Abepura weather in December

In December, Abepura sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 265 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 3% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Abepura's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abepura's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 265 mm; 28.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:29 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 11th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

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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 Abepura reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

How December really feels in Abepura

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Abepura weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 25°	242	27.1	12.1	3.4
Feb	28° / 25°	239	24	12.1	3.4
Mar	28° / 25°	267	27.3	12	3.3
Apr	29° / 25°	250	27.2	11.9	3.2
May	29° / 25°	216	27.3	11.9	3.3
Jun	28° / 25°	221	27	11.9	3.4
Jul	28° / 25°	236	26	11.9	3.7
Aug	28° / 25°	210	25.3	11.9	3.8
Sep	29° / 25°	191	24.1	12	3.8
Oct	29° / 25°	186	25.7	12.1	3.5
Nov	29° / 25°	233	26.9	12.1	3.2
Dec	29° / 25°	265	28.1	12.1	3.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	8
Cloudier (%)	87	87	87	87	87	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	93	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	7	93
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Abepura gets around 265 mm of rain over 28.1 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 90% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	88

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	32	31	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	27	27	28	29	30	32	33	34	35
Miserable (%)	68	69	69	70	70	71	72	72	73	74	74	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	73	73	72	71	70	68	67	66	65

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	32	68
29	33	67
30	34	66
31	35	65

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of December to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:23 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:45 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36
Sunset (PM)	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:23	5:31
2	12.1	5:23	5:32
3	12.1	5:24	5:32
4	12.1	5:24	5:33
5	12.1	5:25	5:33
6	12.1	5:25	5:34
7	12.1	5:25	5:34
8	12.1	5:26	5:34
9	12.1	5:26	5:35
10	12.1	5:27	5:35
11	12.1	5:27	5:36
12	12.1	5:27	5:36
13	12.1	5:28	5:37
14	12.1	5:28	5:37
15	12.1	5:29	5:38
16	12.1	5:29	5:38
17	12.1	5:30	5:39
18	12.1	5:30	5:39
19	12.1	5:31	5:40
20	12.2	5:31	5:40
21	12.2	5:31	5:40
22	12.2	5:32	5:41
23	12.2	5:32	5:41
24	12.2	5:33	5:42
25	12.1	5:33	5:42
26	12.1	5:34	5:43
27	12.1	5:34	5:43
28	12.1	5:35	5:44
29	12.1	5:35	5:44
30	12.1	5:36	5:45
31	12.1	5:36	5:45

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Abepura?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abepura.

What to pack for Abepura in December

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

In December, Abepura 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 Abepura 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 at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in November at about 30°C and coldest in February near 29°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	29	30	30	29	29	29	30	30	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	30	Tropical
Nov	30	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Abepura 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 Abepura peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	16	14	13	11	11	12	14	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Abepura?

Abepura sits at 2.6°S, 140.6°E, 85 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Jayapura, 12 km away.

Topography around Abepura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abepura has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m around an average of 170 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,985 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,957 m.

The land around Abepura is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

403 m

trees 50%

16 km

1,985 m

trees 67%

80 km

1,957 m

trees 66%

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← November Abepura year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Jayapura 12 km · Sentani 14 km · Wamena 251 km · Tiom 283 km · Mulia 319 km · Wewak 350 km · Agats 429 km · Timika 493 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 29% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,060; 2025
Happiness: 5.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 30%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.3; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 11.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 471
Religion

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 Abepura (-2.5964°, 140.6324°, elevation 85 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	7	93
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	32	68
29	33	67
30	34	66
31	35	65

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	7	93
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	32	68
29	33	67
30	34	66
31	35	65

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	7	93
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	89
28	89
29	89
30	89
31	88

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	32	68
29	33	67
30	34	66
31	35	65