Does Australia celebrate Christmas in December?

Answer 1

Australia is a vast country, and there is no set temperature it can be at Christmas time. Summers throughout the country vary, and even in the south they can change from one day to the next.

Temperatures in the south (oddly enough) can be among the hottest at Christmas, easily exceeding 42 degrees Celsius for many days at a time, and contributing to severe bushfire conditions.

It must be remembered, however, that not all of Australia experiences this extreme of heat. Many areas of Australia are pleasant to live in, with temperatures rarely being uncomfortably hot. An average for Christmas in Brisbane, capital of Queensland, is around 30 degrees Celsius, but the likelihood of high humidity makes this temperature more uncomfortable.

Answer 2

Australia is a vast country, so the weather on Christmas Day will vary according to which part of Australia one is in. The country is subject to great variety of climatic extremes, even in the middle of summer, which is when Christmas falls in Australia. The weather at Christmas is usually within the range of very warm to even hotter.

In the north, the weather is very hot and humid, and December is one of the months when cyclones may hit, anywhere along Queensland's central coast, north through the Gulf country and over to the northwestern coast of Western Australia. The city of Darwin was devastated by a cyclone on Christmas Day 1974.

In the south, Christmas is prime bushfire time, when temperatures can be excessively hot, and dry as well.

Central Australia is also very hot and dry during this time.

Tasmania and other regions of southern Australia can fluctuate quite widely, from cool and pleasant to hot and dry.

Answer 3

Yes. Australia celebrates Christmas at the same time as the rest of the world. The difference is that December is one of the summer months in Australia and the rest of the Southern Hemisphere.

Answer 4

At Christmas time, it is summer in Australia.

Answer 5

Yes, Australia does celebrate Christmas in December, just as the rest of the world does. The only difference is that this is the season of Summer, not Winter as in the northern hemisphere.