Sabang weather in December

In December, Sabang sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 308 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sabang's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
26°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
308 mm
25.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:45 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
80%
7th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Sabang is city in Aceh Province, Indonesia.

Density
284/km²
people per km²

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 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Sabang reaches about 27°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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How December really feels in Sabang

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.

Sabang 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
Jan27° / 26°15119.811.74.9
Feb28° / 26°7513.111.85.6
Mar28° / 27°9114.8125.1
Apr29° / 27°12019.112.14.3
May29° / 27°18519.212.34.2
Jun29° / 27°11414.612.34.7
Jul28° / 27°11915.112.34.9
Aug28° / 27°14716.412.24.9
Sep28° / 26°18019.6124.6
Oct27° / 26°25225.311.94.0
Nov27° / 26°34027.111.73.6
Dec27° / 26°30825.511.74.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Sabang gets around 308 mm of rain over 25.5 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 82% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 21 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 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 6:38 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:386:19
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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 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Sabang

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sabang's rainy season runs September–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Sabang?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Sabang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sabang in December

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

In December, Sabang sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Sabang in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 January 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
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Sabang in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sabang peaks around February 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Sabang?

Sabang sits at 5.9°N, 95.3°E, 16 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Banda Aceh, 39 km away.

BlangpidieLangsa

Topography around Sabang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabang has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 634 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,124 m.

The land around Sabang is covered by water (65%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, water (85%) within 16 km, and water (75%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
277 m
16 km
634 m
80 km
2,124 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Banda Aceh 39 km · Sigli 91 km · Reuleuet 131 km · Bireun 171 km · Meulaboh 214 km · Lhokseumawe 218 km · Blangpidie 292 km · Langsa 333 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 Sabang (5.8897°, 95.3164°, elevation 16 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).