Sunshine Coast Weather December
Average December weather on the Sunshine Coast, Australia
The minimum temperature (usually the lowest temperature observed in the evening) for the Sunshine Coast in December is 20.0°C. The amount of rainfall in December is very high, and averages 150mm. The average rainfall is for a total of 10 days. The typical maximum daytime temperature is around 28.5°C. If you love looking up at the blue sky and are a fan of the sun, this is the perfect time to visit the Sunshine Coast with 250 hours of sunshine.
What should you wear during December? Travelers to Sunshine Coast should plan on carrying a completely waterproof rain jacket because it's likely to rain. Make sure to bring shorts or a skirt since it may be extremely warm, or hot.
| Weather | Forecasts |
|---|---|
| Min Temperature | 20 °C |
| Max Temperature | 28 °C |
| Average Sea Temperature | 23°C |
| Average Humidity | 73% to 90% |
| Sunshine Hours | 250 |
| Daylight Hours Beginning of Month to End of Month Approx. Times | Daylight Trend: Days shortening - later sunrises earlier sunsets Sunrise 4:46am - 4:56am Sunset 6:27pm - 6:44pm |
| Chance of Rain | 33% |
| Precipitation | 151mm |
| Rainy Days | 10 |
What is the weather like On the Sunshine Coast in December?
Clouds
It is a month that the Sunshine Coast experiences essentially the same cloud coverage, with the percentage of times that skies are cloudy or mostly cloudy staying around 32% all through the year.
The clearest day of the month is on December 6, with the skies clear and mostly clean or partly cloudy conditions for 69% of the time.
Weather Forecast Sunshine Coast 7 Days
Weather in December On the Sunshine Coast
Precipitation
The definition of a dry day is one that is characterized by at the very least 1.016 mm of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. On the Sunshine Coast, the chance of a wet day throughout the duration through December will be basically the same with a probability of at around 31% all.
Rainfall
A sliding average of 31 days rain during December on the Sunshine Coast is gradually increasing from 109 mm, which seldom surpasses 205.74 mm or is below 38.1mm. It ends the month with 121.92 mm, at which point it is rarely over 9.0 inches or is less than 43.18 mm.
Sun
Through December on the Sunshine Coast, the length of the day is almost constant. The shortest day of December is the 1st of December which has 13 hours and 41 mins of daylight. The longest is the 22nd of December with 13 hours and 49 minutes of daylight.
The first dawn of December on the Sunshine Coast is 4:46 AM on December 2. The most recent sunrise occurs about 10 minutes earlier at 4:00 am on December 31.
The first sunset time is 6:27 pm on December 1 and the most recent sunset is 17 minutes later, at 6:44 midnight on December 31.
Humidity
The humidity levels on the dew point it is the determining factor in whether sweat is able to evaporate off the skin, thus cooling the entire body. Dew points that are lower in dew feel dry and the higher dew points feel more humid. Contrary to temperature, which generally fluctuates significantly between night and day, the dew point tends to fluctuate more slowly, therefore, while temperatures may fall in the evening, a humid day will usually be followed by a humid night.
The likelihood that a particular day will be hot on Sunshine Coast is rapidly increasing in December, increasing from 50% to 70% in the course of the month.
Wind
This section focuses on the broad-area hourly average wind direction (speed as well as direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The amount of wind that is encountered at any given point is greatly influenced by the topography of the area and other factors and the speed and direction vary significantly from hourly averages.
The average hourly speed of wind on the Sunshine Coast is essentially constant in December and stays in the range of 0.1 miles a minute in the range of 9.0 miles an hour.
Water Temperature
Sunshine Coast is located near an enormous area of freshwater (e.g. ocean or sea, or a large lake). This report focuses on the average wide-area surface temperature of that body of water.
The average temperature of the surface water of the Sunshine Coast is gradually increasing throughout December, increasing by -16 °C , from 24 °C to 25 °C , during the course of the month.
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