December is one of the warmer months of the year in Feilding, with average highs near 19.9°C and lows around 10.4°C (mean 15.2°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 86 mm of rainfall and 78% relative humidity across the period.
December is one of the warmer months of the year in Feilding. Across 45 years of records, the warmest December in Feilding was 1984 — when the month averaged 17.4°C — while the coldest was 2006 at 11.7°C. Typical December days reach 19.9°C with nights near 10.4°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
December is about average for rainfall in Feilding, averaging 86 mm of rainfall. The wettest December on record was 2021 with 207 mm, while the driest were 1986 and 1999 at 36 mm.
Relative humidity in Feilding during December averages 78%. The most humid December was 2021 at 84%, and the least humid was 1997 at 72%.
December receives about 6.3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Feilding. The sunniest December was 2017 at 7.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2001 at 5.4.
Average wind speed in Feilding during December is 3.8 m/s. The windiest Decembers were 1982 and 1989 at 4.9 m/s, while the calmest was 2011 at 2.4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 15.5°C | 14.3°C | 14.9°C | 15.6°C | 15.9°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg High | 20.5°C | 19.0°C | 19.5°C | 20.5°C | 20.5°C | 0°C |
| Avg Low | 10.5°C | 9.6°C | 10.2°C | 10.7°C | 11.3°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 85 mm | 76 mm | 89 mm | 77 mm | 113 mm | +28 mm |
December temperatures in Feilding have risen by about 0.5°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
December has ranged from a record low of 1.3°C (1992) to a record high of 29.4°C (2012).
Rainfall in December is about average for rainfall, averaging 86 mm, with a wettest year of 207 mm.
One of the best times to visit Feilding
December is one of the best times to visit Feilding. Expect days averaging 19.9°C and nights around 10.4°C (mean 15.2°C) — warmer than Feilding's yearly average — with higher rainfall (86 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.8°C | 15.8°C | 10.8°C | 25.8°C | 7.2°C | 119 mm | 77% | 4.3 m/s | — |
| 2024 | 20.9°C | 16.2°C | 11.5°C | 25.5°C | 6.9°C | 76 mm | 81% | 3.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2023 | 21.1°C | 16.4°C | 11.7°C | 25.2°C | 5.5°C | 84 mm | 82% | 3.8 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2022 | 20.1°C | 15.5°C | 10.9°C | 24.6°C | 5.0°C | 114 mm | 84% | 2.8 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2021 🌧️ | 21.1°C | 17.1°C | 13.0°C | 24.9°C | 10.1°C | 207 mm | 84% | 3.6 m/s | 6 |
| 2020 | 19.0°C | 14.3°C | 9.6°C | 24.0°C | 3.6°C | 77 mm | 81% | 4.1 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2019 | 20.5°C | 15.5°C | 10.5°C | 24.0°C | 4.3°C | 92 mm | 76% | 4.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2018 | 20.6°C | 16.1°C | 11.6°C | 24.2°C | 5.4°C | 117 mm | 82% | 3.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2017 | 22.1°C | 16.8°C | 11.4°C | 26.6°C | 7.4°C | 36 mm | 75% | 3.2 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2016 | 19.1°C | 14.3°C | 9.4°C | 24.3°C | 6.1°C | 50 mm | 79% | 3.7 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2015 | 19.0°C | 14.4°C | 9.8°C | 24.7°C | 4.9°C | 39 mm | 78% | 3.7 m/s | 7 |
| 2014 | 20.1°C | 15.1°C | 10.2°C | 24.5°C | 2.5°C | 97 mm | 78% | 3.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2013 | 20.5°C | 15.5°C | 10.4°C | 24.3°C | 5.9°C | 59 mm | 76% | 3.5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2012 | 21.8°C | 16.6°C | 11.5°C | 29.4°C | 5.3°C | 94 mm | 76% | 3.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2011 | 20.0°C | 15.1°C | 10.3°C | 23.5°C | 4.4°C | 119 mm | 79% | 2.4 m/s | 6 |
