When to go · Forster
Forster in December
Great month. Inside Forster's best window: Oct–Apr for swimming; May–Nov for whale watching from the headlands.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- High
- Australia overall
- Prices
- High
- Australia overall
Verdict
Inside Forster's best window: Oct–Apr for swimming; May–Nov for whale watching from the headlands.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Forster in this guide.
Weather in December
- ForsterHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 11 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 Forster, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Jan: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Night low
Dec: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jan: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 11 (better)
Jan: 12
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 3
Jan: 2
December: Inside Forster's best window: Oct–Apr for swimming; May–Nov for whale watching from the headlands.
January: Inside Forster's best window: Oct–Apr for swimming; May–Nov for whale watching from the headlands.
Forster: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast