Scone Weather in December
Scone in December
The short of it: Scone in December averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 16° · rain 75 mm · daylight 14 h 14 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Scone an average December high of 31°, a low of 16° and some 75 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 75 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 14 min in mid-December, 25 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 September and May.
Against its neighbours, Scone runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Aberdeen, 13 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
December in Scone, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AberdeenNew South Wales | 13 km S | 30° | 16° | 74 mm |
| MuswellbrookNew South Wales | 24 km S | 30° | 16° | 74 mm |
| MurrurundiNew South Wales | 32 km N | 28° | 13° | 97 mm |
| DenmanNew South Wales | 41 km SSW | 30° | 16° | 72 mm |
| MerriwaNew South Wales | 49 km WSW | 31° | 15° | 73 mm |
| Wattle PondsNew South Wales | 61 km SSE | 30° | 16° | 80 mm |
| Singleton HeightsNew South Wales | 61 km SSE | 30° | 16° | 79 mm |
| HunterviewNew South Wales | 62 km SSE | 30° | 16° | 78 mm |