Water temperature in Great Barrier Reef (QLD) in December

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Is it warm enough to swim in Great Barrier Reef in December? Average water temperature in Great Barrier Reef in December is 28.5°C and therefore suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Great Barrier Reef in December is 29.8°C, and the coldest is 27.1°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Great Barrier Reef

Changes water temperature in Great Barrier Reef in December 2023, 2022

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in Great Barrier Reef for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in Great Barrier Reef, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of December.

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Day	2023	2022	Min	Max
1 December	27.8°C	28.9°C	27.1°C	28.9°C
2 December	28.1°C	28.8°C	27.3°C	29°C
3 December	28.5°C	28.6°C	27.4°C	29.2°C
4 December	28.6°C	28.4°C	27.6°C	29.2°C
5 December	28.6°C	28.8°C	27.5°C	29.1°C
6 December	28.5°C	28.9°C	27.6°C	29°C
7 December	28.1°C	29.3°C	27.5°C	29.3°C
8 December	28°C	29.2°C	27.7°C	29.2°C
9 December	27.8°C	28.9°C	27.7°C	29.1°C
10 December	27.6°C	28.9°C	27.5°C	29.3°C
11 December	27.7°C	29.1°C	27.6°C	29.5°C
12 December	27.6°C	29.2°C	27.6°C	29.5°C
13 December	27.4°C	28.9°C	27.4°C	29.4°C
14 December	27.2°C	29°C	27.2°C	29.5°C
15 December	27.4°C	29.4°C	27.4°C	29.4°C

Day	2023	2022	Min	Max
16 December	27.5°C	29.6°C	27.5°C	29.8°C
17 December	27.2°C	29.6°C	27.2°C	29.8°C
18 December	27.6°C	29.4°C	27.6°C	29.7°C
19 December	27.6°C	29.2°C	27.6°C	29.7°C
20 December	27.5°C	28.9°C	27.5°C	29.3°C
21 December	27.5°C	28.7°C	27.5°C	29.4°C
22 December	27.7°C	28.8°C	27.7°C	29.4°C
23 December	28.2°C	28.9°C	27.9°C	29.4°C
24 December	28.3°C	28.6°C	28°C	29.4°C
25 December	28.3°C	28.5°C	27.8°C	29.7°C
26 December	28.7°C	28.3°C	28°C	29.3°C
27 December	28.9°C	29°C	28°C	29.3°C
28 December	28.8°C	29°C	28.2°C	29.3°C
29 December	29.4°C	28.9°C	28.1°C	29.4°C
30 December	29.5°C	29.1°C	28.2°C	29.5°C
31 December	29.4°C	29.1°C	27.9°C	29.4°C

Great Barrier Reef water temp chart in December

Average water temperature in Great Barrier Reef in December over a decade

2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
28.4°C	28.1°C	28.4°C	28.5°C	28.5°C

2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
27.9°C	28.7°C	29.2°C	29°C	28.1°C

Great Barrier Reef sea state in December

Chart comparing the height of waves in Great Barrier Reef in December over the past years. The red line indicates the height of the waves when swimming in the sea is prohibited. To view the current sea conditions, click on the graph.

Wave height in Great Barrier Reef in December

Great Barrier Reef water temperature during other months:

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in December. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Bedarra Island	28.9°C	27.5°C	30.5°C
Orpheus Island	28.6°C	27.2°C	30.2°C
Curacoa Island	28.5°C	27.1°C	30°C
Innisfail	28.6°C	27.5°C	30.2°C
Cardwell	29.1°C	27.6°C	30.9°C
Moore Reef	28.5°C	27.2°C	29.8°C
Fitzroy Island	28.6°C	27.3°C	30°C
Magnetic Island	28.9°C	26.8°C	30.6°C
Yarrabah	28.7°C	27.3°C	30.1°C
Townsville	28.9°C	26.8°C	30.6°C

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