Sydney Weather in December
Sydney in December
The short of it: Sydney in December averages a high of 3 °C (37 °F) and a low of -4 °C (26 °F), with 160 mm (6.3 in) of rain and about 8 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -4° · rain 160 mm · daylight 8 h 38 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
December in Sydney brings afternoons near 3° and nights around -4°, with about 160 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 3°, with nights near -4°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 160 mm. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 8 h 38 min in mid-December, 43 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Sydney runs warmer than most and about as wet in December. Membertou, 2 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Sydney, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 11 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MembertouNova Scotia | 2 km SSW | 3° | -4° | 163 mm |
| Whitney PierNova Scotia | 3 km N | 3° | -4° | 160 mm |
| WestmountNova Scotia | 3 km W | 3° | -4° | 159 mm |
| CoxheathNova Scotia | 4 km WSW | 3° | -4° | 160 mm |
| South BarNova Scotia | 8 km N | 3° | -4° | 161 mm |
| Howie CentreNova Scotia | 9 km SW | 3° | -4° | 159 mm |
| North SydneyNova Scotia | 10 km NW | 3° | -3° | 156 mm |
| Balls CreekNova Scotia | 10 km W | 3° | -4° | 157 mm |