Morombe weather in December

In December, Morombe sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 62 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Morombe's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morombe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:23 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
36%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Morombe reaches about 28°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 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Morombe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 13 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
13
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.

Morombe weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 26°26215.213.25.1
Feb29° / 27°17713.112.75.2
Mar29° / 26°716.512.26.2
Apr28° / 25°162.311.57.6
May27° / 23°50.9118.8
Jun26° / 22°30.710.79.3
Jul25° / 21°10.310.89.5
Aug25° / 21°20.411.39.5
Sep26° / 22°40.411.99.3
Oct27° / 24°40.612.58.9
Nov27° / 25°152138.3
Dec28° / 26°627.513.36.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38317
48218
58218
68218
78119
88119
98119
108020
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Morombe gets around 62 mm of rain over 7.5 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 25% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
111
212
312
413
513
614
715
817
918
1019
1120
1222
1323
1424
1525
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1727
1828
1929
2030
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2231
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2432
2533
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2734
2835
2936
3037
3137

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13126817
23126718
33126718
43116719
52116720
62116621
72106721
82106622
9296623
10286723
11286624
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Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 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 5:19 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:196:33
213.25:196:34
313.25:206:35
413.35:206:35
513.35:206:36
613.35:206:36
713.35:206:37
813.35:216:38
913.35:216:38
1013.35:216:39
1113.35:216:39
1213.35:226:40
1313.35:226:41
1413.35:226:41
1513.35:236:42
1613.35:236:42
1713.35:246:43
1813.35:246:43
1913.35:246:44
2013.35:256:44
2113.35:256:45
2213.35:266:45
2313.35:266:46
2413.35:276:46
2513.35:276:47
2613.35:286:47
2713.35:286:48
2813.35:296:48
2913.35:296:48
3013.35:306:49
3113.35:306:49

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 7.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
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157.4Intense
167.4Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Morombe

In seasonPeak

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

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

Morombe's monsoon runs January–February, 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 Morombe?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Morombe for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Morombe in December

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

In December, Morombe sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Morombe 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 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 30°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan30Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Morombe in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Morombe peaks around February 8 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 14Jun 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Morombe?

Morombe sits at 21.7°S, 43.4°E, 6 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ankazoabo, 133 km away.

AnkazoaboSakarahaToliaraBerorohaMorondavaAnakaoBetiokyBelo sur Tsiribihina

Topography around Morombe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morombe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 687 m.

The land around Morombe is covered by water (50%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, water (57%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
687 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Ankazoabo 133 km · Sakaraha 176 km · Toliara 181 km · Beroroha 187 km · Morondava 190 km · Anakao 216 km · Betioky 243 km · Belo sur Tsiribihina 259 km

Madagascar travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$599
2025
Happiness
4.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
22%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
29.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 457
Religion
Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar/Malagasy Lutheran Church/Anglican Church 34%Roman Catholic 32%none 22%other Christian 8%

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 Morombe (-21.745°, 43.3606°, elevation 6 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).