Geraldton Weather in December
Geraldton in December
The short of it: Geraldton in December averages a high of -8 °C (18 °F) and a low of -18 °C (-1 °F), with 45 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 8 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -8° · low -18° · rain 45 mm · daylight 8 h 8 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Geraldton an average December high of -8°, a low of -18° and some 45 mm of rain. Highs fall 7° against November, to near -8°; nights run about -18°. Rain is modest, about 45 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 8 min in mid-December, 50 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Geraldton runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Greenstone, 16 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Geraldton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 12 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GreenstoneOntario | 16 km W | -8° | -18° | 53 mm |
| SchreiberOntario | 104 km SSW | -5° | -14° | 64 mm |
| ManitouwadgeOntario | 105 km SE | -6° | -15° | 65 mm |
| Terrace BayOntario | 105 km S | -4° | -12° | 63 mm |
| NipigonOntario | 124 km SW | -6° | -15° | 67 mm |
| HornepayneOntario | 167 km ESE | -7° | -17° | 57 mm |
| White RiverOntario | 175 km SE | -6° | -16° | 58 mm |
| Amethyst HarbourOntario | 192 km SW | -4° | -13° | 50 mm |