Wyndham Vale weather in December

In December, Wyndham Vale sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 49 mm of rain across 7.5 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 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of December to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Wyndham Vale's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wyndham Vale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
13°
9th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:59 AM – 8:36 PM
Cloud cover
60%
4th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Wyndham Vale is suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, 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 20°C through the month.

A typical December day in Wyndham Vale reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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Wyndham Vale 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
Jan22° / 15°43614.37.4
Feb22° / 16°425.713.57.4
Mar21° / 14°315.612.37.1
Apr18° / 12°427116.2
May16° / 11°398.1104.9
Jun13° / 479.49.43.8
Jul13° / 389.59.63.5
Aug13° / 431010.53.7
Sep15° / 5110.511.74.4
Oct17° / 10°559.3135.4
Nov19° / 12°598.7146.1
Dec20° / 13°497.514.66.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44456
54456
64456
74357
84357
94357
104357
114357
124258
134258
144258
154357
164357
174357
184456
194357
204456
214555
224555
234654
244654
254852
264852
274852
285050
295050
305050
315149

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Wyndham Vale gets around 49 mm of rain over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
227
327
427
526
626
726
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2223
2323
2423
2522
2622
2721
2821
2920
3020
3120

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
179165
279165
379165
479165
579165
679165
779165
879165
978175
1078175
1178175
1277185
1376195
1476195
1575205
1675205
1775205
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1974215
2074215
2174215
2273225
2373225
2472235
2572235
2671245
2770255
2870255
2969265
3067276
3167276

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 18 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
1217light breeze
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3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 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 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 8:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:588:24
214.55:588:25
314.55:588:26
414.55:588:27
514.55:588:28
614.55:588:29
714.55:588:30
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1014.65:588:32
1114.65:588:33
1214.65:588:33
1314.65:598:34
1414.65:598:35
1514.65:598:35
1614.65:598:36
1714.66:008:37
1814.66:008:37
1914.66:008:38
2014.66:018:38
2114.66:018:39
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2914.66:068:42
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3114.66:078:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in January across the year — December's 6.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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317.4Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Wyndham Vale

In seasonPeak

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

Wyndham Vale 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 Wyndham Vale?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Wyndham Vale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wyndham Vale in December

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

In December, Wyndham Vale sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Wyndham Vale in December

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 22 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 15 to Mar 11 — about 1.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Cool
Apr18Cool
May15Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Wyndham Vale 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 Wyndham Vale 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 19UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Wyndham Vale?

Wyndham Vale sits at 37.9°S, 144.6°E, 32 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Werribee, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Wyndham Vale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wyndham Vale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 30 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 1,046 m.

The land around Wyndham Vale is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), trees (24%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
206 m
80 km
1,046 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Werribee 4.0 km · Hoppers Crossing 7.0 km · Tarneit 7.0 km · Point Cook 11 km · Truganina 14 km · Altona Meadows 14 km · Deer Park 19 km · Caroline Springs 19 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 Wyndham Vale (-37.8914°, 144.6237°, elevation 32 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).