Balai Pungut weather in December

In December, Balai Pungut sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 295 mm of rain across 27.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°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 54 min at the start of December to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Balai Pungut's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balai Pungut's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 295 mm; 27.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:13 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 93%; 11th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.89 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.6; 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 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Balai Pungut reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

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

How December really feels in Balai Pungut

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.

Balai Pungut weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-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	31° / 23°	223	23.8	11.9	2.9
Feb	32° / 23°	161	20.4	12	2.8
Mar	32° / 24°	239	25.9	12	2.4
Apr	32° / 24°	254	27.6	12	2.1
May	32° / 24°	206	25.4	12	2.3
Jun	32° / 24°	141	19.1	12.1	2.9
Jul	32° / 23°	147	19.3	12.1	3.0
Aug	32° / 23°	176	23	12	2.7
Sep	32° / 23°	222	24.3	12	2.5
Oct	32° / 23°	267	27.4	12	2.3
Nov	31° / 23°	321	27.9	12	2.3
Dec	31° / 23°	295	27.2	11.9	2.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

	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 (%)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6
Cloudier (%)	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	96	96	96	96	96	95	94	94	94

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	5	95
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Balai Pungut gets around 295 mm of rain over 27.2 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 88% and peaks near 90% 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 (%)	90	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	86	86	85	84	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	89
6	89
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	87
26	87
27	86
28	86
29	85
30	84
31	83

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 60% 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 (%)	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	54
Miserable (%)	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	57	56	55	53	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	46

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	42	58
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of December to 11 h 54 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 6:06 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:16 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:06	6:03
2	11.9	6:07	6:03
3	11.9	6:07	6:04
4	11.9	6:07	6:04
5	11.9	6:08	6:04
6	11.9	6:08	6:05
7	11.9	6:09	6:05
8	11.9	6:09	6:06
9	11.9	6:10	6:06
10	11.9	6:10	6:06
11	11.9	6:11	6:07
12	11.9	6:11	6:07
13	11.9	6:11	6:08
14	11.9	6:12	6:08
15	11.9	6:12	6:09
16	11.9	6:13	6:09
17	11.9	6:13	6:10
18	11.9	6:14	6:10
19	11.9	6:14	6:11
20	11.9	6:15	6:11
21	11.9	6:15	6:12
22	11.9	6:16	6:12
23	11.9	6:16	6:12
24	11.9	6:17	6:13
25	11.9	6:17	6:13
26	11.9	6:18	6:14
27	11.9	6:18	6:14
28	11.9	6:18	6:15
29	11.9	6:19	6:15
30	11.9	6:19	6:16
31	11.9	6:20	6:16

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.89 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 3.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Moderate
2	4.0	Moderate
3	4.0	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	4.0	Moderate
30	4.0	Moderate
31	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Balai Pungut?

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

2.6

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balai Pungut.

What to pack for Balai Pungut in December

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

In December, Balai Pungut sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Balai Pungut in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balai Pungut peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (very high).

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)	12	15	14	13	12	10	10	12	14	14	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Balai Pungut 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 Balai Pungut is worst in September — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 23 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	25	32	34	30	28	29	33	43	50	42	25	23
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	25	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	30	Moderate
May	28	Moderate
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	43	Poor
Sep	50	Poor
Oct	42	Poor
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Balai Pungut?

Balai Pungut sits at 1.1°N, 101.3°E, 16 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Pekanbaru, 63 km away.

Topography around Balai Pungut

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balai Pungut has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m.

The land around Balai Pungut is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

42 m

trees 88%

16 km

75 m

trees 93%

80 km

148 m

trees 92%

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

December weather nearby: Pekanbaru 63 km · Dumai 70 km · Payakumbuh 160 km · Klebang Besar 164 km · Sungai Udang 164 km · Malacca 165 km · Bukit Rambai 166 km · Kampung Tanjung Minyak 168 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 Balai Pungut (1.0595°, 101.2905°, elevation 16 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. 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	5	95
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	89
6	89
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	87
26	87
27	86
28	86
29	85
30	84
31	83

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	42	58
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	5	95
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	89
6	89
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	87
26	87
27	86
28	86
29	85
30	84
31	83

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	42	58
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	5	95
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	89
6	89
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	88
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	87
26	87
27	86
28	86
29	85
30	84
31	83

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	42	58
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	54	46
31	54	46