Stanhope Weather in December
Stanhope in December
The short of it: Stanhope in December averages a high of 29 °C (83 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 12° · rain 34 mm · daylight 14 h 38 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Stanhope an average December high of 29°, a low of 12° and some 34 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 29°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 38 min in mid-December, 30 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Stanhope runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Rushworth, 16 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Stanhope, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° warmer, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RushworthVictoria | 16 km SSE | 28° | 13° | 38 mm |
| KyabramVictoria | 16 km NNE | 29° | 13° | 32 mm |
| TongalaVictoria | 22 km N | 29° | 12° | 31 mm |
| TaturaVictoria | 22 km E | 29° | 13° | 36 mm |
| RochesterVictoria | 27 km WNW | 29° | 13° | 33 mm |
| MurchisonVictoria | 28 km SE | 29° | 13° | 38 mm |
| MooroopnaVictoria | 33 km E | 29° | 13° | 39 mm |
| ElmoreVictoria | 34 km W | 29° | 12° | 34 mm |