Liang in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Liang sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 595 mm of rain over about 69 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels miserable.

Winter is Liang's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Liang has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Liang's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
595 mm
69 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
3.8
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Liang in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical winter day in Liang reaches about 28°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest December.

20°25°30°35°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Liang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Liang weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°2042311.83.9
Feb28° / 25°12918.111.84.3
Mar29° / 26°10920.6124.1
Apr30° / 26°15023.112.13.5
May30° / 26°17423.412.23.3
Jun30° / 26°19720.512.33.6
Jul30° / 26°18220.512.23.7
Aug30° / 26°18020.912.23.7
Sep30° / 26°19623.1123.4
Oct29° / 25°25627.511.93.1
Nov29° / 25°26128.311.82.9
Dec29° / 25°26327.911.73.1

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Liang gets around 595 mm of rain over 69 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early December to 11 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Liang

In seasonPeak

In winter, Liang overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Liang sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Liang?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Liang.

What to pack for Liang in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Liang sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 69 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Liang in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 28°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Liang in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Liang peaks around February 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Liang in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Liang is worst in September — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1525 µg/m³Dec 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Liang?

Liang sits at 4.7°N, 114.5°E, 14 m above sea level, in Brunei. The nearest listed city is Seria, 21 km away.

SeriaTutongKuala BelaitSengkurongBandar Seri BegawanLimbangMarudiMiri

Topography around Liang

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Liang.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Liang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,643 m.

The land around Liang is covered by trees (57%) and water (22%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
132 m
80 km
1,643 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
Winter weather nearby: Seria 21 km · Tutong 22 km · Kuala Belait 31 km · Sengkurong 44 km · Bandar Seri Begawan 55 km · Limbang 58 km · Marudi 58 km · Miri 64 km

Brunei travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,235
2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2013
Road deaths
7.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 82%Christian 7%Buddhist 6%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Liang (4.6775°, 114.4959°, elevation 14 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.