When to go · Woomera
Woomera in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (40 °C (104 °F)+ days, flies, long hot drives).Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (104 °F (40 °C)+ days, flies, long hot drives).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 35°C (95°F)95°F (35°C) / 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 2
- Crowds
- High
- Australia overall
- Prices
- High
- Australia overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (40 °C (104 °F)+ days, flies, long hot drives).Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (104 °F (40 °C)+ days, flies, long hot drives).
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- AprilGreatInside Woomera's best window: Apr–Sep (mild days, cold nights); the pool opens Oct–25 Apr.
- MayGreatInside Woomera's best window: Apr–Sep (mild days, cold nights); the pool opens Oct–25 Apr.
- JuneGreatInside Woomera's best window: Apr–Sep (mild days, cold nights); the pool opens Oct–25 Apr.
- JulyGreatInside Woomera's best window: Apr–Sep (mild days, cold nights); the pool opens Oct–25 Apr.
Weather in December
- WoomeraHighs around 35 °C (95 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 2 daysHighs around 95 °F (35 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), 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.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Woomera, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
Apr: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 35 °C (95 °F)95 °F (35 °C)
Apr: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Dec: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Apr: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 2 (better)
Apr: 3
Crowds
Dec: High
Apr: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 3
Apr: 1
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (40 °C+ days, flies, long hot drives).
April: Inside Woomera's best window: Apr–Sep (mild days, cold nights); the pool opens Oct–25 Apr.
Woomera: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen