Nelson an average December high of 19°, a low of 10° and some 69 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 19°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 20 min in mid-December, 39 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Mount Nelson runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Dynnyrne, 2 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Mount Nelson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DynnyrneTasmania | 2 km NNW | 20° | 10° | 64 mm |
| Sandy BayTasmania | 3 km N | 20° | 10° | 64 mm |
| South HobartTasmania | 3 km NNW | 20° | 10° | 64 mm |
| TaroonaTasmania | 4 km SE | 19° | 10° | 65 mm |
| Battery PointTasmania | 4 km NNE | 20° | 10° | 64 mm |
| Hobart city centreTasmania | 4 km N | 20° | 10° | 64 mm |
| HobartTasmania | 5 km N | 20° | 10° | 64 mm |
| West HobartTasmania | 5 km NNW | 20° | 10° | 64 mm |