Serang weather in December

In December, Serang sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 256 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 2% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Serang's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Serang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
26°
7th coldest
Rainfall
256 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:41 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Serang is city in Banten Province, Indonesia.

Density
2,755/km²
people per km²
Founded
2007

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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Serang reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°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)
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How December really feels in Serang

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.

Serang 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
Jan29° / 25°27728.312.32.9
Feb30° / 25°25526.312.22.8
Mar30° / 26°23627.5122.8
Apr31° / 26°19025.511.92.9
May31° / 26°13321.611.73.4
Jun30° / 25°10017.611.73.9
Jul30° / 25°731511.74.5
Aug30° / 25°5012.811.84.7
Sep31° / 25°6214.2124.2
Oct31° / 26°11920.712.13.4
Nov30° / 26°19225.812.32.9
Dec30° / 26°25626.312.33.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
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10892
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12892
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14793
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Serang gets around 256 mm of rain over 26.3 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 85% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
186
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886
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1386
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1585
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1983
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3085
3185

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12971
22971
32971
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52971
62971
72872
82872
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102773
112773
122674
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202773
212872
222872
232971
243070
253169
263169
273268
283367
293367
303466
313466

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:355:55
212.35:365:55
312.35:365:56
412.35:365:56
512.35:375:57
612.35:375:57
712.35:375:58
812.35:385:58
912.35:385:59
1012.35:385:59
1112.35:396:00
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1312.45:406:01
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3112.45:486:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.66 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.66 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 Serang

In seasonPeak

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

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

Serang's rainy season runs November–May, 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 Serang?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Serang.

What to pack for Serang in December

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

In December, Serang sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Serang 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 27 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

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

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Serang 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 Serang peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 16 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 14UV 15Nov 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov6High
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Serang 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 Serang is worst in May — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 38 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 2073 µg/m³Dec 2438 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr62Unhealthy
May74Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug67Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct69Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Serang?

Serang sits at 6.1°S, 106.2°E, 29 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Cilegon, 16 km away.

Topography around Serang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Serang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 489 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,912 m.

The land around Serang is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
489 m
80 km
1,912 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Cilegon 16 km · Pandeglang 22 km · Kresek 25 km · Rangkasbitung 29 km · Cikupa 41 km · Pasarkemis 42 km · Labuan 46 km · Sepatan 47 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 Serang (-6.1153°, 106.1542°, elevation 29 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).