When to go · Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island in December
Great month. Inside Lord Howe Island's best window: Oct–Apr (warm, calm lagoon).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- Australia overall
- Prices
- High
- Australia overall
Verdict
Inside Lord Howe Island's best window: Oct–Apr (warm, calm lagoon).
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Lord Howe Island in this guide.
Weather in December
- Lord Howe IslandHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °C), rain on about 10 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 Lord Howe Island, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jan: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Night low
Dec: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Jan: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 10 (better)
Jan: 11
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 3
Jan: 2
December: Inside Lord Howe Island's best window: Oct–Apr (warm, calm lagoon).
January: Inside Lord Howe Island's best window: Oct–Apr (warm, calm lagoon).
Lord Howe Island: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast