Morayfield weather in December

In December, Morayfield sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 119 mm of rain across 12.2 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Morayfield's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morayfield's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
119 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:53 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
54%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Morayfield is suburb of Moreton Bay, 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 Morayfield reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Morayfield 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
Jan28° / 22°13014.413.55.5
Feb28° / 21°15214.7135.5
Mar27° / 20°12215.712.25.9
Apr25° / 17°661211.46.8
May22° / 14°759.610.77.1
Jun20° / 11°638.210.37.0
Jul20° / 10°34510.57.5
Aug22° / 10°435.1117.9
Sep24° / 13°386.411.88.0
Oct25° / 16°818.712.77.4
Nov27° / 19°889.913.36.7
Dec28° / 20°11912.213.76.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
35941
45941
55842
65842
75743
85743
95743
105743
115842
125842
135842
145941
156040
166040
176040
186139
196139
206139
216139
226139
236040
246040
256040
265842
275743
285743
295644
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Morayfield gets around 119 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
337
438
539
639
740
840
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1040
1140
1240
1339
1439
1538
1638
1737
1837
1937
2037
2138
2238
2339
2439
2540
2641
2742
2843
2944
3045
3145

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13113739100
23113739100
33103640110
43103540120
5293540130
6293441140
7283441150
8283341150
9273342160
10273342160
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22263142190
23263142200
24163142200
25163042210
26153042220
27152943220
28152843230
29142744240
30142644240
31142545251

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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3011calm
3111calm

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 4:50 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:506:26
213.64:506:26
313.64:506:27
413.64:516:28
513.64:516:28
613.64:516:29
713.64:516:30
813.74:516:30
913.74:516:31
1013.74:526:32
1113.74:526:32
1213.74:526:33
1313.74:526:34
1413.74:536:34
1513.74:536:35
1613.74:536:35
1713.74:546:36
1813.74:546:36
1913.74:556:37
2013.74:556:37
2113.74:556:38
2213.74:566:38
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2413.74:576:39
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2613.74:586:40
2713.74:586:41
2813.74:596:41
2913.75:006:41
3013.75:006:42
3113.75:016:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.36 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
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266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Morayfield

In seasonPeak

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

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

Morayfield'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 Morayfield?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Morayfield in December

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

In December, Morayfield 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 Morayfield 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 18 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 Aug 27 to Jul 31 — about 11.1 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 Morayfield 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 Morayfield peaks around February 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 14Jun 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Morayfield?

Morayfield sits at 27.1°S, 152.9°E, 8 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Caboolture, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Morayfield

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morayfield has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 496 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 884 m.

The land around Morayfield is covered by trees (38%), artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
496 m
80 km
884 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Caboolture 3.0 km · Narangba 11 km · Deception Bay 12 km · North Lakes 15 km · Kallangur 16 km · Bracken Ridge 25 km · Albany Creek 27 km · The Gap 37 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 Morayfield (-27.1088°, 152.9491°, elevation 8 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).