When to go · Margaret River
Margaret River in December
Great month. Inside Margaret River's best window: Oct–Apr (warm, dry, surf and beach weather); Mar–May for grape harvest.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 4
- Crowds
- High
- Australia overall
- Prices
- High
- Australia overall
Verdict
Inside Margaret River's best window: Oct–Apr (warm, dry, surf and beach weather); Mar–May for grape harvest.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Margaret River in this guide.
Weather in December
- Margaret RiverHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 4 daysHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 4 days
- South-west, Australia · Perth, Margaret River, Rottnestbest weather
Dry, hot summers with afternoon sea breeze; wildflowers north of Perth Aug–Oct.
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 Margaret River, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Jan: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Dec: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Jan: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 4
Jan: 3 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 3
Jan: 2
December: Inside Margaret River's best window: Oct–Apr (warm, dry, surf and beach weather); Mar–May for grape harvest.
January: Inside Margaret River's best window: Oct–Apr (warm, dry, surf and beach weather); Mar–May for grape harvest.
Margaret River: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.