Craigieburn weather in December

In December, Craigieburn sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 62 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of December to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Craigieburn's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Craigieburn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:59 AM – 8:34 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Craigieburn is suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical December day in Craigieburn reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22310
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Craigieburn weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 13°516.314.37.5
Feb25° / 13°455.713.47.6
Mar23° / 11°355.212.37.7
Apr19° / 446.711.16.5
May15° / 418104.7
Jun12° / 479.39.53.3
Jul12° / 4210.39.73.0
Aug13° / 5110.510.63.5
Sep15° / 5910.911.74.6
Oct18° / 619.6135.9
Nov21° / 639.3146.5
Dec23° / 11°627.414.57.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54456
64456
74555
84555
94555
104555
114654
124654
134654
144654
154654
164555
174555
184654
194654
204753
214852
224852
234852
244951
254951
265149
275149
285149
295248
305248
315347

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Craigieburn gets around 62 mm of rain over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
228
328
427
527
627
726
826
926
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2123
2223
2323
2422
2522
2622
2722
2822
2922
3022
3122

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1851230
2851230
3861130
4861130
5861130
6861130
7861130
8861130
9861130
10861130
11861130
12851140
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25831250
26821350
27821350
28811450
29801550
30811540
31791641

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of December to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 8:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:588:22
214.45:588:23
314.45:578:24
414.55:578:25
514.55:578:26
614.55:578:27
714.55:578:27
814.55:578:28
914.55:578:29
1014.55:588:30
1114.55:588:30
1214.65:588:31
1314.65:588:32
1414.65:588:33
1514.65:598:33
1614.65:598:34
1714.65:598:35
1814.65:598:35
1914.66:008:36
2014.66:008:36
2114.66:018:37
2214.66:018:37
2314.66:028:38
2414.66:028:38
2514.66:038:38
2614.66:038:39
2714.66:048:39
2814.66:048:40
2914.66:058:40
3014.66:068:40
3114.66:068:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 6.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
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137.0Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Craigieburn

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Craigieburn?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Craigieburn for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Craigieburn in December

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

In December, Craigieburn sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Craigieburn in December

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 31 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 15 to Mar 11 — about 1.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Cool
Apr18Cool
May15Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Craigieburn 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 Craigieburn peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 19UV 12Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Craigieburn?

Craigieburn sits at 37.6°S, 144.9°E, 186 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Roxburgh Park, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Craigieburn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Craigieburn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 191 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,387 m.

The land around Craigieburn is covered by grassland (51%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
398 m
80 km
1,387 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Roxburgh Park 4.0 km · Wollert 8.0 km · Greenvale 8.0 km · Epping 9.0 km · Lalor 9.0 km · Thomastown 11 km · Glenroy 11 km · Mill Park 13 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 Craigieburn (-37.6°, 144.95°, elevation 186 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).