Carindale weather in December

In December, Carindale sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 110 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Carindale's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carindale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:52 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
53%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Carindale is suburb of Brisbane, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Carindale reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Carindale weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°12512.813.55.3
Feb29° / 21°12812.7135.3
Mar27° / 19°9312.112.26.3
Apr25° / 16°438.411.47.3
May23° / 13°607.110.77.6
Jun21° / 10°526.210.37.4
Jul21° / 284.110.47.8
Aug22° / 364.4118.1
Sep24° / 12°355.411.88.1
Oct26° / 15°728.212.77.4
Nov27° / 18°849.713.46.6
Dec28° / 20°11011.513.75.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36040
45941
55941
65842
75743
85743
95743
105743
115842
125842
135941
146040
156040
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256139
266139
276040
285941
295842
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Carindale gets around 110 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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236
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1935
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2236
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2740
2840
2941
3042
3142

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 52% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
151834367
251734368
351733378
441733379
541633389
6416333810
7415333810
8415323811
9315333911
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2828313919
2928314020
3027304120
3117304220

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 4:49 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:496:26
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313.64:496:27
413.64:496:28
513.74:496:29
613.74:496:29
713.74:506:30
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1013.74:506:32
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1213.74:516:33
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1413.74:516:34
1513.74:526:35
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.38 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Carindale

In seasonPeak

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

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

Carindale'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 Carindale?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Carindale in December

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

In December, Carindale sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Carindale 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 15 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 Carindale 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 Carindale 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 Carindale?

Carindale sits at 27.5°S, 153.1°E, 14 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Coorparoo, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Carindale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carindale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,037 m.

The land around Carindale is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), water (34%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
286 m
80 km
1,037 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Coorparoo 5.0 km · Brisbane 8.0 km · Eight Mile Plains 9.0 km · Rochedale South 10 km · Capalaba 11 km · Sunnybank Hills 13 km · Alexandra Hills 13 km · Calamvale 14 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 Carindale (-27.5058°, 153.1024°, elevation 14 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).