Baturaja weather in December

In December, Baturaja sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 366 mm of rain across 29.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 366 mm; 29.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:52 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; out of 10

Baturaja is capital of Ogan Komering Ulu Regency, South Sumatra, Indonesia.

Density: 12/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1982

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Baturaja reaches about 30°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 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than 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	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
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	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

How December really feels in Baturaja

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.

Baturaja 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 23°	303	28.4	12.2	2.7
Feb	30° / 23°	281	25.3	12.1	2.7
Mar	31° / 23°	357	29.6	12	2.4
Apr	31° / 24°	285	28.1	11.9	2.4
May	31° / 24°	173	24.7	11.8	2.9
Jun	31° / 23°	104	18.8	11.8	3.4
Jul	31° / 23°	97	16.8	11.8	3.6
Aug	33° / 23°	84	13.3	11.9	3.4
Sep	33° / 23°	96	12.9	12	3.0
Oct	33° / 24°	196	19	12.1	2.7
Nov	31° / 24°	312	26.7	12.2	2.4
Dec	30° / 23°	366	29.8	12.2	2.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

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	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Cloudier (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
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	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	4	96
31	4	96

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Baturaja gets around 366 mm of rain over 29.8 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 96% and peaks near 98% 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 (%)	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94

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

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 69% 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 (%)	69	69	68	67	67	66	66	66	66	65	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	69	70	70	71	72	73	73	74	74	75	75	76
Miserable (%)	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	31	30	30	29	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	24

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

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 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 5:46 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:14 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59
Sunset (PM)	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:46	6:00
2	12.2	5:47	6:00
3	12.2	5:47	6:01
4	12.2	5:47	6:01
5	12.2	5:48	6:01
6	12.2	5:48	6:02
7	12.2	5:49	6:02
8	12.2	5:49	6:03
9	12.2	5:49	6:03
10	12.2	5:50	6:04
11	12.2	5:50	6:04
12	12.2	5:51	6:05
13	12.2	5:51	6:05
14	12.2	5:51	6:06
15	12.2	5:52	6:06
16	12.2	5:52	6:07
17	12.2	5:53	6:07
18	12.2	5:53	6:08
19	12.2	5:54	6:08
20	12.2	5:54	6:09
21	12.2	5:55	6:09
22	12.2	5:55	6:09
23	12.2	5:56	6:10
24	12.2	5:56	6:10
25	12.2	5:57	6:11
26	12.2	5:57	6:11
27	12.2	5:58	6:12
28	12.2	5:58	6:12
29	12.2	5:58	6:13
30	12.2	5:59	6:13
31	12.2	5:59	6:14

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.59 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.59 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)	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7
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	4.8	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Baturaja?

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

2.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.5

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Baturaja.

What to pack for Baturaja in December

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

In December, Baturaja sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Baturaja in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks 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 Baturaja peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 9 (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)	14	15	15	14	11	10	9	11	11	13	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Baturaja 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 Baturaja is worst in October — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 24 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)	24	25	28	29	29	30	31	35	41	45	30	24
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	28	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	35	Moderate
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	45	Poor
Nov	30	Moderate
Dec	24	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Baturaja?

Baturaja sits at 4.1°S, 104.2°E, 69 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tanjungagung, 45 km away.

Topography around Baturaja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baturaja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,739 m.

The land around Baturaja is covered by trees (66%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km

189 m

trees 66%

16 km

207 m

trees 95%

80 km

2,739 m

trees 94%

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

December weather nearby: Tanjungagung 45 km · Prabumulih 78 km · Lahat 79 km · Pagar Alam 103 km · Kotabumi 111 km · Indralaya 113 km · Terbanggi Besar 143 km · Palembang 149 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 Baturaja (-4.1289°, 104.1669°, elevation 69 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	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
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	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	4	96
31	4	96

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

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

	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	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
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	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	4	96
31	4	96

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

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

	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	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
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	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	4	96
31	4	96

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

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