When to go · Buchan
Buchan in December
Great month. Inside Buchan's best window: Oct–Apr (caves are a steady 17 °C (63 °F) year-round).Great month. Inside Buchan's best window: Oct–Apr (caves are a steady 63 °F (17 °C) year-round).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- High
- Australia overall
- Prices
- High
- Australia overall
Verdict
Inside Buchan's best window: Oct–Apr (caves are a steady 17 °C (63 °F) year-round).Inside Buchan's best window: Oct–Apr (caves are a steady 63 °F (17 °C) year-round).
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Buchan in this guide.
Weather in December
- BuchanHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 11 °C (52 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 52 °F (11 °C), rain on about 9 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
New Year big impact
31 Dec – 1 Jan · Australia
Sydney Harbour fireworks: vantage points ticketed or claimed from morning; beds book out months ahead.
Summer school holidays big impact
Mid-Dec to late Jan · Australia
Coast, campsites, ferries and Tasmania fill; prices peak.
Christmas and Boxing Day big impact
25–26 December · Australia
Shops closed on Christmas Day; Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and the Sydney–Hobart yacht race start.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Australia overall
- High
- Prices · Australia overall
- High
Australia overall: Summer holidays begin; bushfire risk and heatwaves in the south, wet season in the north; book everything early.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Buchan, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jan: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
Dec: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Jan: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 9
Jan: 8 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 3
Jan: 2
December: Inside Buchan's best window: Oct–Apr (caves are a steady 17 °C year-round).
January: Inside Buchan's best window: Oct–Apr (caves are a steady 17 °C year-round).
Buchan: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings