Nusa Dua weather in December

In December, Nusa Dua sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 246 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 7% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nusa Dua's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nusa Dua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
246 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:00 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
83%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Nusa Dua is seaside resort.

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 Nusa Dua 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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22826
32826
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52826
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How December really feels in Nusa Dua

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.

Nusa Dua weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°2772712.53.7
Feb28° / 26°23424.412.33.7
Mar28° / 26°2062512.14.0
Apr28° / 26°11618.711.84.7
May28° / 26°6414.811.65.9
Jun27° / 26°481311.56.2
Jul26° / 25°4012.311.56.5
Aug26° / 25°2811.311.76.8
Sep26° / 25°3811.111.96.7
Oct27° / 25°571512.25.9
Nov28° / 26°14520.512.44.8
Dec28° / 26°24625.812.53.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32476
42377
52377
62179
72080
81981
91981
101882
111783
121783
131783
141684
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nusa Dua gets around 246 mm of rain over 25.8 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 83% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
178
279
380
481
582
683
783
884
984
1085
1185
1285
1385
1485
1585
1685
1784
1884
1984
2084
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
2783
2883
2984
3084
3184

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14951
24951
34852
44852
54753
64753
74753
84654
94654
104654
114654
124753
134753
144852
154852
164951
174951
185050
195050
205050
214951
224951
234951
244951
254852
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274852
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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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 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 5:55 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:556:23
212.55:556:24
312.55:556:24
412.55:556:25
512.55:566:25
612.55:566:26
712.55:566:26
812.55:576:27
912.55:576:27
1012.55:576:28
1112.55:586:28
1212.55:586:29
1312.55:596:29
1412.55:596:30
1512.55:596:30
1612.56:006:31
1712.56:006:31
1812.56:016:32
1912.56:016:32
2012.56:026:32
2112.56:026:33
2212.56:036:33
2312.56:036:34
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2612.56:056:35
2712.56:056:36
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2912.56:066:37
3012.56:076:37
3112.56:076:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.8Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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85.7Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
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135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
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215.5Bright
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255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Nusa Dua

In seasonPeak

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

Nusa Dua sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Nusa Dua's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Nusa Dua?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nusa Dua.

What to pack for Nusa Dua in December

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nusa Dua 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 15 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Nusa Dua 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 Nusa Dua peaks around March 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 14Jun 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nusa Dua?

Nusa Dua sits at 8.8°S, 115.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Benoa, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Nusa Dua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nusa Dua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,988 m.

The land around Nusa Dua is covered by water (61%) within 3 km, water (76%) within 16 km, and water (67%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
214 m
80 km
2,988 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
December weather nearby: Benoa 5.0 km · Tuban 9.0 km · Kuta 11 km · Sanur 14 km · Seminyak 14 km · Denpasar 17 km · Batubulan 20 km · Dalung 21 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 Nusa Dua (-8.8005°, 115.2334°, elevation 0 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).