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Canberra in December

Warm and damp, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

December in Canberra is warm: highs near 79°F, lows near 55°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, less often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 14 hours 30 minutes.December in Canberra is warm: highs near 26°C, lows near 13°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, less often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 14 hours 30 minutes.

High
79°F26°Caverage
Low
55°F13°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 31% of days
Daylight
14h 30mon average

Is December a good time to visit Canberra?

Yes. December is one of Canberra's best months (February to April, or December).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How December sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 79°F in December, against 53°F to 83°F through the year.Highs near 26°C in December, against 12°C to 28°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

31% of days in December, against 18% to 34% through the year.

Cloud cover

41% cover in December, against 37% to 52% through the year.

Daylight

14h 30m in December, against 9h 49m to 14h 30m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with December shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. November74°23°low 50°low 10°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. December79°26°low 55°low 13°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. January83°28°low 58°low 14°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Canberra sits, in December

Australia/Sydney
this place
typical high in December 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-December
5:43 AMsets 8:14 PM
Above the sea
550 mlow-lying
Latitude
35.3°Ssouthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Falls Creek239 km south-west

The land around Canberra, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Australia in December

high · low · wet days
See December on the planning mapThe whole year in Canberra

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Canberra. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.