Selong weather in December

In December, Selong sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 313 mm of rain across 27.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Selong's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Selong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
313 mm
27.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:55 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
86%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Selong reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°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)
13025
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How December really feels in Selong

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Selong 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°37528.212.42.8
Feb30° / 24°34225.512.32.8
Mar30° / 24°30525.912.13.0
Apr30° / 24°16118.911.83.8
May30° / 24°529.411.65.1
Jun30° / 23°245.311.55.9
Jul29° / 22°153.811.56.5
Aug29° / 22°82.811.76.6
Sep29° / 23°185.311.96.0
Oct30° / 24°5111.212.24.9
Nov31° / 25°15820.112.43.6
Dec30° / 25°31327.612.52.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
21981
31981
41882
51783
61684
71684
81684
91486
101387
111387
121288
131288
141288
151189
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Selong gets around 313 mm of rain over 27.6 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 89% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
183
285
386
487
588
689
789
890
990
1091
1191
1291
1391
1491
1590
1690
1790
1889
1989
2089
2188
2288
2388
2488
2588
2688
2789
2889
2989
3090
3190

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 (%)
14852
24753
34654
44555
54456
64357
74258
84258
94258
104258
114258
124357
134357
144456
154555
164753
174852
184951
195050
205149
215248
225347
235347
245446
255446
265446
275446
285347
295347
305347
315347

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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227calm
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307calm
317calm

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 5:50 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:506:18
212.55:506:18
312.55:506:19
412.55:506:19
512.55:516:20
612.55:516:20
712.55:516:21
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912.55:526:22
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1312.55:546:24
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1812.55:566:26
1912.55:566:27
2012.55:576:27
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2212.55:586:28
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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 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Selong

In seasonPeak

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

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

Selong's monsoon runs December–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 Selong?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Selong.

What to pack for Selong in December

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

In December, Selong sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Selong 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 offshore is warmest in December 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
May28Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Selong 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 Selong peaks around March 14 at about 15 (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 14UV 15Jun 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Selong?

Selong sits at 8.7°S, 116.5°E, 156 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Praya, 29 km away.

Topography around Selong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Selong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 144 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 741 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,756 m.

The land around Selong is covered by trees (66%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (42%), water (25%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and water (59%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
741 m
80 km
3,756 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Praya 29 km · Taliwang 37 km · Lombok 46 km · Gili Trawangan 64 km · Sumbawa Besar 99 km · Amlapura 103 km · Amlapura city 104 km · Bedugul 106 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 Selong (-8.6503°, 116.5318°, elevation 156 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).