Shell Cove Weather in December
Shell Cove in December
The short of it: Shell Cove in December averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 16 °C (62 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 16° · rain 80 mm · daylight 14 h 28 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & July
December in Shell Cove brings afternoons near 25° and nights around 16°, with about 80 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 25°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 28 min in mid-December, 28 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 September and July.
Against its neighbours, Shell Cove runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Albion Park, 8 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Shell Cove, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 13 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion ParkNew South Wales | 8 km WNW | 26° | 16° | 83 mm |
| DaptoNew South Wales | 11 km NNW | 25° | 17° | 81 mm |
| FigtreeNew South Wales | 17 km N | 26° | 17° | 90 mm |
| Wollongong city centreNew South Wales | 18 km N | 26° | 17° | 88 mm |
| WollongongNew South Wales | 19 km N | 26° | 17° | 88 mm |
| WoononaNew South Wales | 27 km N | 25° | 16° | 96 mm |
| BowralNew South Wales | 42 km WNW | 24° | 12° | 79 mm |
| CampbelltownNew South Wales | 58 km N | 27° | 16° | 78 mm |