Tiom weather in December

In December, Tiom sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 413 mm of rain across 29.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tiom's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tiom's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Rainfall
413 mm
29.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:36 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
96%
8th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical December day in Tiom reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 20°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)
1189
2189
3189
4189
5189
6189
7189
8189
9189
10189
11189
12189
13189
14189
15189
16189
17189
18189
19189
20189
21189
22189
23189
24189
25189
26189
27189
28189
29189
30189
31189

Tiom weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 4222912.23.1
Feb18° / 45427.112.13.0
Mar18° / 47330.2123.0
Apr18° / 42428.711.93.0
May18° / 30326.911.83.3
Jun17° / 23123.311.83.5
Jul16° / 22024.111.83.3
Aug17° / 22925.211.93.3
Sep17° / 27626.5123.1
Oct18° / 31927.912.13.2
Nov18° / 3392812.23.1
Dec18° / 41329.712.23.0

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 0% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
10100
20100
30100
40100
50100
60100
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
16199
17199
180100
190100
200100
210100
220100
230100
240100
250100
260100
270100
280100
290100
300100
310100

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tiom gets around 413 mm of rain over 29.7 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 96% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
495
595
695
796
896
996
1096
1196
1296
1396
1496
1597
1697
1797
1897
1996
2096
2196
2296
2396
2496
2596
2695
2795
2895
2995
3095
3194

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 3 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 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 5:30 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:305:42
212.25:305:43
312.25:305:43
412.25:315:44
512.25:315:44
612.25:315:44
712.25:325:45
812.25:325:45
912.25:335:46
1012.25:335:46
1112.25:335:47
1212.25:345:47
1312.25:345:48
1412.25:355:48
1512.25:355:49
1612.25:365:49
1712.25:365:50
1812.25:365:50
1912.25:375:51
2012.25:375:51
2112.25:385:51
2212.25:385:52
2312.25:395:52
2412.25:395:53
2512.25:405:53
2612.25:405:54
2712.25:415:54
2812.25:415:55
2912.25:425:55
3012.25:425:56
3112.25:435:56

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 4.51 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 4.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Tiom?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tiom.

What to pack for Tiom in December

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

In December, Tiom sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Tiom in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tiom peaks around March 11 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 13 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 19Jun 21UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar19Extreme
Apr17Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug15Extreme
Sep16Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec16Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tiom?

Tiom sits at 3.9°S, 138.5°E, 2,116 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Mulia, 57 km away.

JayapuraNabire

Topography around Tiom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tiom has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m around an average of 2,189 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,009 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,632 m.

The land around Tiom is covered by trees (59%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
666 m
16 km
2,009 m
80 km
4,632 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswetland
December weather nearby: Mulia 57 km · Wamena 58 km · Agats 184 km · Timika 212 km · Sentani 274 km · Abepura 283 km · Jayapura 295 km · Nabire 334 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 Tiom (-3.9236°, 138.4547°, elevation 2,116 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. 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).