When to go · Thredbo
Thredbo in December
Great month. Inside Thredbo's best window: Jun–Sep (ski), Dec–Mar (walks and biking).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 20°C (68°F)68°F (20°C) / 6°C (43°F)43°F (6°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- High
- Australia overall
- Prices
- High
- Australia overall
Verdict
Inside Thredbo's best window: Jun–Sep (ski), Dec–Mar (walks and biking).
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Thredbo in this guide.
Weather in December
- ThredboHighs around 20 °C (68 °F), lows around 6 °C (43 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 68 °F (20 °C), lows around 43 °F (6 °C), rain on about 8 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 Thredbo, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
Dec: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Jan: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 8
Jan: 8
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: High
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 3
Jan: 2
December: Inside Thredbo's best window: Jun–Sep (ski), Dec–Mar (walks and biking).
January: Inside Thredbo's best window: Jun–Sep (ski), Dec–Mar (walks and biking).
Thredbo: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings