Tahuna weather in December

In December, Tahuna sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 269 mm of rain across 27.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Tahuna's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tahuna's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 269 mm; 27.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:40 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 11th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

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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 Tahuna 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.

	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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

How December really feels in Tahuna

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.

Tahuna weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	284	25.4	11.8	4.1
Feb	27° / 26°	193	19.9	11.9	4.6
Mar	27° / 26°	178	20.4	12	4.9
Apr	28° / 26°	166	19.8	12.1	4.8
May	28° / 26°	214	24.9	12.2	4.2
Jun	28° / 26°	261	24.2	12.2	4.1
Jul	27° / 26°	222	22	12.2	4.6
Aug	27° / 26°	154	16.9	12.1	5.4
Sep	28° / 26°	123	16.2	12	5.3
Oct	28° / 26°	178	21.1	11.9	4.7
Nov	28° / 26°	243	26.1	11.8	3.9
Dec	27° / 26°	269	27.5	11.8	3.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

	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 (%)	25	25	25	26	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	24	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	21	20	20	20
Cloudier (%)	75	75	75	74	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	73	74	74	75	75	76	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	80	80	79	80	80	80

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	24	76
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	21	79
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	20	80

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tahuna gets around 269 mm of rain over 27.5 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 88% and peaks near 89% 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 (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	87

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 54% 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 (%)	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	60	61	62	64
Miserable (%)	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	40	39	38	36

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	62	38
31	64	36

Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
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22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze
29	19	light breeze
30	19	light breeze
31	19	light breeze

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 5:34 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:35 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)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47
Sunset (PM)	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	5:34	5:22
2	11.8	5:34	5:22
3	11.8	5:34	5:23
4	11.8	5:35	5:23
5	11.8	5:35	5:23
6	11.8	5:36	5:24
7	11.8	5:36	5:24
8	11.8	5:37	5:25
9	11.8	5:37	5:25
10	11.8	5:38	5:25
11	11.8	5:38	5:26
12	11.8	5:39	5:26
13	11.8	5:39	5:27
14	11.8	5:40	5:27
15	11.8	5:40	5:28
16	11.8	5:40	5:28
17	11.8	5:41	5:28
18	11.8	5:41	5:29
19	11.8	5:42	5:29
20	11.8	5:42	5:30
21	11.8	5:43	5:30
22	11.8	5:43	5:31
23	11.8	5:44	5:31
24	11.8	5:44	5:32
25	11.8	5:45	5:32
26	11.8	5:45	5:33
27	11.8	5:46	5:33
28	11.8	5:46	5:34
29	11.8	5:47	5:34
30	11.8	5:47	5:35
31	11.8	5:47	5:35

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.98 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 4.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
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18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Tahuna

In seasonPeak

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

Tahuna sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Tahuna?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tahuna.

What to pack for Tahuna in December

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

In December, Tahuna sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tahuna 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 May at about 29°C and coldest in February 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)	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

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

UV index in Tahuna in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tahuna peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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)	13	14	15	15	13	12	12	13	13	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is Tahuna?

Tahuna sits at 3.6°N, 125.5°E, 77 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Bitung, 245 km away.

Topography around Tahuna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tahuna has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,337 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,311 m.

The land around Tahuna is covered by trees (61%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (56%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km

547 m

trees 61%

16 km

1,337 m

water 56%

80 km

1,311 m

water 96%

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

December weather nearby: Bitung 245 km · Manado 247 km · Glan 248 km · Malapatan 263 km · Tondano 264 km · Tomohon 266 km · Alabel 278 km · General Santos 280 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 Tahuna (3.611°, 125.4858°, elevation 77 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	24	76
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	21	79
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	20	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	87

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	62	38
31	64	36

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	24	76
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	21	79
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	20	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	87

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	62	38
31	64	36

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	24	76
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	21	79
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	20	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	87
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	87
31	87

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	62	38
31	64	36