Kendari weather in December

In December, Kendari sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 311 mm of rain across 29.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 2% 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 Kendari's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kendari's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 311 mm; 29.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:39 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 11th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; out of 10

Kendari is city in Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.

Density: 1,182/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1995

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 Kendari reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°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 on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	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
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

How December really feels in Kendari

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.

Kendari weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 25°	309	29.6	12.2	2.6
Feb	30° / 25°	312	27.2	12.1	2.6
Mar	30° / 25°	334	30.1	12	2.6
Apr	30° / 25°	327	28.6	11.9	2.8
May	29° / 24°	315	27.5	11.8	3.2
Jun	28° / 24°	270	24.9	11.8	3.7
Jul	28° / 23°	189	21.3	11.8	4.5
Aug	28° / 23°	98	13.7	11.9	5.3
Sep	29° / 23°	82	10.3	12	5.2
Oct	30° / 24°	121	14.3	12.1	4.3
Nov	31° / 25°	189	22.2	12.2	3.2
Dec	30° / 25°	311	29.5	12.2	2.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

	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 (%)	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3
Cloudier (%)	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	91	92	92	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kendari gets around 311 mm of rain over 29.5 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 95% and peaks near 96% 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	91	91	92	92	93	94	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	91
4	91
5	92
6	92
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	95
12	95
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
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28	96
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30	96
31	96

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 80% 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 (%)	24	24	23	23	22	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	21	22	23	23	24	24	25
Miserable (%)	76	76	77	77	78	79	80	80	81	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	79	78	77	77	76	76	75

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	19	81
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	22	78
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	25	75

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 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 5:33 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:00 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)	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46
Sunset (PM)	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	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	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:33	5:46
2	12.2	5:34	5:47
3	12.2	5:34	5:47
4	12.2	5:34	5:47
5	12.2	5:35	5:48
6	12.2	5:35	5:48
7	12.2	5:35	5:49
8	12.2	5:36	5:49
9	12.2	5:36	5:50
10	12.2	5:37	5:50
11	12.2	5:37	5:51
12	12.2	5:37	5:51
13	12.2	5:38	5:52
14	12.2	5:38	5:52
15	12.2	5:39	5:52
16	12.2	5:39	5:53
17	12.2	5:40	5:53
18	12.2	5:40	5:54
19	12.2	5:41	5:54
20	12.2	5:41	5:55
21	12.2	5:42	5:55
22	12.2	5:42	5:56
23	12.2	5:42	5:56
24	12.2	5:43	5:57
25	12.2	5:43	5:57
26	12.2	5:44	5:58
27	12.2	5:44	5:58
28	12.2	5:45	5:59
29	12.2	5:45	5:59
30	12.2	5:46	5:59
31	12.2	5:46	6:00

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Kendari?

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

2.5

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kendari.

What to pack for Kendari in December

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kendari in December

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 17 km away) is warmest in January at about 30°C and coldest in August near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	30	30	30	30	29	28	28	28	28	29	30	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	30	Tropical
Feb	30	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Tropical
Jul	28	Warm
Aug	28	Warm
Sep	28	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	30	Tropical
Dec	30	Tropical

UV index in Kendari 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 Kendari peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 11 (extreme).

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	16	15	14	12	11	11	12	13	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Kendari?

Kendari sits at 4.0°S, 122.5°E, 2 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Katobu, 98 km away.

Topography around Kendari

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kendari has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,180 m.

The land around Kendari is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km

106 m

artificial surfaces 47%

16 km

471 m

trees 63%

80 km

1,180 m

water 47%

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

December weather nearby: Katobu 98 km · Raha 98 km · Baubau 165 km · Bungku 170 km · Watampone 250 km · Sengkang 276 km · Palopo 280 km · Sinjai 281 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 Kendari (-3.9778°, 122.5151°, elevation 2 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. 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. 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	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
7	31	25
8	31	25
9	31	25
10	31	25
11	31	25
12	31	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25
31	30	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	91
4	91
5	92
6	92
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	95
12	95
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	96

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	19	81
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	22	78
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	25	75

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	91
4	91
5	92
6	92
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	95
12	95
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	96

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	19	81
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	22	78
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	25	75

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	91
4	91
5	92
6	92
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	95
12	95
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	96
27	96
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	96

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	22	78
6	21	79
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	19	81
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	22	78
27	23	77
28	23	77
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	25	75