When to go · Redland City
Redland City in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (hot, humid, storm season); school holidays for ferry crowds.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- High
- Australia overall
- Prices
- High
- Australia overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (hot, humid, storm season); school holidays for ferry crowds.
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- AprilGreatInside Redland City's best window: Apr–Oct (mild, dry); Sep–Nov for whale watching off Stradbroke.
- MayGreatInside Redland City's best window: Apr–Oct (mild, dry); Sep–Nov for whale watching off Stradbroke.
- JuneGreatInside Redland City's best window: Apr–Oct (mild, dry); Sep–Nov for whale watching off Stradbroke.
- JulyGreatInside Redland City's best window: Apr–Oct (mild, dry); Sep–Nov for whale watching off Stradbroke.
Weather in December
- Redland CityHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 70 °F (21 °C), rain on about 11 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 Redland City, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
Apr: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Apr: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
Dec: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Apr: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 11
Apr: 10 (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 (hot, humid, storm season); school holidays for ferry crowds.
April: Inside Redland City's best window: Apr–Oct (mild, dry); Sep–Nov for whale watching off Stradbroke.
Redland City: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast