The Gemfields Weather in December
The Gemfields in December
The short of it: The Gemfields in December averages a high of 35 °C (95 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 35° · low 21° · rain 88 mm · daylight 13 h 35 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give The Gemfields an average December high of 35°, a low of 21° and some 88 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 35° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 35 min in mid-December, 17 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, The Gemfields runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Sapphire, 11 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in The Gemfields, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 37 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SapphireQueensland | 11 km NW | 35° | 21° | 83 mm |
| RubyvaleQueensland | 16 km NW | 35° | 21° | 84 mm |
| EmeraldQueensland | 37 km E | 34° | 21° | 105 mm |
| CapellaQueensland | 54 km NNE | 35° | 21° | 86 mm |
| SpringsureQueensland | 71 km SSE | 34° | 20° | 86 mm |
| CometQueensland | 77 km E | 34° | 22° | 90 mm |
| TieriQueensland | 78 km NE | 34° | 21° | 80 mm |
| ClermontQueensland | 80 km NNW | 35° | 21° | 84 mm |