Weather in Ayers Rock in December 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Ayers Rock in December
Going from a maximum of +41°C during the day to a minimum of +8°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +35°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 18% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +30°C to +36°C.
Is Ayers Rock warm or cold in December?
Ayers Rock is typically hot in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +32°C to +34°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +18°C to +21°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
December is one of the warmest months in Ayers Rock, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Ayers Rock in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +34°C | +35°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +8°C | +11°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +42°C | +43°C | +43°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 24 mm | 33 mm | 38 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 32% | 33% | 32% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1008 HPa | 1007 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting warmer as December arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +32°C to +34°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 24 mm to 33 mm. Humidity rises from 32% to 33%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 13 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Ayers Rock is gradually increasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Ayers Rock?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Ayers Rock in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2001 (+25°C) and the highest in 2019 (+29°C). The driest year was 2019 with only 29 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2001 with 760 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Ayers Rock, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
