When to go · Yeppoon
Yeppoon in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (wet season, cyclone risk, stingers in the water).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- Australia overall
- Prices
- High
- Australia overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (wet season, cyclone risk, stingers in the water).
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- YeppoonHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 10 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 Yeppoon, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
Apr: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Apr: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Night low
Dec: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Apr: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 10
Apr: 9 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Apr: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 3
Apr: 1
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (wet season, cyclone risk, stingers in the water).
April: Inside Yeppoon's best window: Apr–Oct (dry, mild, clear water).
Yeppoon: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast