Townsend Weather in December
Townsend in December
The short of it: Townsend in December averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 139 mm (5.5 in) of rain and about 14 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 19° · rain 139 mm · daylight 14 h 1 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Townsend an average December high of 27°, a low of 19° and some 139 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 27°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 139 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 1 min in mid-December, 23 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Townsend runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Maclean, 2 km to the WNW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Townsend, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 39 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacleanNew South Wales | 2 km WNW | 27° | 19° | 137 mm |
| GulmarradNew South Wales | 3 km SSE | 27° | 19° | 139 mm |
| Palmers IslandNew South Wales | 8 km NE | 27° | 19° | 137 mm |
| LawrenceNew South Wales | 12 km WSW | 28° | 19° | 137 mm |
| WoombahNew South Wales | 13 km NNE | 27° | 19° | 136 mm |
| YambaNew South Wales | 14 km ENE | 26° | 20° | 137 mm |
| IlukaNew South Wales | 15 km ENE | 26° | 20° | 137 mm |
| UlmarraNew South Wales | 26 km SW | 28° | 18° | 144 mm |