Torquay weather in December

In December, Torquay sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 42 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of December to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Torquay's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Torquay's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 42 mm; 6.9 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 42 min; 5:59 AM – 8:39 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 6th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 6.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

Torquay is town in Victoria, Australia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical December day in Torquay reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	12
2	20	12
3	20	12
4	20	12
5	20	12
6	20	12
7	20	12
8	20	12
9	20	13
10	21	13
11	21	13
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	21	13
18	21	13
19	21	13
20	21	13
21	21	13
22	21	13
23	21	13
24	21	13
25	21	13
26	21	13
27	22	13
28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

Torquay 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 15°	38	5.4	14.4	7.5
Feb	23° / 15°	34	4.8	13.5	7.5
Mar	21° / 14°	26	4.6	12.3	7.3
Apr	19° / 12°	33	5.8	11	6.4
May	16° / 10°	32	7.1	9.9	5.1
Jun	14° / 9°	40	8.4	9.4	3.9
Jul	13° / 8°	37	9.3	9.6	3.6
Aug	14° / 8°	40	9.8	10.5	3.9
Sep	15° / 9°	49	10.1	11.7	4.5
Oct	17° / 10°	50	8.9	13	5.5
Nov	19° / 11°	55	8.1	14.1	6.2
Dec	21° / 13°	42	6.9	14.6	6.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	42	43	43	44	45	46	46	47	48
Cloudier (%)	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	60	59	58	57	57	56	55	54	54	53	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	48	52

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Torquay gets around 42 mm of rain over 6.9 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 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	24
8	24
9	24
10	24
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	23
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	21
20	21
21	21
22	21
23	21
24	20
25	20
26	20
27	19
28	19
29	19
30	18
31	18

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	77	76	76	75	74	73	73	72	72	72	72	71	71	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	66
Comfortable (%)	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	28
Humid (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	81	15	4
2	80	16	4
3	80	16	4
4	80	16	4
5	80	16	4
6	80	16	4
7	80	16	4
8	79	17	4
9	78	17	5
10	78	17	5
11	77	18	5
12	76	19	5
13	76	19	5
14	75	20	5
15	74	20	6
16	73	21	6
17	73	21	6
18	72	22	6
19	72	22	6
20	72	22	6
21	72	22	6
22	71	23	6
23	71	23	6
24	70	24	6
25	69	25	6
26	69	25	6
27	68	26	6
28	68	26	6
29	67	27	6
30	67	27	6
31	66	28	6

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of December to 14 h 36 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 5:58 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 8:45 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.6	14.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:07
Sunset (PM)	8:27	8:28	8:29	8:29	8:30	8:31	8:32	8:33	8:34	8:34	8:35	8:36	8:37	8:37	8:38	8:39	8:39	8:40	8:40	8:41	8:41	8:42	8:42	8:43	8:43	8:44	8:44	8:44	8:44	8:45	8:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.5	5:58	8:27
2	14.5	5:58	8:28
3	14.5	5:58	8:29
4	14.5	5:58	8:29
5	14.5	5:58	8:30
6	14.6	5:58	8:31
7	14.6	5:58	8:32
8	14.6	5:58	8:33
9	14.6	5:58	8:34
10	14.6	5:58	8:34
11	14.6	5:58	8:35
12	14.6	5:58	8:36
13	14.6	5:58	8:37
14	14.6	5:59	8:37
15	14.7	5:59	8:38
16	14.7	5:59	8:39
17	14.7	5:59	8:39
18	14.7	6:00	8:40
19	14.7	6:00	8:40
20	14.7	6:01	8:41
21	14.7	6:01	8:41
22	14.7	6:01	8:42
23	14.7	6:02	8:42
24	14.7	6:02	8:43
25	14.7	6:03	8:43
26	14.7	6:04	8:44
27	14.7	6:04	8:44
28	14.7	6:05	8:44
29	14.7	6:05	8:44
30	14.6	6:06	8:45
31	14.6	6:07	8:45

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 6.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.6	Intense
5	6.6	Intense
6	6.6	Intense
7	6.6	Intense
8	6.6	Intense
9	6.6	Intense
10	6.6	Intense
11	6.6	Intense
12	6.6	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.7	Intense
17	6.8	Intense
18	6.8	Intense
19	6.8	Intense
20	6.8	Intense
21	6.9	Intense
22	6.9	Intense
23	7.0	Intense
24	7.0	Intense
25	7.1	Intense
26	7.1	Intense
27	7.2	Intense
28	7.2	Intense
29	7.2	Intense
30	7.2	Intense
31	7.3	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Torquay?