| 2010 | 21.2°C | 16.3°C | 11.4°C | 24.9°C | 4.2°C | 65 mm | 79% | 3.8 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2009 | 18.4°C | 13.7°C | 9.0°C | 22.6°C | 4.1°C | 97 mm | 81% | 4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2008 | 20.5°C | 15.4°C | 10.2°C | 26.0°C | 4.8°C | 83 mm | 77% | 3.6 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2007 | 21.2°C | 16.0°C | 10.9°C | 24.9°C | 5.4°C | 80 mm | 74% | 3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2006 ❄️ | 16.0°C | 11.7°C | 7.3°C | 20.2°C | 3.2°C | 75 mm | 83% | 3.8 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2005 | 21.1°C | 16.6°C | 12.0°C | 24.0°C | 7.6°C | 68 mm | 78% | 3.8 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2004 | 16.2°C | 12.4°C | 8.5°C | 23.3°C | 3.2°C | 148 mm | 81% | 4.6 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2003 | 19.8°C | 15.1°C | 10.4°C | 24.4°C | 4.8°C | 76 mm | 80% | 4.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2002 | 19.0°C | 14.5°C | 10.0°C | 23.3°C | 5.1°C | 90 mm | 78% | 4.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2001 | 20.4°C | 16.3°C | 12.2°C | 25.7°C | 8.3°C | 103 mm | 80% | 3.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2000 | 22.1°C | 16.8°C | 11.6°C | 26.2°C | 8.1°C | 67 mm | 73% | 3.9 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1999 | 19.4°C | 14.2°C | 9.0°C | 22.9°C | 3.9°C | 36 mm | 75% | 3.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1998 | 20.7°C | 15.7°C | 10.6°C | 27.1°C | 6.6°C | 40 mm | 74% | 3.9 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1997 | 20.2°C | 14.9°C | 9.5°C | 24.9°C | 5.1°C | 50 mm | 72% | 4.4 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1996 | 18.0°C | 13.6°C | 9.3°C | 23.9°C | 5.3°C | 106 mm | 83% | 4 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1995 | 20.6°C | 15.9°C | 11.1°C | 25.6°C | 6.3°C | 83 mm | 81% | 3.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1994 | 18.9°C | 14.1°C | 9.2°C | 23.4°C | 4.2°C | 42 mm | 81% | 3.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1993 | 17.7°C | 13.2°C | 8.8°C | 23.3°C | 4.3°C | 92 mm | 82% | 3.7 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1992 | 17.3°C | 13.1°C | 8.8°C | 21.6°C | 1.3°C | 159 mm | 84% | 3.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 17.8°C | 13.6°C | 9.4°C | 22.6°C | 4.5°C | 95 mm | 83% | 3.4 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1990 | 19.2°C | 14.6°C | 10.0°C | 24.3°C | 5.3°C | 53 mm | 78% | 4.6 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1989 | 19.0°C | 14.2°C | 9.4°C | 24.4°C | 4.3°C | 74 mm | 75% | 4.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1988 | 22.2°C | 16.7°C | 11.2°C | 28.0°C | 6.1°C | 41 mm | 74% | 3.3 m/s | 7 |
| 1987 | 20.0°C | 15.1°C | 10.3°C | 25.0°C | 5.9°C | 95 mm | 77% | 4.1 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1986 | 19.8°C | 14.7°C | 9.7°C | 24.3°C | 5.0°C | 36 mm | 75% | 3.6 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1985 | 20.9°C | 16.0°C | 11.0°C | 23.8°C | 6.2°C | 168 mm | 76% | 3.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1984 🔥 | 23.0°C | 17.4°C | 11.8°C | 28.1°C | 8.8°C | 81 mm | 72% | 3.6 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1983 | 19.8°C | 14.8°C | 9.7°C | 27.2°C | 5.2°C | 74 mm | 72% | 4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 17.5°C | 13.1°C | 8.7°C | 22.3°C | 2.6°C | 111 mm | 79% | 4.9 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 21.9°C | 17.2°C | 12.4°C | 26.4°C | 8.3°C | 81 mm | 76% | 3.9 m/s | — |
Actual recorded December data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in December is around 19.9°C with lows near 10.4°C (mean 15.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
December averages 86 mm of rainfall in Feilding, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 207 mm in 2021.
The hottest December reached 29.4°C in 2012. The coldest dipped to 1.3°C in 1992.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average December temperatures have risen by about 0.5°C. Daytime highs moved from 20.6°C to 20.8°C and overnight lows from 10.7°C to 11.6°C over the same span.
December is one of the warmer months of the year in Feilding and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 19.9°C daytime highs and 10.4°C at night.
Not quite — December is the 9th coolest month in Feilding, averaging 15.2°C.
For December in Feilding, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 19.9°C and lows of 10.4°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in December averages 78% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in December is 3.8 m/s. The windiest December on record averaged 4.9 m/s (1982).
The wettest December on record was 2021 with 207 mm. On average, December sees 86 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Feilding behaves each December, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for December specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
