Palopo weather in December

In December, Palopo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 439 mm of rain across 29.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 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 Palopo's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palopo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 439 mm; 29.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:50 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 10th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; out of 10

Palopo is administrative city in Luwu Regency, Indonesia.

Founded: 1986

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 Palopo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	24
10	29	24
11	29	24
12	28	24
13	28	24
14	28	24
15	28	24
16	28	24
17	28	24
18	28	24
19	28	24
20	28	24
21	28	24
22	28	24
23	28	24
24	28	24
25	28	24
26	28	24
27	28	24
28	28	24
29	28	24
30	28	24
31	28	24

How December really feels in Palopo

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Palopo weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 24°	417	29.3	12.2	3.0
Feb	28° / 24°	400	27.1	12.1	3.0
Mar	28° / 24°	457	29.5	12	3.1
Apr	28° / 24°	497	28.5	11.9	3.2
May	28° / 24°	288	26.2	11.9	3.9
Jun	27° / 24°	230	22.7	11.8	4.4
Jul	27° / 23°	143	18.8	11.8	5.2
Aug	27° / 23°	77	14.1	11.9	5.9
Sep	28° / 23°	62	10.6	12	6.0
Oct	29° / 24°	125	15.5	12.1	4.8
Nov	29° / 24°	245	24.3	12.1	3.6
Dec	28° / 24°	439	29.8	12.2	3.0

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 (%)	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Cloudier (%)	90	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	5	95
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

Palopo gets around 439 mm of rain over 29.8 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 96% and peaks near 98% 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 (%)	92	92	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97

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

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Oppressive (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	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 5:44 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:07 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)	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57
Sunset (PM)	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:44	5:54
2	12.2	5:44	5:54
3	12.2	5:45	5:55
4	12.2	5:45	5:55
5	12.2	5:46	5:55
6	12.2	5:46	5:56
7	12.2	5:46	5:56
8	12.2	5:47	5:57
9	12.2	5:47	5:57
10	12.2	5:48	5:58
11	12.2	5:48	5:58
12	12.2	5:48	5:59
13	12.2	5:49	5:59
14	12.2	5:49	6:00
15	12.2	5:50	6:00
16	12.2	5:50	6:01
17	12.2	5:51	6:01
18	12.2	5:51	6:01
19	12.2	5:52	6:02
20	12.2	5:52	6:02
21	12.2	5:53	6:03
22	12.2	5:53	6:03
23	12.2	5:53	6:04
24	12.2	5:54	6:04
25	12.2	5:54	6:05
26	12.2	5:55	6:05
27	12.2	5:55	6:06
28	12.2	5:56	6:06
29	12.2	5:56	6:07
30	12.2	5:57	6:07
31	12.2	5:57	6:07

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
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	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Palopo

In seasonPeak

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

Palopo's rainy season runs November–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Palopo?

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

3.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Palopo.

What to pack for Palopo in December

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

In December, Palopo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Palopo 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 24 km away) is warmest in March 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)	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	29	30	30	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

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

UV index in Palopo 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 Palopo peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 11 (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)	16	15	16	15	13	11	12	13	14	15	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Palopo 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 Palopo is worst in October — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 12 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)	13	12	14	13	12	12	12	13	17	20	17	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	12	Moderate
Jun	12	Good
Jul	12	Good
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Palopo?

Palopo sits at 3.0°S, 120.2°E, 8 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Rantepao, 33 km away.

Topography around Palopo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palopo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,916 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,407 m.

The land around Palopo is covered by water (40%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

428 m

water 40%

16 km

1,916 m

trees 48%

80 km

3,407 m

trees 63%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

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

December weather nearby: Rantepao 33 km · Masamba 51 km · Polewali 107 km · Sengkang 128 km · Parepare 130 km · Majene 149 km · Watampone 173 km · Poso 188 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 Palopo (-2.9925°, 120.1969°, 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	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	24
10	29	24
11	29	24
12	28	24
13	28	24
14	28	24
15	28	24
16	28	24
17	28	24
18	28	24
19	28	24
20	28	24
21	28	24
22	28	24
23	28	24
24	28	24
25	28	24
26	28	24
27	28	24
28	28	24
29	28	24
30	28	24
31	28	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	5	95
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	92
2	92
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	97
30	97
31	97

	Oppressive (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	24
10	29	24
11	29	24
12	28	24
13	28	24
14	28	24
15	28	24
16	28	24
17	28	24
18	28	24
19	28	24
20	28	24
21	28	24
22	28	24
23	28	24
24	28	24
25	28	24
26	28	24
27	28	24
28	28	24
29	28	24
30	28	24
31	28	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	5	95
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	92
2	92
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	97
30	97
31	97

	Oppressive (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	24
10	29	24
11	29	24
12	28	24
13	28	24
14	28	24
15	28	24
16	28	24
17	28	24
18	28	24
19	28	24
20	28	24
21	28	24
22	28	24
23	28	24
24	28	24
25	28	24
26	28	24
27	28	24
28	28	24
29	28	24
30	28	24
31	28	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	5	95
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	92
2	92
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	95
11	95
12	95
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	97
30	97
31	97

	Oppressive (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100