Majene weather in December

In December, Majene sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 187 mm of rain across 23.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-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 1% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Majene's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Majene's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 187 mm; 23.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:54 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 11th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Majene is capital of Majene Regency, West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Majene 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
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25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

Majene weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-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	28° / 26°	164	21	12.2	4.4
Feb	28° / 26°	115	17.2	12.1	4.6
Mar	28° / 26°	130	22.4	12	4.3
Apr	28° / 26°	144	23.2	11.9	4.1
May	28° / 26°	135	20	11.8	4.8
Jun	28° / 26°	102	15.5	11.8	5.4
Jul	27° / 25°	63	10.6	11.8	6.3
Aug	28° / 25°	27	6.6	11.9	7.0
Sep	28° / 26°	41	8.6	12	6.5
Oct	28° / 26°	82	15	12.1	5.4
Nov	28° / 26°	143	22.7	12.2	4.2
Dec	28° / 26°	187	23.8	12.2	4.0

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 4% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

	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 (%)	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Cloudier (%)	92	92	92	91	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Majene gets around 187 mm of rain over 23.8 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 77% and peaks near 80% 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 (%)	80	80	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	74	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	80
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	79
7	78
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	78
12	78
13	78
14	78
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	75
29	75
30	74
31	74

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 94% 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 (%)	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92
Miserable (%)	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
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29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	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 5:48 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:13 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)	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	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	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01
Sunset (PM)	6:00	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	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13

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

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.61 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.61 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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
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	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
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17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
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29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Majene?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Majene for sightseeing.

What to pack for Majene in December

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

In December, Majene sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Majene 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 14 km away) is warmest in April 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)	29	29	29	30	29	29	28	28	29	29	30	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

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

UV index in Majene 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 Majene peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (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)	15	15	15	14	12	10	11	13	13	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Majene 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 Majene is worst in October — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 9 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)	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	12	14	17	14	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	11	Good
Jun	11	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Majene?

Majene sits at 3.5°S, 119.0°E, 8 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Polewali, 43 km away.

Topography around Majene

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Majene has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 776 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,576 m.

The land around Majene is covered by trees (39%), water (29%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, water (62%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

210 m

trees 39%

16 km

776 m

water 62%

80 km

2,576 m

water 54%

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

December weather nearby: Polewali 43 km · Parepare 90 km · Rantepao 121 km · Sengkang 134 km · Palopo 149 km · Maros 176 km · Makassar 186 km · Masamba 186 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 Majene (-3.5403°, 118.9707°, 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. 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).

	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	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	80
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	79
7	78
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	78
12	78
13	78
14	78
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	75
29	75
30	74
31	74

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

	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	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	80
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	79
7	78
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	78
12	78
13	78
14	78
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	75
29	75
30	74
31	74

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

	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	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	80
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	79
7	78
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	78
12	78
13	78
14	78
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	75
29	75
30	74
31	74

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