Darwin climate

Darwin Weather in December

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Darwin, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 30°C on December 1 to 33°C on December 31, and lows from 14°C to 17°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 22 mm over about 5 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Darwin, in °C, with the record for each date.01020304050151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
32°C
Average low
15°C
Precipitation
22 mm
Reanalysis high
42°CDec 31, 2006
Reanalysis low
5°CDec 22, 2014
Daylight
14 h 43 min to 14 h 53 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
33%
Dew point
4°C
Wind
20.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Dec 130°C14°C38°C 20167°C 201816%
Dec 230°C14°C38°C 19957°C 200116%
Dec 330°C14°C37°C 20028°C 200916%
Dec 430°C14°C40°C 20148°C 202017%
Dec 530°C14°C38°C 20148°C 199917%
Dec 630°C14°C38°C 20007°C 199916%
Dec 730°C14°C39°C 20088°C 199617%
Dec 830°C14°C35°C 19937°C 200118%
Dec 930°C14°C40°C 201911°C 200117%
Dec 1031°C15°C40°C 19988°C 200516%
Dec 1131°C15°C38°C 20068°C 199116%
Dec 1231°C15°C39°C 20137°C 201015%
Dec 1331°C15°C36°C 200710°C 199315%
Dec 1431°C15°C38°C 20089°C 199115%
Dec 1531°C15°C41°C 200810°C 201514%
Dec 1632°C15°C41°C 201310°C 199714%
Dec 1732°C15°C39°C 19959°C 199113%
Dec 1832°C15°C41°C 200310°C 201512%
Dec 1932°C16°C40°C 200711°C 201511%
Dec 2032°C16°C40°C 201311°C 199312%
Dec 2133°C16°C38°C 20108°C 201412%
Dec 2233°C16°C40°C 20135°C 201412%
Dec 2333°C16°C41°C 201311°C 201711%
Dec 2433°C16°C42°C 201810°C 201112%
Dec 2533°C16°C40°C 200111°C 200413%
Dec 2633°C16°C41°C 20209°C 200413%
Dec 2733°C17°C41°C 201111°C 199714%
Dec 2833°C17°C40°C 201511°C 200314%
Dec 2933°C17°C41°C 201111°C 199214%
Dec 3033°C17°C42°C 199411°C 201814%
Dec 3133°C17°C42°C 200611°C 199214%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Darwin, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-3).

December 1
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 8:34 PM
December 31
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 8:52 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-27. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.