Paropo weather in December

In December, Paropo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 293 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Paropo's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paropo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
293 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:27 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
93%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Paropo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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)
12417
22417
32417
42417
52417
62417
72417
82417
92417
102417
112417
122417
132417
142417
152417
162417
172417
182417
192417
202417
212417
222417
232417
242417
252417
262417
272417
282417
292417
302417
312417

Paropo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 17°20423.311.94.5
Feb25° / 17°16119.611.94.7
Mar25° / 17°19822.7124.5
Apr25° / 17°22725.612.14.0
May25° / 17°17022.312.14.6
Jun25° / 17°12517.312.25.3
Jul25° / 17°13318.212.15.3
Aug24° / 17°20621.812.14.7
Sep24° / 17°21323.3124.4
Oct24° / 17°27726.511.94.0
Nov24° / 17°33228.511.93.6
Dec24° / 17°29326.911.84.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13298
14298
15298
16298
17298
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23298
24298
25397
26397
27397
28397
29496
30595
31694

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Paropo gets around 293 mm of rain over 26.9 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 87% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
193
292
392
491
590
690
789
888
987
1087
1186
1286
1386
1486
1586
1686
1786
1886
1986
2086
2186
2286
2386
2485
2585
2685
2784
2883
2983
3082
3181

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
118415
218415
318415
418415
528315
628315
728315
828414
928414
1028414
1128513
1228513
1328612
1428612
1528612
1628612
1728612
1828612
1928612
2028612
2128612
2228612
2328612
2428612
2528711
2628711
2728711
2828810
292899
302899
312908

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 6:20 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:206:11
211.86:216:11
311.86:216:12
411.86:226:12
511.86:226:13
611.86:226:13
711.86:236:13
811.86:236:14
911.86:246:14
1011.86:246:15
1111.86:256:15
1211.86:256:15
1311.86:266:16
1411.86:266:16
1511.86:276:17
1611.86:276:17
1711.86:276:18
1811.86:286:18
1911.86:286:19
2011.86:296:19
2111.86:296:19
2211.86:306:20
2311.86:306:20
2411.86:316:21
2511.86:316:21
2611.86:326:22
2711.86:326:22
2811.86:336:23
2911.86:336:23
3011.86:346:24
3111.86:346:24

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 4.94 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 3.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Paropo

In seasonPeak

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

Paropo 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 Paropo?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Paropo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Paropo in December

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

In December, Paropo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Paropo 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 Paropo peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 15Jun 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Paropo 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 Paropo is worst in March — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1425 µg/m³Dec 1218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Paropo?

Paropo sits at 2.9°N, 98.5°E, 918 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tongging, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Paropo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paropo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 948 m around an average of 1,092 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,542 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,426 m.

The land around Paropo is covered by water (42%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (46%), water (23%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
948 m
16 km
1,542 m
80 km
2,426 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Tongging 4.0 km · Kabanjahe 26 km · Sidikalang 27 km · Pangururan 35 km · Berastagi 37 km · Pematangsiantar 62 km · Deli Tua 74 km · Subulussalam 74 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 Paropo (2.8663°, 98.5211°, elevation 918 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). 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).