Labasa weather in December

In December, Labasa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 247 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-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 7% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Labasa's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Labasa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
247 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:29 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
77%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Labasa is town in Fiji.

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 Labasa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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)
12924
22924
32924
42924
52924
62924
72924
82924
92924
102924
112924
122924
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222924
232924
242924
252924
262924
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282924
292924
302924
312924

How December really feels in Labasa

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.

Labasa weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°32325.412.93.4
Feb29° / 24°27323.912.63.2
Mar29° / 24°27526.512.13.3
Apr29° / 24°18820.611.64.0
May28° / 23°9012.411.25.6
Jun28° / 22°658.8116.5
Jul27° / 22°446.811.16.9
Aug27° / 22°658.411.46.6
Sep28° / 22°9111.611.96.0
Oct28° / 23°14815.612.45.1
Nov29° / 23°16820.112.84.1
Dec29° / 24°24723.2133.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32575
42575
52377
62377
72476
82377
92476
102476
112476
122476
132476
142476
152476
162575
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182575
192575
202575
212575
222575
232476
242476
252476
262476
272377
282179
292179
302179
312080

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Labasa gets around 247 mm of rain over 23.2 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 74% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
174
274
374
474
575
675
775
875
974
1074
1174
1274
1374
1473
1573
1673
1773
1873
1973
2074
2174
2274
2374
2475
2575
2675
2776
2876
2977
3077
3178

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11137412
21137412
30127612
40127612
50127612
61127512
71117513
81117513
91117414
101117414
111117315
121117315
131117216
141117117
151117018
161116919
171116820
181116721
191116523
201106524
211106425
22196327
23196228
24186229
25186130
26176131
27176032
28165934
29165835
30155836
31155737

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 7:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:257:20
212.96:257:20
312.96:257:21
412.96:267:21
512.96:267:22
612.96:267:22
712.96:267:23
812.96:277:24
913.06:277:24
1013.06:277:25
1113.06:287:25
1213.06:287:26
1313.06:287:26
1413.06:297:27
1513.06:297:27
1613.06:297:28
1713.06:307:28
1813.06:307:29
1913.06:317:29
2013.06:317:30
2113.06:327:30
2213.06:327:31
2313.06:337:31
2413.06:337:32
2513.06:347:32
2613.06:347:33
2713.06:357:33
2813.06:357:34
2913.06:367:34
3013.06:367:34
3113.06:377:35

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 5.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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85.4Bright
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115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
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205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Labasa

In seasonPeak

In December, Labasa sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Labasa sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Labasa's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Labasa?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Labasa.

What to pack for Labasa in December

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

In December, Labasa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Labasa in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 February at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Labasa in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Labasa peaks around February 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 17Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Labasa?

Labasa sits at 16.4°S, 179.4°E, 5 m above sea level, in Fiji. The nearest listed city is Levuka, 182 km away.

LevukaNasinuLamiSuvaLautokaNadiSigatoka

Topography around Labasa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Labasa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 953 m.

The land around Labasa is covered by grassland (33%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (49%), water (23%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (68%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
705 m
80 km
953 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: Levuka 182 km · Nasinu 203 km · Lami 212 km · Suva 214 km · Lautoka 242 km · Nadi 257 km · Sigatoka 274 km · Mata-Utu 594 km

Fiji travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,642
2025
Safe drinking water
42%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
13.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 45%Hindu 28%other Christian 10%Roman Catholic 9%

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 Labasa (-16.4332°, 179.3645°, elevation 5 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).