Dubbo weather in December

In December, Dubbo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 75 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of December to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Dubbo's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dubbo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:59 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Dubbo is city in New South Wales, Australia.

Founded
1849

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 30°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical December day in Dubbo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°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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23016
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313218

How December really feels in Dubbo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Dubbo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°51613.94.3
Feb31° / 18°534.913.25.1
Mar28° / 15°464.612.27.0
Apr24° / 11°333.511.28.2
May19° / 374.510.47.2
Jun16° / 466.29.95.5
Jul15° / 436.110.15.1
Aug17° / 385.210.86.3
Sep21° / 455.511.87.5
Oct24° / 10°536.112.87.9
Nov28° / 14°627.213.76.7
Dec30° / 17°756.414.15.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36832
46832
56832
66832
76832
86832
96832
106931
116931
126931
136931
147030
157030
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197129
207129
217228
227228
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247327
257327
267426
277426
287426
297525
307525
317624

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Dubbo gets around 75 mm of rain over 6.4 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 21% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
422
522
622
722
822
922
1022
1121
1221
1321
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1520
1620
1720
1820
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2020
2120
2220
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2619
2720
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3019
3119

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17016131
27016131
37016131
46917131
56817132
66817132
76718132
86718132
96619132
106619132
116620122
126620122
136620122
146521122
156521122
166422122
176322123
186223123
196223123
206223123
216124123
226024124
236024124
245924134
255924134
265924134
275824135
285724145
295724145
305624155
315624155

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 13 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
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of December to 14 h 06 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 5:57 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 8:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:577:54
214.05:567:55
314.05:567:56
414.05:567:57
514.05:567:57
614.05:577:58
714.05:577:59
814.05:578:00
914.15:578:00
1014.15:578:01
1114.15:578:02
1214.15:588:02
1314.15:588:03
1414.15:588:04
1514.15:588:04
1614.15:598:05
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1814.15:598:06
1914.16:008:07
2014.16:008:07
2114.16:018:08
2214.16:018:08
2314.16:028:08
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2514.16:038:09
2614.16:038:10
2714.16:048:10
2814.16:048:10
2914.16:058:11
3014.16:058:11
3114.16:068:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 7.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
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107.6Intense
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217.8Intense
227.8Intense
237.8Intense
247.9Intense
257.9Intense
268.0Intense
278.0Intense
288.1Intense
298.1Intense
308.1Intense
318.1Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Dubbo?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dubbo in December

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

In December, Dubbo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dubbo 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 Dubbo peaks around January 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 12UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Dubbo?

Dubbo sits at 32.2°S, 148.6°E, 264 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Orange, 125 km away.

MuswellbrookKatoombaBlue MountainsTamworthCranebrookGlenmore Park

Topography around Dubbo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dubbo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 275 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m.

The land around Dubbo is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%), cropland (29%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
588 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Orange 125 km · Bathurst 159 km · Muswellbrook 215 km · Katoomba 228 km · Blue Mountains 229 km · Tamworth 255 km · Cranebrook 255 km · Glenmore Park 258 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 Dubbo (-32.243°, 148.6048°, elevation 264 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. 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).