Bahau weather in December

In December, Bahau sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 212 mm of rain across 23.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 1% 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 Bahau's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bahau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
212 mm
23.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:11 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Bahau is subdistrict in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

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 Bahau reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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 Bahau

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.

Bahau weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°12217.511.93.8
Feb32° / 23°7712.711.93.5
Mar33° / 24°14220.2122.7
Apr33° / 24°16224.712.12.3
May32° / 24°15524.712.12.4
Jun32° / 24°11421.912.22.7
Jul32° / 24°11721.512.13.0
Aug32° / 24°13323.612.12.8
Sep32° / 23°13724.2122.6
Oct32° / 24°17825.511.92.5
Nov31° / 23°24027.811.92.5
Dec30° / 23°21223.811.83.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
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10694
11694
12694
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26793
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311090

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Bahau gets around 212 mm of rain over 23.8 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 77% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
187
286
385
484
583
683
782
881
981
1081
1180
1280
1379
1479
1578
1678
1777
1877
1976
2075
2175
2274
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2670
2770
2869
2968
3067
3166

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
117623
217722
317722
417821
517920
618019
718118
818217
908317
1008416
1108416
1208515
1308614
1408614
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2018811
2128711
2228810
2328810
2438710
253889
263889
274888
284888
295878
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Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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76calm
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106calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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318calm

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 7:05 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:056:56
211.87:056:56
311.87:056:56
411.87:066:57
511.87:066:57
611.87:076:57
711.87:076:58
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1011.87:096:59
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1211.87:107:00
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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 4.01 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Bahau?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bahau.

What to pack for Bahau in December

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

In December, Bahau sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Bahau 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 57 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Bahau 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 Bahau peaks around February 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bahau 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 Bahau is worst in September — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (February, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1635 µg/m³Feb 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bahau?

Bahau sits at 2.8°N, 102.4°E, 63 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Rompin, 16 km away.

Topography around Bahau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bahau has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m around an average of 85 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 461 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,457 m.

The land around Bahau is covered by trees (71%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
297 m
16 km
461 m
80 km
1,457 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Rompin 16 km · Kuala Pilah 19 km · Gemas 34 km · Batu Anam 42 km · Tampin 42 km · Rembau 42 km · Kampung Machap Baru 48 km · Taman Senawang Indah 48 km

Malaysia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,125
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 581
Religion
Muslim 64%Buddhist 19%Christian 9%Hindu 6%

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 Bahau (2.8079°, 102.4049°, elevation 63 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. 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).