When to go · Tarcutta
Tarcutta in December
Mixed month. Outside the best window (check). Across Australia: Summer holidays begin; bushfire risk and heatwaves in the south, wet season in the north; book everything early.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- High
- Australia overall
- Prices
- High
- Australia overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (check). Across Australia: Summer holidays begin; bushfire risk and heatwaves in the south, wet season in the north; book everything early.
Is another month better than December?
December is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
- JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Australia: Peak summer in the south: beaches, holidays and high prices; the north is in full wet and cyclone season.
- FebruaryGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Australia: Schools back, still hot and settled in the south; Tasmania at its best; avoid the tropics.
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Australia: Warm seas, calmer crowds in the south; the north is still wet.
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Australia: Autumn colour, Easter holidays; the north begins to dry out late in the month.
Weather in December
- TarcuttaHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °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 Tarcutta, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Mixed
Jan: Good (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Jan: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Night low
Dec: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 5
Jan: 5
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 3
Jan: 2
December: Outside the best window (check). Across Australia: Summer holidays begin; bushfire risk and heatwaves in the south, wet season in the north; book everything early.
January: Outside the best window (check). Across Australia: Peak summer in the south: beaches, holidays and high prices; the north is in full wet and cyclone season.
Tarcutta: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen