Indralaya weather in December

In December, Indralaya sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 292 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 0% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Indralaya's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Indralaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 292 mm; 29.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:52 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover: 95%; 12th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.4; 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 Indralaya reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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	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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

How December really feels in Indralaya

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.

Indralaya weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-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° / 24°	227	27.5	12.2	2.7
Feb	31° / 24°	226	24.5	12.1	2.6
Mar	31° / 24°	285	28.8	12	2.4
Apr	32° / 24°	264	27.9	11.9	2.3
May	32° / 24°	177	24.8	11.9	2.7
Jun	31° / 24°	113	19.3	11.8	3.2
Jul	31° / 23°	107	17.1	11.8	3.5
Aug	32° / 24°	71	13	11.9	3.5
Sep	33° / 24°	77	12.2	12	3.1
Oct	33° / 24°	161	18.6	12.1	2.7
Nov	32° / 24°	264	26.3	12.1	2.4
Dec	31° / 24°	292	29.1	12.2	2.4

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 1% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

	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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Cloudier (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	2	98
31	2	98

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Indralaya gets around 292 mm of rain over 29.1 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 94% and peaks near 95% 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 (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	93
25	93
26	92
27	92
28	91
29	91
30	90
31	90

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

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

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 7 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	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	6	calm
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12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
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20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	7	calm
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27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	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 5:56 PM to 6:10 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	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	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	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10

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

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.23 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.23 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)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
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	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Indralaya?

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

2.4

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Indralaya.

What to pack for Indralaya in December

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

In December, Indralaya sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Indralaya 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 Indralaya peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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)	13	15	15	13	11	10	10	11	12	13	10	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Indralaya 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 Indralaya is worst in October — around 189 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (February, 26 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)	27	26	33	36	34	32	33	51	138	189	103	30
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	27	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	36	Poor
May	34	Moderate
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	51	Poor
Sep	138	Unhealthy
Oct	189	Very unhealthy
Nov	103	Unhealthy
Dec	30	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Indralaya?

Indralaya sits at 3.3°S, 104.7°E, 8 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Palembang, 38 km away.

Topography around Indralaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Indralaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m.

The land around Indralaya is covered by trees (41%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km

29 m

trees 41%

16 km

37 m

trees 51%

80 km

101 m

trees 76%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

December weather nearby: Palembang 38 km · Prabumulih 53 km · Baturaja 113 km · Tanjungagung 123 km · Lahat 139 km · Muntok 142 km · Kotabumi 176 km · Pagar Alam 180 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 Indralaya (-3.2525°, 104.6756°, elevation 8 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	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	93
25	93
26	92
27	92
28	91
29	91
30	90
31	90

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	93
25	93
26	92
27	92
28	91
29	91
30	90
31	90

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	95
12	95
13	95
14	95
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	93
25	93
26	92
27	92
28	91
29	91
30	90
31	90

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