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Merricks North in December

Warm and mostly dry, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

December in Merricks North is warm: highs near 73°F, lows near 57°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, less often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 14 hours 48 minutes.December in Merricks North is warm: highs near 23°C, lows near 14°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, less often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 14 hours 48 minutes.

High
73°F23°Caverage
Low
57°F14°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 30% of days
Daylight
14h 48mon average

Is December a good time to visit Merricks North?

Yes. December is one of Merricks North's best months (December to March).

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 73°F in December, against 57°F to 77°F through the year.Highs near 23°C in December, against 14°C to 25°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

30% of days in December, against 21% to 47% through the year.

Cloud cover

44% cover in December, against 35% to 51% through the year.

Daylight

14h 48m in December, against 9h 32m to 14h 48m 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. November69°21°low 54°low 12°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. December73°23°low 57°low 14°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. January77°25°low 61°low 16°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Merricks North sits, in December

Australia/Melbourne
this place
typical high in December 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-December
5:50 AMsets 8:39 PM
Above the sea
70 mlow-lying
Latitude
38.4°Ssouthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Melbourne61 km north

The land around Merricks North, 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 Merricks North

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 6 km north of Merricks North. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. 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.