Australia water temperature in December

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Can you swim in Australia in winter? In December sea water temperature in some cities of Australia is above 20°C and it is enough for comfortable bathing. Based on average water temperature observations over the past ten years, the warmest sea in Australia in December was 31.2°C (in Fannie Bay), and the coldest water 14.4°C (in Cockle Creek). To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Australia

Australia sea surface temp in December

Several popular Australia resorts with average ocean temperatures in December over the past years. For sea temperatures in other locations, select a state below or search

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Adelaide

18.8°C

16.6°C

17.2°C

16.9°C

17°C

Melbourne

17.7°C

16.8°C

16.3°C

16.8°C

16.6°C

Perth

22.7°C

22.9°C

21.6°C

22.2°C

21.9°C

Sydney

22.6°C

23.8°C

21°C

23.5°C

22.4°C

Water temperature map of Australia in December

The map shows Australia average temperature water in December in some coastal cities

For the searchability, all Australia cities and resorts are separated by state. To find the temperature of the water, select the state and then the city. If you do not know in which state the place is of interest to you, go to the section Australia all cities and resorts

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Australia water temperature by month

To find out what the water temperature was in Australia any day over a period of the last ten years, select the month

Where can you swim in Australia in December?

Places with the warmest average sea water temperature in Australia in December. Also indicated are the maximum and minimum temperatures in December for these locations based on observations over the past 10 years

	Avr	Min	Max
Nightcliff	31.2°C	28.9°C	32.2°C
Larrakeyah	31.2°C	28.9°C	32.2°C
Fannie Bay	31.2°C	28.9°C	32.2°C
Stuart Park	31.2°C	28.9°C	32.2°C
Parap	31.2°C	28.9°C	32.2°C

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Our report for Australia is compiled using satellite data together with in-situ observations to get the most reliable daily data of sea surface temperatures, surf forecasts, current temperatures and weather forecasts.

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