Echuca weather in December

In December, Echuca sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 45 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of December to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Echuca's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Echuca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
14°
10th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
6:04 AM – 8:31 PM
Cloud cover
45%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Echuca is town in Victoria, Australia.

Density
107/km²
people per km²

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 27°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical December day in Echuca reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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)
12713
22713
32713
42713
52813
62813
72813
82813
92813
102813
112813
122813
132813
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222914
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242914
252914
263015
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283015
293015
303015
313015

Echuca 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
Jan31° / 16°344.114.25.4
Feb30° / 16°303.913.46.0
Mar27° / 14°283.512.37.7
Apr22° / 10°294.211.17.8
May17° / 325.210.16.3
Jun14° / 407.39.64.4
Jul13° / 388.29.83.9
Aug15° / 407.510.64.8
Sep18° / 43711.86.2
Oct22° / 415.712.97.4
Nov26° / 11°435.813.97.5
Dec29° / 14°455.114.46.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
35941
45941
55941
66040
76040
86040
96040
106040
116040
126139
136139
146238
156238
166337
176436
186436
196436
206535
216535
226535
236634
246634
256733
266733
276832
286832
296832
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Echuca gets around 45 mm of rain over 5.1 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
418
518
618
718
818
917
1017
1117
1217
1317
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2116
2216
2315
2415
2515
2614
2714
2813
2913
3013
3113

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
189731
288831
388831
488831
588831
688831
788831
888831
988831
1088831
1188831
1288831
1388831
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1587841
1687841
1787841
1887841
1987841
2087841
2187841
2287841
2388741
2487742
2586842
2687841
2787841
2887841
2987841
3086941
3186941

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
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2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of December to 14 h 24 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 6:02 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 8:19 PM to 8:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.36:028:19
214.36:028:20
314.36:028:21
414.36:028:22
514.36:028:23
614.46:028:23
714.46:028:24
814.46:028:25
914.46:028:26
1014.46:028:26
1114.46:038:27
1214.46:038:28
1314.46:038:29
1414.46:038:29
1514.46:038:30
1614.46:048:31
1714.56:048:31
1814.56:048:32
1914.56:058:32
2014.56:058:33
2114.56:068:33
2214.56:068:34
2314.56:078:34
2414.56:078:35
2514.56:088:35
2614.56:088:35
2714.56:098:36
2814.46:098:36
2914.46:108:36
3014.46:118:37
3114.46:118:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 7.77 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
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
87.6Intense
97.7Intense
107.7Intense
117.7Intense
127.7Intense
137.7Intense
147.8Intense
157.8Intense
167.8Intense
177.8Intense
187.8Intense
197.9Intense
207.9Intense
217.9Intense
228.0Intense
238.0Intense
248.1Intense
258.1Intense
268.1Intense
278.2Intense
288.2Intense
298.2Intense
308.2Intense
318.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Echuca?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Echuca in December

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

In December, Echuca sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Echuca 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 Echuca peaks around December 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 13Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Echuca?

Echuca sits at 36.1°S, 144.8°E, 100 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Shepparton, 64 km away.

Topography around Echuca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Echuca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m.

The land around Echuca is covered by trees (35%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
341 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Shepparton 64 km · Bendigo 81 km · Wangaratta 143 km · Wallan 143 km · Sunbury 160 km · Wollert 162 km · Craigieburn 163 km · Mernda 165 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 Echuca (-36.1406°, 144.7518°, elevation 100 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).