When to go · Keith
Keith in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (hot, 35 °C (95 °F)+ days), and any day with a total fire ban.Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (hot, 95 °F (35 °C)+ days), and any day with a total fire ban.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 13°C (55°F)55°F (13°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- High
- Australia overall
- Prices
- High
- Australia overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (hot, 35 °C (95 °F)+ days), and any day with a total fire ban.Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (hot, 95 °F (35 °C)+ days), and any day with a total fire ban.
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- KeithHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 13 °C (55 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 55 °F (13 °C), rain on about 5 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 Keith, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
Mar: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Mar: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Dec: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Mar: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 5
Mar: 5
Crowds
Dec: High
Mar: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 3
Mar: 1
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (hot, 35 °C+ days), and any day with a total fire ban.
March: Inside Keith's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
Keith: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.