Orange Weather in December
Orange in December
The short of it: Orange in December averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 11° · rain 82 mm · daylight 14 h 21 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & March
December in Orange brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 11°, with about 82 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 26°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 82 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 21 min in mid-December, 27 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 March.
Against its neighbours, Orange runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Clifton Grove, 6 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
December in Orange, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton GroveNew South Wales | 6 km ENE | 26° | 11° | 80 mm |
| Mullion CreekNew South Wales | 18 km N | 25° | 11° | 79 mm |
| MillthorpeNew South Wales | 20 km SSE | 25° | 10° | 81 mm |
| Forest ReefsNew South Wales | 20 km S | 25° | 11° | 80 mm |
| MolongNew South Wales | 30 km NW | 28° | 13° | 66 mm |
| BlayneyNew South Wales | 31 km SSE | 25° | 10° | 78 mm |
| CargoNew South Wales | 31 km WSW | 29° | 13° | 67 mm |
| CudalNew South Wales | 33 km W | 30° | 14° | 62 mm |