Coral Bay in December

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (very hot, cyclonic rain possible).

December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• MarchGreatInside Coral Bay's best window: Apr–Oct (dry, mild, whale sharks Mar–Jul, humpbacks later).
• AprilGreatInside Coral Bay's best window: Apr–Oct (dry, mild, whale sharks Mar–Jul, humpbacks later).
• MayGreatInside Coral Bay's best window: Apr–Oct (dry, mild, whale sharks Mar–Jul, humpbacks later).
• JuneGreatInside Coral Bay's best window: Apr–Oct (dry, mild, whale sharks Mar–Jul, humpbacks later).

• Coral BayHighs around 35 °C (95 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 95 °F (35 °C), lows around 70 °F (21 °C), rain on about 1 day

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 · 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.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Coral Bay, side by side.

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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