Taroona Weather in December
Taroona in December
The short of it: Taroona in December averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 15 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 10° · rain 65 mm · daylight 15 h 20 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Taroona an average December high of 19°, a low of 10° and some 65 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 19°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 20 min in mid-December, 39 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Taroona runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Mount Nelson, 4 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Taroona, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 2° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount NelsonTasmania | 4 km NW | 19° | 10° | 69 mm |
| Kingston BeachTasmania | 5 km SSW | 20° | 10° | 61 mm |
| KingstonTasmania | 5 km SW | 20° | 10° | 61 mm |
| DynnyrneTasmania | 5 km NNW | 20° | 10° | 64 mm |
| Sandy BayTasmania | 6 km NNW | 20° | 10° | 64 mm |
| TranmereTasmania | 6 km ENE | 20° | 11° | 53 mm |
| Battery PointTasmania | 6 km NNW | 20° | 10° | 64 mm |
| South HobartTasmania | 6 km NNW | 20° | 10° | 64 mm |