Pagar Alam weather in December

In December, Pagar Alam sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 331 mm of rain across 29.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Pagar Alam's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pagar Alam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
331 mm
29.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:56 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
95%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Pagar Alam is city in South Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Density
111/km²
people per km²
Founded
2001

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 25°C through the month.

A typical December day in Pagar Alam reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Pagar Alam weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 19°29129.112.23.6
Feb25° / 19°26925.412.13.8
Mar26° / 19°28127.7123.7
Apr26° / 19°30827.911.93.6
May27° / 19°23826.211.84.0
Jun26° / 19°15420.911.84.7
Jul26° / 18°17320.611.84.9
Aug26° / 18°15919.311.95.0
Sep27° / 18°19518.8124.9
Oct27° / 19°30123.412.14.3
Nov26° / 19°37627.412.23.7
Dec25° / 19°33129.312.23.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Pagar Alam gets around 331 mm of rain over 29.3 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 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5496
6496
7496
8496
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Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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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 5:50 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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1912.25:586:12
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2112.25:596:13
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2412.26:006:14
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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 4.3 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Pagar Alam

In seasonPeak

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

Pagar Alam sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

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

Is December a good time to visit Pagar Alam?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pagar Alam.

What to pack for Pagar Alam in December

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

In December, Pagar Alam sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Pagar Alam 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 57 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in September near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Pagar Alam in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pagar Alam peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 10UV 16Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Pagar Alam 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 Pagar Alam is worst in October — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateOct 1143 µg/m³Dec 2320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov28Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pagar Alam?

Pagar Alam sits at 4.0°S, 103.2°E, 720 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Lahat, 42 km away.

Topography around Pagar Alam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pagar Alam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 729 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,719 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,183 m.

The land around Pagar Alam is covered by trees (55%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
2,719 m
80 km
3,183 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Lahat 42 km · Tanjungagung 63 km · Lubuklinggau 92 km · Curup 101 km · Baturaja 103 km · Bengkulu 112 km · Prabumulih 127 km · Indralaya 180 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 Pagar Alam (-4.0251°, 103.2469°, elevation 720 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. 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).