☀ Sunshine Atlas

The sunniest places in Australia in December

The sunniest place in Australia in December is Exmouth — Sunshine Score 99/100, around 32°C days and 5 mm of rain across the month, ahead of Denham (98) and Karratha (97). 118 destinations compared from long-term climate normals.

Chasing pure heat instead? Newman is Australia's warmest in December at 40°C / 104°F average daytime highs.

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#DestinationScoreDay highRainSea
1Exmouth9932° / 90°F5 mm29°
2Denham9829° / 84°F10 mm26°
3Karratha9731° / 88°F15 mm31°
4Carnarvon9729° / 84°F14 mm27°
5Kalbarri9731° / 88°F10 mm23°
6Perth9632° / 90°F13 mm23°
7Moonyoonooka9630° / 86°F7 mm24°
8Whyalla9329° / 84°F20 mm24°
9Adelaide9127° / 81°F23 mm23°
10Mildura9132° / 90°F25 mm
11Port Lincoln9123° / 73°F19 mm22°
12Busselton9127° / 81°F18 mm22°
13Esperance9028° / 82°F25 mm20°
14Griffith8932° / 90°F37 mm
15Narrandera8831° / 88°F37 mm
16Broken Hill8533° / 91°F16 mm
17Parkes8531° / 88°F59 mm
18Forest Hill8531° / 88°F52 mm
19Mount Gambier8523° / 73°F37 mm
20Dubbo8432° / 90°F69 mm
21Launceston (Western Junction)8422° / 72°F56 mm
22Broadwood8333° / 91°F22 mm
23Canberra8326° / 79°F71 mm
24East Albury8329° / 84°F56 mm
25Townsville8232° / 90°F87 mm30°
26Melbourne8227° / 81°F58 mm22°
27Melbourne8127° / 81°F58 mm22°
28Narrabri8032° / 90°F91 mm
29Bathurst8026° / 79°F73 mm
30Sydney (Mascot)8024° / 75°F72 mm21°
31Wollongong8026° / 79°F72 mm21°
32Newcastle7924° / 75°F81 mm22°
33Moruya7923° / 73°F77 mm21°
34Cooma7922° / 72°F74 mm
35Merimbula7821° / 70°F77 mm20°
36Olympic Dam7734° / 93°F12 mm
37Mount Eba7734° / 93°F15 mm
38Rockhampton7731° / 88°F107 mm
39Toowoomba7730° / 86°F100 mm
40Tamworth7729° / 84°F96 mm

Top 40 of 118 shown — every destination is on the Australia country page.

Worldwide instead? See where it's sunny in December. For the hottest rather than the sunniest, the Australia heat guide covers every month.