Bogor weather in December

In December, Bogor sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 333 mm of rain across 27.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bogor's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bogor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
333 mm
27.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:38 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
91%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Bogor is city in West Java Province, Indonesia.

Density
9,062/km²
people per km²
Founded
1482

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 Bogor reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°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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How December really feels in Bogor

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.

Bogor weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°32429.312.33.0
Feb29° / 22°3182712.22.9
Mar30° / 22°32129.6122.8
Apr30° / 22°27827.611.92.8
May30° / 22°16424.511.73.2
Jun30° / 22°1181911.63.8
Jul30° / 21°9617.111.74.1
Aug31° / 21°9115.511.84.1
Sep31° / 22°12617.1123.7
Oct31° / 22°24623.712.13.1
Nov30° / 22°34227.612.32.7
Dec29° / 22°33327.712.43.0

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 3% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6397
7397
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9595
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Bogor gets around 333 mm of rain over 27.7 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.

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Rain chance (%)
191
291
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691
791
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1091
1191
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1490
1590
1690
1789
1889
1989
2089
2188
2288
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2488
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2689
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2889
2990
3090
3191

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1496
2496
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
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10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15397
16397
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28496
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31496

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 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 5:32 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:325:53
212.45:325:54
312.45:335:54
412.45:335:55
512.45:335:55
612.45:345:56
712.45:345:56
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1012.45:355:58
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1312.45:365:59
1412.45:375:59
1512.45:376:00
1612.45:386:00
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1912.45:396:02
2012.45:396:02
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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 4.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Bogor

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Bogor?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bogor.

What to pack for Bogor in December

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

In December, Bogor sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bogor 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 Bogor peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 14 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 16UV 15Nov 14UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bogor 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 Bogor is worst in May — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 54 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyMay 23104 µg/m³Jan 1054 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr83Unhealthy
May104Unhealthy
Jun102Unhealthy
Jul100Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep77Unhealthy
Oct73Unhealthy
Nov69Unhealthy
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bogor?

Bogor sits at 6.6°S, 106.8°E, 245 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Ciampea, 11 km away.

Topography around Bogor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bogor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 244 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,125 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,001 m.

The land around Bogor is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
2,125 m
80 km
3,001 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Ciampea 11 km · Caringin 13 km · Cibinong 14 km · Citeureup 16 km · Parung 20 km · Cicurug 21 km · Sawangan 21 km · Depok 22 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
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 2%

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 Bogor (-6.5944°, 106.7892°, elevation 245 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). 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).