Manado weather in December

In December, Manado sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 281 mm of rain across 29.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-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 Manado's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
25°
4th coldest
Rainfall
281 mm
29.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:39 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Manado is city in North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.

Density
2,748/km²
people per km²
Founded
1623

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Manado reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°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.

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How December really feels in Manado

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Manado weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°26828.111.93.6
Feb28° / 24°23024.3123.8
Mar28° / 25°21425.8123.9
Apr28° / 25°22826123.5
May29° / 25°26527.112.13.4
Jun29° / 25°28424.412.13.6
Jul29° / 25°21120.212.14.3
Aug29° / 25°14115.3124.8
Sep29° / 25°15518124.3
Oct29° / 25°22823.4123.7
Nov28° / 25°25028.311.93.2
Dec28° / 25°28129.611.93.3

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 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Manado gets around 281 mm of rain over 29.6 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 95% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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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 5:33 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:335:28
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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 4.97 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Manado?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Manado.

What to pack for Manado in December

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

In December, Manado sees daytime highs around 28°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 Manado 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 16 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
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UV index in Manado 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 Manado peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
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Location & terrain

Where is Manado?

Manado sits at 1.5°N, 124.8°E, 10 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tomohon, 19 km away.

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Topography around Manado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,566 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,962 m.

The land around Manado is covered by artificial surfaces (49%), trees (28%) and water (20%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and water (69%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
1,566 m
80 km
1,962 m
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December weather nearby: Tomohon 19 km · Tondano 21 km · Bitung 31 km · Gorontalo 225 km · Tahuna 247 km · Ternate 292 km · Sofifi 312 km · Tobelo 352 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 Manado (1.4822°, 124.8489°, elevation 10 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).