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Alice Springs in December: every year compared

In December, Alice Springs averages highs of 35.0 °C and lows of 21.4 °C, with 38 mm of precipitation. The warmest December was 2019 (32.2 °C), the coldest 1966 (25.6 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 35.0 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 21.4 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 38 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 5

Day by day through December

Normal high and low for each day of December in Alice Springs.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every December in Alice Springs, ranked

86 months of December since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 5 of 86 (+1.5 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 30.0 °C · +1.5 °C vs normal · rank 5 of 86

Warmest years

1201932.2 °C
2194031.2 °C
3201831.1 °C
4197230.1 °C
5198530.0 °C

Coldest years

1200125.6 °C
2196625.6 °C
3200025.7 °C
4197526.0 °C
5195026.5 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Rainy days
2025	30.0 °C	36.9 °C	21.7 °C	0 mm	30 days	0 days
2024	30.0 °C	36.5 °C	22.9 °C	33 mm	29 days	6 days
2023	29.7 °C	37.3 °C	20.8 °C	2 mm	29 days	2 days
2022	27.5 °C	33.4 °C	21.0 °C	52 mm	24 days	9 days
2021	29.7 °C	36.6 °C	21.6 °C	9 mm	29 days	2 days
2020	26.6 °C	31.9 °C	20.8 °C	186 mm	23 days	11 days
2019	32.2 °C	39.4 °C	23.1 °C	1 mm	30 days	0 days
2018	31.1 °C	38.1 °C	22.3 °C	1 mm	30 days	1 day
2017	29.3 °C	36.1 °C	21.2 °C	9 mm	28 days	2 days
2016	27.5 °C	33.0 °C	22.4 °C	109 mm	20 days	13 days
2015	28.3 °C	34.1 °C	22.2 °C	92 mm	28 days	7 days
2014	29.6 °C	36.1 °C	22.4 °C	23 mm	27 days	5 days
2013	28.1 °C	34.3 °C	21.0 °C	30 mm	25 days	6 days
2012	29.7 °C	36.3 °C	22.3 °C	13 mm	27 days	3 days
2011	28.3 °C	35.0 °C	20.4 °C	5 mm	27 days	2 days
2010	26.9 °C	33.6 °C	19.4 °C	38 mm	26 days	3 days
2009	28.6 °C	34.9 °C	21.1 °C	4 mm	27 days	1 day
2008	28.4 °C	34.7 °C	21.9 °C	83 mm	27 days	7 days
2007	28.6 °C	34.7 °C	22.1 °C	22 mm	28 days	2 days
2006	28.4 °C	34.5 °C	21.1 °C	28 mm	24 days	4 days
2005	29.3 °C	35.8 °C	22.7 °C	34 mm	30 days	6 days
2004	28.9 °C	35.9 °C	20.6 °C	1 mm	27 days	0 days
2003	29.5 °C	35.7 °C	23.1 °C	46 mm	30 days	8 days
2002	29.3 °C	36.5 °C	20.9 °C	2 mm	29 days	0 days
2001	25.6 °C	31.7 °C	20.1 °C	93 mm	20 days	12 days
2000	25.7 °C	31.4 °C	19.6 °C	125 mm	22 days	9 days
1999	27.2 °C	33.3 °C	20.6 °C	48 mm	24 days	7 days
1998	28.6 °C	34.9 °C	21.6 °C	8 mm	27 days	3 days
1997	29.7 °C	36.0 °C	22.8 °C	26 mm	30 days	4 days
1996	29.7 °C	35.8 °C	23.1 °C	10 mm	28 days	5 days
1995	29.0 °C	36.1 °C	21.3 °C	22 mm	28 days	4 days
1994	29.2 °C	36.0 °C	21.3 °C	21 mm	29 days	5 days
1993	27.2 °C	33.6 °C	20.6 °C	30 mm	27 days	8 days
1992	27.5 °C	34.6 °C	19.9 °C	12 mm	29 days	5 days
1991	28.4 °C	35.5 °C	20.2 °C	6 mm	31 days	2 days
1990	29.9 °C	36.9 °C	21.8 °C	9 mm	28 days	2 days
1989	28.6 °C	35.3 °C	21.4 °C	26 mm	28 days	5 days
1988	27.6 °C	33.4 °C	21.7 °C	71 mm	24 days	8 days
1987	27.5 °C	33.6 °C	21.1 °C	46 mm	23 days	5 days
1986	28.3 °C	35.3 °C	21.1 °C	18 mm	29 days	7 days
