Weather in Sydney in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Sydney in December
Going from a maximum of +84°F during the day to a minimum of +55°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +75°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 19% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +70°F to +75°F.
Is Sydney warm or cold in December?
Sydney is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +73°F to +77°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +61°F to +64°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
December is one of the warmest months in Sydney, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Sydney in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +73°F | +77°F | +79°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +46°F | +52°F | +55°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +106°F | +106°F | +111°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 74 mm | 59 mm | 77 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 67% | 67% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting warmer as December arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +73°F to +77°F during the day. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 74 mm to 59 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 67%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 9 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Sydney is gradually decreasing during December, going from 5 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Sydney?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Sydney in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1995 (+75°F) and the highest in 2005 (+91°F). The driest year was 1979 with only 11 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 178 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Sydney, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.