Dompu weather in December

In December, Dompu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 276 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-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 7% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Dompu's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dompu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
276 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:47 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
84%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

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 Dompu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13125
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How December really feels in Dompu

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.

Dompu weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°32326.912.43.0
Feb29° / 25°29224.812.33.0
Mar30° / 25°25524.812.13.3
Apr30° / 24°14117.511.83.9
May30° / 24°467.111.65.2
Jun30° / 23°21411.55.7
Jul30° / 22°142.111.66.1
Aug30° / 22°30.711.76.0
Sep31° / 23°91.311.95.4
Oct32° / 24°315.312.24.6
Nov32° / 25°1211512.43.6
Dec30° / 25°2762612.53.0

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 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22377
32377
42179
52080
61981
71882
81783
91783
101783
111684
121684
131585
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Dompu gets around 276 mm of rain over 26 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 83% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
176
278
379
480
581
682
783
884
985
1085
1185
1286
1386
1486
1585
1685
1785
1884
1984
2083
2183
2283
2382
2482
2582
2682
2782
2882
2983
3083
3183

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14456
24258
34159
43961
53862
63763
73565
83466
93367
103367
113268
123268
133169
143169
153169
163169
173169
183070
193070
203070
213070
223169
233169
243070
253070
263070
272971
282971
292872
302872
312773

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

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
15calm
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105calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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166calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 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 5:42 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:426:10
212.55:426:10
312.55:436:11
412.55:436:11
512.55:436:12
612.55:446:12
712.55:446:13
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912.55:456:14
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1112.55:456:15
1212.55:466:15
1312.55:466:16
1412.55:476:16
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1612.55:476:17
1712.55:486:18
1812.55:486:18
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2012.55:496:19
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2912.55:546:23
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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 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Dompu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dompu's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Dompu?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dompu.

What to pack for Dompu in December

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

In December, Dompu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dompu 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 39 km away) is warmest in December 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
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Dompu 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 Dompu peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Dompu 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 Dompu is worst in October — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (February, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateOct 1726 µg/m³Feb 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dompu?

Dompu sits at 8.5°S, 118.5°E, 32 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Bima, 30 km away.

Topography around Dompu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dompu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,258 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,674 m.

The land around Dompu is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and water (60%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
250 m
16 km
1,258 m
80 km
2,674 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: Bima 30 km · Sumbawa Besar 115 km · Tambolaka 131 km · Labuan Bajo 157 km · Taliwang 179 km · Selong 213 km · Ruteng 220 km · Waingapu 234 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 Dompu (-8.5365°, 118.4634°, elevation 32 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. 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).