Warwick weather in December

In December, Warwick sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 90 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 39% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Warwick's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Warwick's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:55 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
51%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Warwick is town in 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 Warwick reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 32°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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32816
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Warwick weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°798.313.65.9
Feb28° / 17°647.3136.5
Mar26° / 15°545.512.27.5
Apr24° / 12°173.111.38.2
May20° / 283.510.67.6
Jun18° / 303.810.26.8
Jul17° / 243.310.46.8
Aug19° / 273.3117.7
Sep22° / 314.411.88.1
Oct25° / 11°626.912.77.8
Nov26° / 14°637.713.47.0
Dec28° / 16°909.813.86.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
35941
45941
55842
65842
75842
85842
95743
105743
115743
125743
135842
145842
155941
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256238
266139
276139
286040
296040
305941
316040

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Warwick gets around 90 mm of rain over 9.8 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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230
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431
532
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733
833
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3030
3130

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14230234
24130245
34030255
43930255
53830266
63730266
73630276
83531286
93431287
103331287
113232297
123132298
133033298
142934298
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Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
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3012light breeze
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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 4:52 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:526:32
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313.74:526:33
413.74:526:34
513.74:526:34
613.74:526:35
713.74:526:36
813.74:526:36
913.74:536:37
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1213.84:536:39
1313.84:546:40
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1613.84:556:42
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1813.84:556:43
1913.84:566:43
2013.84:566:44
2113.84:576:44
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2713.85:006:47
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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 6.82 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 6.82 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 6.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Warwick

In seasonPeak

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

Warwick's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Warwick?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Warwick in December

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

In December, Warwick sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Warwick 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 Warwick peaks around January 24 at about 14 (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 24UV 14Jun 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Warwick 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 Warwick is worst in December — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.4× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateDec 1426 µg/m³Jun 154 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar5Good
Apr4Good
May5Good
Jun4Good
Jul5Good
Aug7Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Warwick?

Warwick sits at 28.2°S, 152.0°E, 462 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Toowoomba, 74 km away.

Topography around Warwick

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Warwick has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 469 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,328 m.

The land around Warwick is covered by grassland (41%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (49%), trees (27%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
330 m
80 km
1,328 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Toowoomba 74 km · Redbank Plains 103 km · Springfield Lakes 107 km · Forest Lake 113 km · Calamvale 120 km · Sunnybank Hills 121 km · Logan City 124 km · The Gap 124 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 Warwick (-28.219°, 152.0344°, elevation 462 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).