When to go · Dongara
Dongara in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (hot, 35 °C+), Jul–Aug (cooler but wet and windy).Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (hot, 95 °F+), Jul–Aug (cooler but wet and windy).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 32°C90°F / 17°C63°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 2
- Crowds
- High
- Australia overall
- Prices
- High
- Australia overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (hot, 35 °C+), Jul–Aug (cooler but wet and windy).Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (hot, 95 °F+), Jul–Aug (cooler but wet and windy).
Weather in December
- DongaraHighs around 32 °C, lows around 17 °C, rain on about 2 daysHighs around 90 °F, lows around 63 °F, rain on about 2 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.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen