The Gap Weather in December
The Gap in December
The short of it: The Gap in December averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 143 mm (5.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 19° · rain 143 mm · daylight 13 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give The Gap an average December high of 29°, a low of 19° and some 143 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 29°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 143 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 52 min in mid-December, 21 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and September.
Against its neighbours, The Gap runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Ashgrove, 5 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
December in The Gap, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 50 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AshgroveQueensland | 5 km E | 30° | 19° | 140 mm |
| IndooroopillyQueensland | 8 km SSE | 30° | 19° | 135 mm |
| BrisbaneQueensland | 9 km ESE | 30° | 20° | 128 mm |
| Albany CreekQueensland | 10 km NNE | 30° | 19° | 151 mm |
| New FarmQueensland | 11 km ESE | 30° | 20° | 131 mm |
| AspleyQueensland | 11 km NE | 30° | 20° | 146 mm |
| CoorparooQueensland | 13 km ESE | 30° | 20° | 131 mm |
| Bracken RidgeQueensland | 17 km NNE | 29° | 20° | 143 mm |