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

6.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Torquay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Torquay in December

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

In December, Torquay sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Torquay in December

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 19°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	18	19	19	17	16	14	13	13	13	14	15	17
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	18	Cool
Feb	19	Cool
Mar	19	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	16	Cool
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	13	Bracing
Sep	13	Bracing
Oct	14	Bracing
Nov	15	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Torquay in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Torquay peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	10	8	5	3	2	2	3	4	7	9	12
Level	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Torquay?

Torquay sits at 38.3°S, 144.3°E, 20 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Highton, 18 km away.

Topography around Torquay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torquay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 699 m.

The land around Torquay is covered by water (45%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (46%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and water (40%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

81 m

water 45%

16 km

206 m

water 46%

80 km

699 m

water 40%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← November Torquay year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Highton 18 km · Geelong 21 km · Corio 28 km · Lara 35 km · Wyndham Vale 55 km · Werribee 56 km · Point Cook 59 km · Hoppers Crossing 60 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

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 Torquay (-38.3308°, 144.3264°, elevation 20 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	12
2	20	12
3	20	12
4	20	12
5	20	12
6	20	12
7	20	12
8	20	12
9	20	13
10	21	13
11	21	13
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	21	13
18	21	13
19	21	13
20	21	13
21	21	13
22	21	13
23	21	13
24	21	13
25	21	13
26	21	13
27	22	13
28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	24
8	24
9	24
10	24
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	23
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	21
20	21
21	21
22	21
23	21
24	20
25	20
26	20
27	19
28	19
29	19
30	18
31	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	81	15	4
2	80	16	4
3	80	16	4
4	80	16	4
5	80	16	4
6	80	16	4
7	80	16	4
8	79	17	4
9	78	17	5
10	78	17	5
11	77	18	5
12	76	19	5
13	76	19	5
14	75	20	5
15	74	20	6
16	73	21	6
17	73	21	6
18	72	22	6
19	72	22	6
20	72	22	6
21	72	22	6
22	71	23	6
23	71	23	6
24	70	24	6
25	69	25	6
26	69	25	6
27	68	26	6
28	68	26	6
29	67	27	6
30	67	27	6
31	66	28	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	12
2	20	12
3	20	12
4	20	12
5	20	12
6	20	12
7	20	12
8	20	12
9	20	13
10	21	13
11	21	13
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	21	13
18	21	13
19	21	13
20	21	13
21	21	13
22	21	13
23	21	13
24	21	13
25	21	13
26	21	13
27	22	13
28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	24
8	24
9	24
10	24
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	23
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	21
20	21
21	21
22	21
23	21
24	20
25	20
26	20
27	19
28	19
29	19
30	18
31	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	81	15	4
2	80	16	4
3	80	16	4
4	80	16	4
5	80	16	4
6	80	16	4
7	80	16	4
8	79	17	4
9	78	17	5
10	78	17	5
11	77	18	5
12	76	19	5
13	76	19	5
14	75	20	5
15	74	20	6
16	73	21	6
17	73	21	6
18	72	22	6
19	72	22	6
20	72	22	6
21	72	22	6
22	71	23	6
23	71	23	6
24	70	24	6
25	69	25	6
26	69	25	6
27	68	26	6
28	68	26	6
29	67	27	6
30	67	27	6
31	66	28	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	12
2	20	12
3	20	12
4	20	12
5	20	12
6	20	12
7	20	12
8	20	12
9	20	13
10	21	13
11	21	13
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	21	13
18	21	13
19	21	13
20	21	13
21	21	13
22	21	13
23	21	13
24	21	13
25	21	13
26	21	13
27	22	13
28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	38	62
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	24
8	24
9	24
10	24
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	23
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	21
20	21
21	21
22	21
23	21
24	20
25	20
26	20
27	19
28	19
29	19
30	18
31	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	81	15	4
2	80	16	4
3	80	16	4
4	80	16	4
5	80	16	4
6	80	16	4
7	80	16	4
8	79	17	4
9	78	17	5
10	78	17	5
11	77	18	5
12	76	19	5
13	76	19	5
14	75	20	5
15	74	20	6
16	73	21	6
17	73	21	6
18	72	22	6
19	72	22	6
20	72	22	6
21	72	22	6
22	71	23	6
23	71	23	6
24	70	24	6
25	69	25	6
26	69	25	6
27	68	26	6
28	68	26	6
29	67	27	6
30	67	27	6
31	66	28	6