North Bourke Weather in December
North Bourke in December
The short of it: North Bourke in December averages a high of 35 °C (95 °F) and a low of 20 °C (67 °F), with 39 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 35° · low 20° · rain 39 mm · daylight 14 h 4 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give North Bourke an average December high of 35°, a low of 20° and some 39 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 35° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 39 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 4 min in mid-December, 23 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and August.
Against its neighbours, North Bourke runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Bourke, 4 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in North Bourke, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BourkeNew South Wales | 4 km SSW | 35° | 20° | 38 mm |
| BrewarrinaNew South Wales | 88 km E | 35° | 19° | 47 mm |
| CobarNew South Wales | 161 km S | 33° | 18° | 38 mm |
| NynganNew South Wales | 206 km SE | 34° | 18° | 55 mm |
| Lightning RidgeNew South Wales | 208 km ENE | 34° | 19° | 48 mm |
| WalgettNew South Wales | 209 km E | 34° | 19° | 51 mm |
| CunnamullaQueensland | 222 km N | 36° | 22° | 45 mm |
| CoonambleNew South Wales | 254 km ESE | 34° | 18° | 54 mm |