When to go · Bourke
Bourke in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (40 °C (104 °F)+ days), and any week with a flood or total fire ban.Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (104 °F (40 °C)+ days), and any week with a flood or total fire ban.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 35°C (95°F)95°F (35°C) / 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 4
- Crowds
- High
- Australia overall
- Prices
- High
- Australia overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (40 °C (104 °F)+ days), and any week with a flood or total fire ban.Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (104 °F (40 °C)+ days), and any week with a flood or total fire ban.
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- BourkeHighs around 35 °C (95 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 4 daysHighs around 95 °F (35 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °C), rain on about 4 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
New Year big impact
31 Dec – 1 Jan · Australia
Sydney Harbour fireworks: vantage points ticketed or claimed from morning; beds book out months ahead.
Summer school holidays big impact
Mid-Dec to late Jan · Australia
Coast, campsites, ferries and Tasmania fill; prices peak.
Christmas and Boxing Day big impact
25–26 December · Australia
Shops closed on Christmas Day; Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and the Sydney–Hobart yacht race start.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Australia overall
- High
- Prices · Australia overall
- High
Australia overall: Summer holidays begin; bushfire risk and heatwaves in the south, wet season in the north; book everything early.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bourke, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
Apr: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 35 °C (95 °F)95 °F (35 °C)
Apr: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Dec: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Apr: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 4
Apr: 3 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Apr: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 3
Apr: 1
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (40 °C+ days), and any week with a flood or total fire ban.
April: Inside Bourke's best window: Apr–Sep.
Bourke: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen