When to go · Hervey Bay
Hervey Bay in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (humid, 30 °C (86 °F) highs, rain and cyclone season).Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (humid, 86 °F (30 °C) highs, rain and cyclone season).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 30°C (85°F)85°F (30°C) / 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- High
- Australia overall
- Prices
- High
- Australia overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (humid, 30 °C (86 °F) highs, rain and cyclone season).Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (humid, 86 °F (30 °C) highs, rain and cyclone season).
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- MayGreatInside Hervey Bay's best window: Aug–Oct (whales, dry, 22–25 °C); May–Sep for K'gari.
- JuneGreatInside Hervey Bay's best window: Aug–Oct (whales, dry, 22–25 °C); May–Sep for K'gari.
- JulyGreatInside Hervey Bay's best window: Aug–Oct (whales, dry, 22–25 °C); May–Sep for K'gari.
- AugustGreatInside Hervey Bay's best window: Aug–Oct (whales, dry, 22–25 °C); May–Sep for K'gari.
Weather in December
- Hervey BayHighs around 29.5 °C (85 °F), lows around 21.1 °C (70 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 85 °F (29.5 °C), lows around 70 °F (21.1 °C), rain on about 12 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 Hervey Bay, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 29.5 °C (85 °F)85 °F (29.5 °C)
May: 24.3 °C (76 °F)76 °F (24.3 °C)
Night low
Dec: 21.1 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21.1 °C)
May: 14.2 °C (58 °F)58 °F (14.2 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 12
May: 10 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
May: Low
Prices
Dec: High
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 3
May: 0
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (humid, 30 °C highs, rain and cyclone season).
May: Inside Hervey Bay's best window: Aug–Oct (whales, dry, 22–25 °C); May–Sep for K'gari.
Hervey Bay: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast