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Weather in December in Kangaroo Island

Planning a journey to Kangaroo Island this December and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in Kangaroo Island in December?

Kangaroo Island is a region in Australia. December in Kangaroo Island generally has temperatures that range from pleasant to warm, with low precipitation.

Temperatures

The average maximum daytime temperatures vary from pleasant in Penneshaw at 20°C to warm in Parndana at 23°C. Nighttime temperatures generally drop to 14°C in Parndana and 16°C in Penneshaw.

Precipitation

December is a dry month with an average rainfall of around 25 mm in Kingscote.

For specific regional insights in Kangaroo Island for December, refer to the map provided below. For an in-depth overview of the yearly weather conditions, do visit our Kangaroo Island climate page.

Where to go in Kangaroo Island in December

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Kangaroo Island on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in December for the 5 most popular destinations in Kangaroo Island?

Kingscote

In December Kingscote generally has pleasant temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 21°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 15°C and low monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Kingscote
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
20°C 
14°C 
25 mm 
7 days 
21°C 
15°C 
25 mm 
6 days 
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23°C 
17°C 
18 mm 
6 days 
Climate in Kingscote

Penneshaw

In December Penneshaw generally has pleasant temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 20°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 16°C and low monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Penneshaw
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
19°C 
14°C 
28 mm 
7 days 
20°C 
16°C 
27 mm 
6 days 
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21°C 
17°C 
20 mm 
7 days 
Climate in Penneshaw

American River

In December American River generally has pleasant temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 21°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 15°C and low monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

American River
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
19°C 
14°C 
26 mm 
7 days 
21°C 
15°C 
27 mm 
6 days 
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22°C 
17°C 
19 mm 
6 days 
Climate in American River

Emu Bay

In December Emu Bay generally has pleasant temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 21°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 15°C and low monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Emu Bay
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
20°C 
14°C 
24 mm 
7 days 
21°C 
15°C 
24 mm 
6 days 
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23°C 
17°C 
17 mm 
6 days 
Climate in Emu Bay

Stokes Bay

In December Stokes Bay generally has pleasant temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 22°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 14°C and low monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Stokes Bay
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
20°C 
13°C 
26 mm 
7 days 
22°C 
14°C 
24 mm 
6 days 
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24°C 
16°C 
17 mm 
7 days 
Climate in Stokes Bay

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Kangaroo Island, in Australia.

Is December the best time to visit Kangaroo Island?

We believe that December is one of the best times to visit Kangaroo Island with overall perfect weather in Kingscote.

Generally speaking, January, February, March, April, November and December provide perfect weather in Kingscote. In contrast, June, July, August and September tend to have tolerable weather conditions.

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