Alexandra Hills weather in December

In December, Alexandra Hills sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 98 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of December to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Alexandra Hills's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alexandra Hills's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:51 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
49%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Alexandra Hills is locality in Queensland, Australia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Alexandra Hills reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Alexandra Hills weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 23°12411.913.56.5
Feb26° / 23°13613136.1
Mar26° / 22°9913.312.26.6
Apr24° / 19°541011.47.2
May22° / 17°718.610.77.2
Jun20° / 14°717.410.37.0
Jul19° / 13°36510.47.4
Aug20° / 14°384.3117.8
Sep22° / 16°33511.87.9
Oct23° / 18°687.812.77.6
Nov24° / 20°748.513.47.4
Dec26° / 22°981113.76.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36535
46436
56436
66337
76238
86238
96337
106337
116337
126337
136436
146436
156436
166535
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206733
216733
226733
236634
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256634
266535
276436
286436
296337
306337
316238

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Alexandra Hills gets around 98 mm of rain over 11 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
233
334
435
536
636
736
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1434
1534
1634
1733
1833
1933
2033
2134
2234
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2435
2535
2636
2737
2838
2939
3039
3140

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11123241140
21113141150
31113141160
41103141170
51103141180
6193141180
7193141190
8183141200
9183140200
10183140210
11183140210
12173140210
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16073140220
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18173040230
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20172940230
21172941230
22162841241
23162841241
24162741241
25162741251
26052742261
27052642261
28042542271
29042543271
30042443281
31032344281

Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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817light breeze
917light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
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2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of December to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 4:48 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:486:25
213.64:486:26
313.64:486:27
413.64:496:27
513.74:496:28
613.74:496:29
713.74:496:30
813.74:496:30
913.74:496:31
1013.74:506:32
1113.74:506:32
1213.74:506:33
1313.74:506:33
1413.74:516:34
1513.74:516:35
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1713.74:526:36
1813.74:526:36
1913.74:526:37
2013.74:536:37
2113.74:536:38
2213.74:546:38
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2413.74:556:39
2513.74:556:40
2613.74:566:40
2713.74:566:40
2813.74:576:41
2913.74:586:41
3013.74:586:41
3113.74:596:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.57 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
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276.7Intense
286.8Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Alexandra Hills

In seasonPeak

In December, Alexandra Hills sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Alexandra Hills sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Alexandra Hills's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Alexandra Hills?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Alexandra Hills for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Alexandra Hills in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Alexandra Hills sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 22°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Alexandra Hills in December

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Sep 1 to Jul 23 — about 10.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr24Warm
May23Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul20Refreshing
Aug20Cool
Sep20Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Alexandra Hills in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alexandra Hills peaks around February 8 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 13Jun 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Alexandra Hills?

Alexandra Hills sits at 27.5°S, 153.2°E, 54 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Capalaba, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Alexandra Hills

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alexandra Hills.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alexandra Hills has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,218 m.

The land around Alexandra Hills is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (43%) within 3 km, water (38%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
232 m
80 km
1,218 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Capalaba 3.0 km · Rochedale South 13 km · Carindale 13 km · Eight Mile Plains 14 km · Logan City 17 km · Coorparoo 17 km · Sunnybank Hills 19 km · Calamvale 21 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 90% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$65,130
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alexandra Hills (-27.5322°, 153.2289°, elevation 54 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).