Parafield Gardens weather in December

In December, Parafield Gardens sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 23 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of December to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Parafield Gardens's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Parafield Gardens's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
6:02 AM – 8:21 PM
Cloud cover
44%
4th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Parafield Gardens is suburb of Adelaide, South 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 25°C by the end.

A typical December day in Parafield Gardens reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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Parafield Gardens weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°192.914.18.3
Feb26° / 18°172.313.38.4
Mar23° / 16°183.112.38.3
Apr20° / 14°344.911.27.3
May17° / 12°467.910.25.9
Jun15° / 10°558.89.74.6
Jul14° / 5810.19.94.1
Aug14° / 549.810.74.4
Sep17° / 10°528.311.85.6
Oct19° / 12°355.812.96.9
Nov22° / 14°284.813.87.6
Dec24° / 16°234.414.38.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36337
46337
56337
66337
76238
86238
96139
106139
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Parafield Gardens gets around 23 mm of rain over 4.4 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 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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916
1016
1116
1215
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1415
1515
1615
1714
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2014
2113
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2412
2511
2611
2711
2810
2910
3010
319

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1821440
2811540
3811540
4811540
5801640
6801640
7801640
8791650
9791650
10791650
11771760
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27741961
28732061
29722161
30712261
31712261

Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
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3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of December to 14 h 18 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 6:00 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 8:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:008:10
214.26:008:11
314.26:008:12
414.26:008:13
514.26:008:14
614.26:008:14
714.26:008:15
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1814.36:038:23
1914.36:038:23
2014.36:048:24
2114.36:048:24
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2714.36:078:27
2814.36:088:27
2914.36:088:27
3014.36:098:28
3114.36:108:28

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 7.66 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
67.5Intense
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308.2Intense
318.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Parafield Gardens

In seasonPeak

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

Parafield Gardens 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 Parafield Gardens?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Parafield Gardens in December

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

In December, Parafield Gardens sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Parafield Gardens in December

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 24 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 22 to Apr 3 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr19Cool
May17Cool
Jun15Cool
Jul14Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct16Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec20Cool

UV index in Parafield Gardens 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 Parafield Gardens peaks around January 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Parafield Gardens?

Parafield Gardens sits at 34.8°S, 138.6°E, 18 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Paralowie, 3.0 km away.

Whyalla

Topography around Parafield Gardens

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Parafield Gardens has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m.

The land around Parafield Gardens is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (37%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), water (29%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
700 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Paralowie 3.0 km · Adelaide city centre 16 km · Adelaide 16 km · Adelaide Hills 17 km · Gawler 24 km · Mount Barker 39 km · Morphett Vale 40 km · Whyalla 217 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 Parafield Gardens (-34.7825°, 138.6108°, elevation 18 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).