Orange weather in December

In December, Orange sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 83 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Orange's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orange's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
10th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:54 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
44%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Orange is city in New South Wales, Australia.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
147/km²
people per km²
Founded
1846

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 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical December day in Orange reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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How December really feels in Orange

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.

Orange 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
Jan28° / 15°638146.4
Feb27° / 15°657.213.27.0
Mar24° / 12°566.412.37.8
Apr20° / 394.611.27.4
May16° / 415.610.35.6
Jun12° / 618.89.83.4
Jul11° / 598.6103.0
Aug13° / 608.410.83.8
Sep16° / 648.111.85.6
Oct20° / 657.912.86.8
Nov23° / 10°819.113.77.1
Dec26° / 13°838.114.27.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
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46337
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Orange gets around 83 mm of rain over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1127
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2126
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3023
3123

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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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2769247
2868257
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3067267
3166268

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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

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Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of December to 14 h 12 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 5:52 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 8:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:527:55
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514.15:527:58
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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 7.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 7.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
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318.1Intense
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Orange?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Orange for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Orange in December

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

In December, Orange sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Orange 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 Orange peaks around January 10 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 10UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Orange in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Orange is worst in December — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Orange's WHO annual average of 15.8 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1733 µg/m³Jul 168 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul8Good
Aug10Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec35Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Orange?

Orange sits at 33.3°S, 149.1°E, 868 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Bathurst, 47 km away.

Topography around Orange

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orange has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 880 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 769 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,141 m.

The land around Orange is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
769 m
80 km
1,141 m
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December weather nearby: Bathurst 47 km · Katoomba 122 km · Blue Mountains 124 km · Dubbo 125 km · Glenmore Park 156 km · Cranebrook 156 km · St Clair 166 km · Mount Druitt 168 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 Orange (-33.284°, 149.1002°, elevation 868 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).