Robina weather in December

In December, Robina sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 109 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of December to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Robina's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Robina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:49 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
50%
10th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Robina is suburb of Gold Coast, 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 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Robina reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Robina weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 23°13112.713.66.6
Feb25° / 23°15013.6136.2
Mar25° / 22°1161512.26.4
Apr23° / 20°7312.211.36.7
May21° / 18°9710.710.66.7
Jun19° / 16°949.510.36.6
Jul19° / 15°486.310.47.1
Aug19° / 15°475.6117.4
Sep21° / 17°405.811.87.5
Oct22° / 19°758.712.77.2
Nov23° / 20°829.213.47.1
Dec24° / 22°10911.113.77.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36436
46337
56238
66238
76139
86139
96040
106040
116238
126238
136238
146337
156436
166436
176535
186535
196535
206634
216634
226733
236634
246634
256634
266634
276634
286436
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Robina gets around 109 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
333
434
535
636
736
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1636
1736
1836
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2736
2836
2937
3038
3138

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11173040120
21162940130
31162940140
41162940150
51152939160
61152939170
71142939170
81142938180
91133038190
101133038190
110133037190
120133037200
130133036200
140123136200
150123136210
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220112937230
230102838230
240102838231
250102739231
26092739241
27092640241
28082541241
29082542251
30072542251
31072443251

Wind in December

Winds average 18 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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3018light breeze
3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of December to 13 h 48 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 4:47 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:476:26
213.74:476:26
313.74:476:27
413.74:476:28
513.74:476:29
613.74:476:29
713.74:476:30
813.74:476:31
913.74:476:31
1013.74:486:32
1113.74:486:33
1213.84:486:33
1313.84:486:34
1413.84:496:35
1513.84:496:35
1613.84:496:36
1713.84:506:36
1813.84:506:37
1913.84:516:37
2013.84:516:38
2113.84:516:38
2213.84:526:39
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2413.84:536:40
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2613.84:546:41
2713.84:546:41
2813.84:556:41
2913.84:566:42
3013.84:566:42
3113.84:576:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.78 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
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216.9Intense
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267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Robina

In seasonPeak

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

Robina 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 Robina?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Robina in December

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

In December, Robina sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 22°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Robina 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 24 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 21°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May24Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul21Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Robina 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 Robina peaks around January 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 13Jun 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Robina?

Robina sits at 28.1°S, 153.4°E, 22 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Surfers Paradise, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Robina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Robina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 632 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,317 m.

The land around Robina is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
632 m
80 km
1,317 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Surfers Paradise 8.0 km · Gold Coast 9.0 km · Palm Beach 9.0 km · Nerang 11 km · Southport 12 km · Labrador 14 km · Pacific Pines 16 km · Helensvale 18 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 Robina (-28.0707°, 153.3933°, elevation 22 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).