December is one of the warmer months of the year in Kaitaia, with average highs near 20.2°C and lows around 16.7°C (mean 18.5°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 81 mm of rainfall and 79% relative humidity across the period.
December is one of the warmer months of the year in Kaitaia. Across 45 years of records, the warmest December in Kaitaia was 2021 — when the month averaged 20.1°C — while the coldest was 2006 at 16.3°C. Typical December days reach 20.2°C with nights near 16.7°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
December is one of the drier months in Kaitaia, averaging 81 mm of rainfall. The wettest December on record was 2011 with 194 mm, while the driest was 2009 at 24 mm.
Relative humidity in Kaitaia during December averages 79%. The most humid December was 2023 at 83%, and the least humid was 1986 at 74%.
December receives about 6.4 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Kaitaia. The sunniest December was 2020 at 7.4 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2007, 2010 and 2011 at 5.4.
Average wind speed in Kaitaia during December is 5 m/s. The windiest December was 2004 at 6.8 m/s, while the calmest was 1981 at 3.9 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 18.4°C | 18.1°C | 18.1°C | 18.7°C | 19.2°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg High | 20.3°C | 19.9°C | 19.8°C | 20.4°C | 20.9°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg Low | 16.4°C | 16.2°C | 16.4°C | 16.9°C | 17.5°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 76 mm | 90 mm | 80 mm | 80 mm | 75 mm | -1 mm |
December temperatures in Kaitaia have risen by about 1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
December has ranged from a record low of 12.6°C (1993) to a record high of 24.3°C (1998).
Rainfall in December is one of the drier months, averaging 81 mm, with a wettest year of 194 mm.
One of the best times to visit Kaitaia
December is one of the best times to visit Kaitaia. Expect days averaging 20.2°C and nights around 16.7°C (mean 18.5°C) — warmer than Kaitaia's yearly average — with higher rainfall (81 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 | 21.3°C | 19.6°C | 17.8°C | 23.2°C | 16.4°C | 79 mm | 79% | 5.6 m/s | — |
| 2024 | 21.2°C | 19.5°C | 17.7°C | 23.2°C | 16.0°C | 55 mm | 80% | 4.9 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2023 | 20.4°C | 18.9°C | 17.3°C | 23.1°C | 13.9°C | 117 mm | 83% | 4.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 20.9°C | 19.1°C | 17.3°C | 23.8°C | 14.7°C | 60 mm | 81% | 4.1 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2021 🔥 | 21.5°C | 20.1°C | 18.6°C | 23.6°C | 16.9°C | 87 mm | 81% | 4.6 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2020 | 19.9°C | 18.1°C | 16.3°C | 22.5°C | 14.5°C | 50 mm | 77% | 4.6 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2019 | 20.3°C | 18.5°C | 16.7°C | 22.4°C | 14.6°C | 50 mm | 78% | 5.5 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 20.4°C | 18.7°C | 16.9°C | 22.8°C | 15.0°C | 87 mm | 80% | 5.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2017 | 21.7°C | 19.8°C | 18.0°C | 23.4°C | 16.6°C | 31 mm | 76% | 4.5 m/s | 7 |
| 2016 | 19.7°C | 17.9°C | 16.1°C | 22.1°C | 14.1°C | 44 mm | 77% | 4.5 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2015 | 19.9°C | 18.1°C | 16.2°C | 22.9°C | 14.7°C | 35 mm | 76% | 4.7 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2014 | 20.2°C | 18.5°C | 16.9°C | 22.0°C | 13.6°C | 99 mm | 81% | 4.8 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2013 | 20.4°C | 18.7°C | 17.1°C | 23.8°C | 15.5°C | 80 mm | 75% | 4.7 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2012 | 20.3°C | 18.6°C | 16.9°C | 23.2°C | 13.9°C | 100 mm | 83% | 5.2 m/s | 6 |
| 2011 🌧️ | 19.9°C | 18.3°C | 16.8°C | 21.7°C | 15.2°C | 194 mm | 82% | 6.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2010 | 21.4°C | 19.6°C | 17.8°C | 23.5°C | 15.2°C | 75 mm | 81% | 4.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2009 | 20.1°C | 18.1°C | 16.2°C | 22.4°C | 14.3°C | 24 mm | 76% | 4.4 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2008 | 19.6°C | 17.9°C | 16.2°C | 22.3°C | 14.3°C | 82 mm | 78% | 5.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2007 | 20.4°C | 18.7°C | 17.1°C | 21.9°C | 14.9°C | 120 mm | 81% | 5.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2006 ❄️ | 18.0°C | 16.3°C | 14.5°C | 20.5°C | 12.8°C | 42 mm | 74% | 5.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2005 | 20.6°C | 19.0°C | 17.5°C | 22.7°C | 14.6°C | 119 mm | 81% | 5.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 18.1°C | 16.6°C | 15.1°C | 21.6°C | 12.8°C | 117 mm | 78% | 6.8 m/s | 6 |
