Meulaboh weather in December

In December, Meulaboh sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 363 mm of rain across 27.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 2% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of December to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Meulaboh's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Meulaboh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
363 mm
27.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:39 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
88%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Meulaboh is administrative village of Indonesia.

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 Meulaboh reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 5°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 Meulaboh

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.

Meulaboh weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°24626.311.83.4
Feb29° / 23°21623.511.93.4
Mar29° / 23°25428.1123.1
Apr29° / 24°33427.612.13.0
May30° / 24°2582112.23.6
Jun30° / 24°14915.112.24.2
Jul30° / 23°1671612.24.3
Aug29° / 23°21719.112.14.0
Sep29° / 23°25820.1123.9
Oct28° / 23°44525.311.93.6
Nov28° / 23°48427.911.83.4
Dec28° / 23°36327.911.83.4

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10595
11694
12793
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Meulaboh gets around 363 mm of rain over 27.9 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 90% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
292
392
491
591
690
789
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989
1088
1188
1288
1388
1488
1588
1689
1789
1890
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3087
3186

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10100
20100
30100
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10298
11298
12298
13298
14298
15298
16298
17298
18298
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20298
21298
22298
23298
24298
25298
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of December to 11 h 48 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 6:32 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:326:19
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511.86:346:20
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1911.86:406:26
2011.86:416:26
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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 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 4.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Meulaboh

In seasonPeak

In December, Meulaboh sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Meulaboh sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Meulaboh?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Meulaboh.

What to pack for Meulaboh in December

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

In December, Meulaboh sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Meulaboh 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 October near 29°C.

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

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Meulaboh 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 Meulaboh peaks around February 21 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 14Jul 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Meulaboh?

Meulaboh sits at 4.1°N, 96.1°E, 7 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Blangpidie, 91 km away.

Topography around Meulaboh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Meulaboh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,936 m.

The land around Meulaboh is covered by water (53%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
71 m
80 km
2,936 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Blangpidie 91 km · Reuleuet 121 km · Bireun 134 km · Sigli 139 km · Lhokseumawe 162 km · Banda Aceh 179 km · Langsa 207 km · Sabang 214 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 Meulaboh (4.144°, 96.1266°, elevation 7 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).