1985	30.0 °C	36.9 °C	22.3 °C	5 mm	31 days	2 days
1984	29.5 °C	35.9 °C	22.8 °C	17 mm	29 days	4 days
1983	28.9 °C	35.7 °C	21.4 °C	29 mm	28 days	3 days
1982	29.6 °C	36.2 °C	22.6 °C	21 mm	29 days	7 days
1981	29.4 °C	36.0 °C	22.1 °C	30 mm	28 days	3 days
1980	29.1 °C	36.0 °C	21.1 °C	18 mm	30 days	4 days
1979	29.7 °C	36.4 °C	22.6 °C	32 mm	29 days	3 days
1978	27.9 °C	34.6 °C	20.6 °C	9 mm	28 days	4 days
1977	27.3 °C	33.7 °C	20.4 °C	18 mm	29 days	7 days
1976	29.7 °C	36.5 °C	22.4 °C	2 mm	31 days	0 days
1975	26.0 °C	31.8 °C	19.9 °C	172 mm	20 days	6 days
1974	28.1 °C	34.7 °C	20.9 °C	18 mm	29 days	3 days
1973	27.2 °C	33.2 °C	20.7 °C	126 mm	26 days	6 days
1972	30.1 °C	37.0 °C	22.1 °C	9 mm	30 days	2 days
1971	28.3 °C	34.5 °C	21.6 °C	20 mm	27 days	4 days
1970	27.6 °C	34.3 °C	20.3 °C	38 mm	28 days	3 days
1969	28.0 °C	34.7 °C	20.9 °C	32 mm	26 days	6 days
1968	26.8 °C	34.1 °C	19.4 °C	24 mm	27 days	5 days
1967	28.3 °C	34.8 °C	20.8 °C	18 mm	27 days	3 days
1966	25.6 °C	31.9 °C	18.9 °C	36 mm	19 days	2 days
1965	28.3 °C	34.8 °C	21.3 °C	57 mm	29 days	6 days
1964	27.4 °C	34.5 °C	20.0 °C	24 mm	26 days	6 days
1963	29.0 °C	35.5 °C	21.5 °C	8 mm	29 days	2 days
1962	29.1 °C	35.8 °C	21.5 °C	2 mm	30 days	0 days
1961	29.6 °C	36.9 °C	20.7 °C	3 mm	31 days	1 day
1960	27.9 °C	34.4 °C	20.9 °C	40 mm	28 days	4 days
1959	27.9 °C	34.9 °C	20.6 °C	15 mm	28 days	2 days
1958	28.7 °C	35.3 °C	21.0 °C	8 mm	31 days	2 days
1957	27.9 °C	34.0 °C	21.4 °C	92 mm	27 days	10 days
1956	29.1 °C	35.6 °C	21.8 °C	34 mm	30 days	4 days
1955	28.4 °C	34.9 °C	20.6 °C	1 mm	27 days	0 days
1954	28.8 °C	35.1 °C	21.6 °C	27 mm	30 days	8 days
1953	27.9 °C	33.7 °C	22.3 °C	131 mm	24 days	13 days
1952	28.4 °C	34.8 °C	21.8 °C	40 mm	25 days	6 days
1951	28.4 °C	35.0 °C	20.8 °C	12 mm	30 days	3 days
1950	26.5 °C	31.9 °C	21.0 °C	219 mm	20 days	16 days
1949	29.2 °C	35.3 °C	21.8 °C	6 mm	28 days	1 day
1948	28.9 °C	34.9 °C	22.7 °C	80 mm	28 days	11 days
1947	28.2 °C	34.8 °C	20.8 °C	16 mm	26 days	4 days
1946	29.5 °C	36.1 °C	22.0 °C	2 mm	30 days	0 days
1945	27.4 °C	33.5 °C	20.9 °C	63 mm	22 days	7 days
1944	27.5 °C	33.8 °C	21.1 °C	76 mm	25 days	6 days
1943	29.3 °C	36.6 °C	21.1 °C	3 mm	31 days	2 days
1942	29.0 °C	35.4 °C	21.7 °C	20 mm	30 days	5 days
1941	29.2 °C	35.6 °C	22.0 °C	5 mm	28 days	2 days
1940	31.2 °C	37.8 °C	23.7 °C	4 mm	30 days	1 day

December records

Hottest day

45.1 °C

December 25, 2019 estimate

Nearby station: 45.7 °C on December 25, 2019 measured

Coldest night

10.6 °C

December 8, 1983 estimate

Nearby station: 9.3 °C on December 12, 2002 measured

Wettest day

107 mm

December 21, 2020 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Alice Springs in December?

Highs average 35.0 °C and lows 21.4 °C. A typical December brings 27 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Alice Springs in December?

About 38 mm falls in December, over some 5 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest December was 1950 (219 mm), the driest 2025 (0 mm).

What was the warmest December in Alice Springs?

2019, with a mean temperature of 32.2 °C. The coldest was 1966 (25.6 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 5 of 86.