Lahewa weather in December

In December, Lahewa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 350 mm of rain across 26.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of December to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lahewa's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lahewa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 350 mm; 26.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:30 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 9th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Lahewa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with 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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

How December really feels in Lahewa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lahewa weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 26°	228	23.6	11.9	4.0
Feb	28° / 26°	185	19.3	12	4.1
Mar	29° / 26°	245	25.6	12	3.6
Apr	28° / 26°	282	25.9	12	3.4
May	29° / 27°	237	20.9	12.1	4.0
Jun	29° / 27°	199	17.3	12.1	4.4
Jul	28° / 26°	245	19.3	12.1	4.4
Aug	28° / 26°	293	22.5	12	4.1
Sep	28° / 26°	298	23.1	12	4.1
Oct	28° / 26°	407	25.9	12	3.8
Nov	27° / 26°	485	27.4	11.9	3.5
Dec	28° / 26°	350	26.6	11.9	3.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	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 (%)	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	12	13	13	15
Cloudier (%)	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	88	87	87	85

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	7	93
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	10	90
28	12	88
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	15	85

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Lahewa gets around 350 mm of rain over 26.6 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 85% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	88	87	87	86	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	79	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	90
5	90
6	90
7	89
8	89
9	88
10	87
11	87
12	86
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	82
26	82
27	81
28	81
29	80
30	79
31	78

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 89% 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 (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88
Miserable (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	88	12

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	9	calm
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12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
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18	9	calm
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20	9	calm
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22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of December to 11 h 54 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 6:23 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:32 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:23	6:19
2	11.9	6:24	6:19
3	11.9	6:24	6:20
4	11.9	6:25	6:20
5	11.9	6:25	6:20
6	11.9	6:25	6:21
7	11.9	6:26	6:21
8	11.9	6:26	6:22
9	11.9	6:27	6:22
10	11.9	6:27	6:22
11	11.9	6:28	6:23
12	11.9	6:28	6:23
13	11.9	6:29	6:24
14	11.9	6:29	6:24
15	11.9	6:29	6:25
16	11.9	6:30	6:25
17	11.9	6:30	6:26
18	11.9	6:31	6:26
19	11.9	6:31	6:26
20	11.9	6:32	6:27
21	11.9	6:32	6:27
22	11.9	6:33	6:28
23	11.9	6:33	6:28
24	11.9	6:34	6:29
25	11.9	6:34	6:29
26	11.9	6:35	6:30
27	11.9	6:35	6:30
28	11.9	6:36	6:31
29	11.9	6:36	6:31
30	11.9	6:36	6:32
31	11.9	6:37	6:32

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 4.53 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	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9
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	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Lahewa?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lahewa.

What to pack for Lahewa in December

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

In December, Lahewa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lahewa 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 offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in November near 29°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)	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

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

UV index in Lahewa 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 Lahewa peaks around February 19 at about 14 (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)	13	14	14	13	12	11	11	12	14	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is Lahewa?

Lahewa sits at 1.4°N, 97.2°E, 5 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Gunungsitoli, 51 km away.

Topography around Lahewa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lahewa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m.

The land around Lahewa is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, water (68%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and water (80%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

76 m

trees 81%

16 km

177 m

water 68%

80 km

842 m

water 80%

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

December weather nearby: Gunungsitoli 51 km · Teluk Dalam 116 km · Singkil 121 km · Barus 153 km · Subulussalam 162 km · Sibolga 183 km · Sidikalang 197 km · Tarutung 211 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 Lahewa (1.3943°, 97.1675°, elevation 5 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	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	7	93
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	10	90
28	12	88
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	90
5	90
6	90
7	89
8	89
9	88
10	87
11	87
12	86
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	82
26	82
27	81
28	81
29	80
30	79
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	88	12

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	7	93
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	10	90
28	12	88
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	90
5	90
6	90
7	89
8	89
9	88
10	87
11	87
12	86
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	82
26	82
27	81
28	81
29	80
30	79
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	88	12

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	7	93
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	10	90
28	12	88
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	90
5	90
6	90
7	89
8	89
9	88
10	87
11	87
12	86
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	82
26	82
27	81
28	81
29	80
30	79
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	88	12