| 2003 | 20.2°C | 18.6°C | 17.0°C | 22.4°C | 14.6°C | 66 mm | 81% | 4.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2002 | 19.7°C | 18.0°C | 16.2°C | 21.7°C | 15.1°C | 49 mm | 76% | 5.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2001 | 20.7°C | 19.2°C | 17.7°C | 22.8°C | 15.9°C | 120 mm | 82% | 6.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2000 | 20.5°C | 18.7°C | 17.0°C | 22.3°C | 13.9°C | 59 mm | 79% | 5.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1999 | 18.9°C | 17.3°C | 15.7°C | 21.5°C | 14.0°C | 82 mm | 78% | 5.7 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1998 | 20.6°C | 18.8°C | 17.1°C | 24.3°C | 15.1°C | 67 mm | 80% | 5.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1997 | 21.0°C | 19.1°C | 17.1°C | 23.7°C | 14.4°C | 108 mm | 78% | 4.6 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1996 | 19.5°C | 17.8°C | 16.0°C | 21.6°C | 13.3°C | 190 mm | 80% | 5.6 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1995 | 20.7°C | 19.0°C | 17.3°C | 22.9°C | 15.8°C | 110 mm | 83% | 4.7 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1994 | 20.4°C | 18.3°C | 16.2°C | 22.8°C | 14.6°C | 37 mm | 80% | 4.8 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1993 | 19.0°C | 17.1°C | 15.2°C | 23.4°C | 12.6°C | 86 mm | 77% | 4.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1992 | 19.2°C | 17.6°C | 16.0°C | 20.9°C | 13.0°C | 105 mm | 81% | 5.6 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1991 | 19.2°C | 17.3°C | 15.4°C | 22.3°C | 12.7°C | 80 mm | 78% | 4.4 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1990 | 20.5°C | 18.5°C | 16.5°C | 23.3°C | 15.0°C | 33 mm | 77% | 4.4 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1989 | 19.9°C | 18.1°C | 16.2°C | 21.7°C | 14.4°C | 47 mm | 77% | 4.9 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1988 | 21.2°C | 19.3°C | 17.3°C | 24.2°C | 15.1°C | 55 mm | 77% | 4.7 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1987 | 20.0°C | 18.1°C | 16.1°C | 22.2°C | 14.7°C | 110 mm | 81% | 5.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1986 | 20.2°C | 18.1°C | 16.0°C | 21.9°C | 14.1°C | 80 mm | 74% | 4.5 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1985 | 20.4°C | 18.4°C | 16.4°C | 22.7°C | 14.1°C | 101 mm | 79% | 4.4 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1984 | 21.0°C | 19.1°C | 17.2°C | 24.1°C | 15.4°C | 84 mm | 82% | 4.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1983 | 19.0°C | 17.3°C | 15.7°C | 21.2°C | 13.8°C | 101 mm | 78% | 5.6 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 19.7°C | 17.7°C | 15.7°C | 22.0°C | 12.9°C | 45 mm | 75% | 4.5 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 21.3°C | 19.3°C | 17.4°C | 24.0°C | 14.5°C | 60 mm | 82% | 3.9 m/s | — |
Actual recorded December data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in December is around 20.2°C with lows near 16.7°C (mean 18.5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
December averages 81 mm of rainfall in Kaitaia, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 194 mm in 2011.
The hottest December reached 24.3°C in 1998. The coldest dipped to 12.6°C in 1993.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average December temperatures have risen by about 1°C. Daytime highs moved from 20.3°C to 21.1°C and overnight lows from 16.5°C to 17.7°C over the same span.
December is one of the warmer months of the year in Kaitaia and one of the drier months, so plan for around 20.2°C daytime highs and 16.7°C at night.
Not quite — December is the 9th coolest month in Kaitaia, averaging 18.5°C.
For December in Kaitaia, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 20.2°C and lows of 16.7°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in December averages 79% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in December is 5 m/s. The windiest December on record averaged 6.8 m/s (2004).
The wettest December on record was 2011 with 194 mm. On average, December sees 81 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 Kaitaia 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.
