Desert Springs climate

Desert Springs Weather in December

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Alice Springs Airport (GHCN ASN00015590), 9 km from Desert Springs

Average highs run from 36°C on December 1 to 37°C on December 31, and lows from 20°C to 21°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 40 mm over about 8 wet days.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Desert Springs, in °C, with the record for each date.01020304050151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°C
Average low
21°C
Precipitation
40 mm
Record high
46°CDec 25, 2019
Record low
9°CDec 12, 2002
Daylight
13 h 29 min to 13 h 35 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
32%
Dew point
8°C
Wind
17.6 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 136°C20°C43°C 200711°C 201021%
Dec 236°C20°C42°C 201612°C 200422%
Dec 336°C19°C41°C 199510°C 194722%
Dec 436°C20°C42°C 198110°C 196823%
Dec 536°C20°C44°C 198110°C 194124%
Dec 635°C20°C44°C 198111°C 194123%
Dec 735°C20°C43°C 202212°C 199824%
Dec 835°C22°C43°C 200910°C 198324%
Dec 936°C21°C44°C 201911°C 197224%
Dec 1034°C21°C43°C 201911°C 194123%
Dec 1134°C20°C43°C 197910°C 200224%
Dec 1235°C19°C43°C 20189°C 200224%
Dec 1336°C20°C43°C 201712°C 200225%
Dec 1436°C21°C43°C 201411°C 195226%
Dec 1536°C21°C44°C 201411°C 198127%
Dec 1636°C22°C43°C 199513°C 198127%
Dec 1737°C22°C44°C 201912°C 197627%
Dec 1836°C22°C45°C 201911°C 197627%
Dec 1937°C22°C46°C 201910°C 197526%
Dec 2036°C22°C45°C 201910°C 197525%
Dec 2136°C22°C44°C 199010°C 197525%
Dec 2236°C21°C44°C 199011°C 195025%
Dec 2335°C20°C44°C 201913°C 197325%
Dec 2434°C21°C46°C 201914°C 200725%
Dec 2536°C21°C46°C 201913°C 196924%
Dec 2635°C21°C43°C 197214°C 196823%
Dec 2736°C20°C44°C 201812°C 200621%
Dec 2836°C20°C44°C 201812°C 194520%
Dec 2937°C21°C46°C 201812°C 200018%
Dec 3037°C21°C44°C 201812°C 195717%
Dec 3137°C21°C45°C 201812°C 194117%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Desert Springs, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+9:30).

December 1
sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 7:08 PM
December 31
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 7:25 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station ASN00015590, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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 2026-09-28. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.