Melbourne climate

Melbourne Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Calico Rock 2 Wsw, 23.6 km from Melbourne

Average highs run from 53°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.93 in over about 8 wet days.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Melbourne, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
3.93 in
Snowfall
1.1 in
Record high
80°FDec 1, 1970
Record low
-13°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 53 min to 9 h 45 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
4.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 153°F31°F80°F 197010°F 196525%1%
Dec 252°F30°F76°F 197011°F 192425%1%
Dec 352°F30°F79°F 197012°F 198925%1%
Dec 452°F30°F78°F 197012°F 198925%1%
Dec 551°F30°F78°F 200112°F 200925%1%
Dec 651°F30°F78°F 199812°F 198425%1%
Dec 751°F29°F77°F 19245°F 198425%2%
Dec 850°F29°F77°F 19236°F 200625%2%
Dec 950°F29°F72°F 19237°F 199525%2%
Dec 1050°F29°F72°F 19705°F 199525%2%
Dec 1149°F29°F78°F 19968°F 197825%2%
Dec 1249°F28°F77°F 19247°F 201325%2%
Dec 1349°F28°F73°F 20151°F 198925%2%
Dec 1449°F28°F72°F 19951°F 198525%2%
Dec 1548°F28°F69°F 19959°F 198925%2%
Dec 1648°F28°F75°F 1924-4°F 198925%2%
Dec 1748°F28°F73°F 19246°F 198925%2%
Dec 1848°F27°F78°F 1978-1°F 198925%2%
Dec 1948°F27°F70°F 1966-1°F 198525%2%
Dec 2047°F27°F69°F 1967-3°F 198925%2%
Dec 2147°F27°F70°F 1967-7°F 198925%2%
Dec 2247°F27°F70°F 1970-13°F 198925%2%
Dec 2347°F27°F68°F 1964-6°F 198925%2%
Dec 2447°F27°F74°F 2025-4°F 202225%2%
Dec 2546°F27°F77°F 2025-3°F 198326%2%
Dec 2646°F26°F75°F 2021-6°F 198326%2%
Dec 2746°F26°F79°F 202510°F 201026%2%
Dec 2846°F26°F73°F 19233°F 192526%2%
Dec 2946°F26°F75°F 1984-6°F 198326%2%
Dec 3046°F26°F72°F 1923-9°F 198326%2%
Dec 3146°F26°F68°F 1965-6°F 198326%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Melbourne, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 5:03 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00031132 (Calico Rock 2 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00032366, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.