Singleton Weather in December
Singleton in December
The short of it: Singleton in December averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 77 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 17 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 30° · low 16° · rain 77 mm · daylight 14 h 17 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Singleton an average December high of 30°, a low of 16° and some 77 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 77 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 17 min in mid-December, 26 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, Singleton runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Singleton Heights, 3 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
December in Singleton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singleton HeightsNew South Wales | 3 km N | 30° | 16° | 79 mm |
| CessnockNew South Wales | 34 km SSE | 29° | 16° | 78 mm |
| AberglasslynNew South Wales | 37 km ESE | 29° | 16° | 85 mm |
| RutherfordNew South Wales | 38 km ESE | 29° | 16° | 83 mm |
| Kurri KurriNew South Wales | 41 km SE | 29° | 17° | 77 mm |
| MaitlandNew South Wales | 41 km ESE | 29° | 17° | 84 mm |
| MuswellbrookNew South Wales | 43 km NW | 30° | 16° | 74 mm |
| East MaitlandNew South Wales | 44 km ESE | 29° | 17° | 84 mm |