Seria weather in December

In December, Seria sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 287 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Seria's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Seria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
5th coldest
Rainfall
287 mm
28.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:27 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Seria is town in Belait District, Brunei.

Founded
1936

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Seria reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Seria

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Seria weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°22724.511.83.5
Feb29° / 25°15120.111.83.8
Mar29° / 25°13423123.6
Apr30° / 25°1762512.13.1
May30° / 25°18923.412.23.2
Jun30° / 25°20621.112.33.5
Jul30° / 25°18720.812.23.6
Aug30° / 25°19221.712.23.5
Sep30° / 25°19923.6123.2
Oct29° / 25°26927.811.93.0
Nov29° / 25°28428.511.82.8
Dec29° / 25°28728.111.73.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
11694
12694
13793
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Seria gets around 287 mm of rain over 28.1 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 90% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
292
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491
591
690
790
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3088
3187

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the miserable band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14357
24456
34456
44555
54555
64654
74654
84654
94654
104654
114654
124753
134753
144753
154753
164753
174753
184654
194753
204753
214753
224753
234852
244852
254951
264951
275050
285149
295149
305248
315248

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:206:05
211.86:206:05
311.76:216:06
411.76:216:06
511.76:226:06
611.76:226:07
711.76:236:07
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1811.76:286:12
1911.76:286:12
2011.76:296:13
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.62 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Seria

In seasonPeak

In December, Seria sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Seria 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 December a good time to visit Seria?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Seria.

What to pack for Seria in December

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

In December, Seria sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Seria in December

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore 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 Seria in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Seria 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 Seria in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Seria is worst in May — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (October, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1764 µg/m³Oct 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb48Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr34Moderate
May68Unhealthy
Jun35Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Seria?

Seria sits at 4.6°N, 114.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in Brunei. The nearest listed city is Kuala Belait, 11 km away.

Kuala BelaitLiangTutongMiriMarudiSengkurongBeluruBandar Seri Begawan

Topography around Seria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Seria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 m.

The land around Seria is covered by trees (37%), water (25%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and water (44%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
78 m
80 km
630 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kuala Belait 11 km · Liang 21 km · Tutong 42 km · Miri 44 km · Marudi 47 km · Sengkurong 64 km · Beluru 74 km · Bandar Seri Begawan 75 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 Seria (4.6064°, 114.3248°, elevation 6 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).