Slade Point Weather in December
Slade Point in December
The short of it: Slade Point in December averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 148 mm (5.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 23° · rain 148 mm · daylight 13 h 24 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Slade Point an average December high of 31°, a low of 23° and some 148 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 148 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 24 min in mid-December, 15 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Slade Point runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Mackay Harbour, 4 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Slade Point, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 54 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackay HarbourQueensland | 4 km SSW | 30° | 23° | 168 mm |
| Blacks BeachQueensland | 4 km WNW | 31° | 23° | 160 mm |
| AndergroveQueensland | 4 km WSW | 31° | 23° | 160 mm |
| Rural ViewQueensland | 6 km W | 31° | 23° | 166 mm |
| BeaconsfieldQueensland | 6 km WSW | 31° | 23° | 166 mm |
| EimeoQueensland | 7 km NW | 31° | 23° | 164 mm |
| North MackayQueensland | 7 km SW | 31° | 23° | 182 mm |
| Mount PleasantQueensland | 8 km SW | 31° | 23° | 166 mm |