Masterton climate

Masterton Weather in December

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

Average highs run from 18°C on December 1 to 20°C on December 31, and lows from 10°C to 11°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 71 mm over about 12 wet days.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Masterton, in °C, with the record for each date.051015202530151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
19°C
Average low
11°C
Precipitation
71 mm
Reanalysis high
28°CDec 25, 2012
Reanalysis low
4°CDec 22, 1992
Daylight
14 h 53 min to 15 h 04 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
11°C
Wind
22.3 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 118°C10°C24°C 20015°C 199938%
Dec 218°C10°C23°C 20014°C 201438%
Dec 318°C10°C25°C 19956°C 199138%
Dec 418°C10°C24°C 20175°C 199139%
Dec 518°C10°C23°C 19995°C 199338%
Dec 618°C10°C23°C 20176°C 199439%
Dec 719°C10°C26°C 20176°C 199738%
Dec 819°C10°C24°C 20176°C 199238%
Dec 919°C10°C25°C 20076°C 201037%
Dec 1019°C10°C24°C 20056°C 200637%
Dec 1119°C11°C24°C 20076°C 199739%
Dec 1219°C11°C24°C 20175°C 199740%
Dec 1319°C11°C25°C 20007°C 199240%
Dec 1419°C11°C23°C 20056°C 201539%
Dec 1519°C11°C23°C 20005°C 199239%
Dec 1619°C11°C25°C 20055°C 200939%
Dec 1719°C11°C26°C 20177°C 200940%
Dec 1819°C11°C25°C 20005°C 200340%
Dec 1919°C11°C24°C 20005°C 199240%
Dec 2019°C11°C26°C 20124°C 199239%
Dec 2119°C11°C25°C 19954°C 199239%
Dec 2219°C11°C24°C 20124°C 199240%
Dec 2320°C11°C25°C 20127°C 200642%
Dec 2420°C11°C24°C 20007°C 201542%
Dec 2520°C11°C28°C 20127°C 199341%
Dec 2620°C11°C26°C 20127°C 199340%
Dec 2720°C11°C25°C 20006°C 200739%
Dec 2820°C11°C23°C 19988°C 200439%
Dec 2920°C11°C24°C 20147°C 200238%
Dec 3020°C11°C24°C 20086°C 200236%
Dec 3120°C11°C24°C 20057°C 200936%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Masterton, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+13).

December 1
sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 8:33 PM
December 31
sunrise 5:48 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.