Bentong Town weather in December

In December, Bentong Town sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 232 mm of rain across 24.6 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 29°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 Bentong Town's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bentong Town's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 232 mm; 24.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 7:15 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover: 89%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Bentong Town is human settlement in Malaysia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Bentong Town reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How December really feels in Bentong Town

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 4 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

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bentong Town 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 22°	150	19.2	11.8	4.0
Feb	31° / 22°	100	14.3	11.9	3.8
Mar	31° / 22°	174	21.4	12	3.1
Apr	31° / 23°	191	24.8	12.1	2.7
May	31° / 23°	177	24.7	12.2	2.8
Jun	31° / 22°	131	20.9	12.2	3.2
Jul	30° / 22°	124	21.8	12.2	3.3
Aug	30° / 22°	151	22.5	12.1	3.2
Sep	31° / 22°	154	23.2	12	3.1
Oct	30° / 22°	221	25.6	11.9	2.9
Nov	29° / 22°	283	27.4	11.8	2.9
Dec	29° / 22°	232	24.6	11.8	3.5

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 7% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	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 (%)	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	12
Cloudier (%)	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	90	90	88

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	12	88

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Bentong Town gets around 232 mm of rain over 24.6 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 79% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	86	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	79	78	77	77	76	75	75	74	73	72	71	71	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	85
3	85
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	83
8	83
9	83
10	83
11	82
12	82
13	82
14	81
15	81
16	80
17	80
18	79
19	79
20	78
21	77
22	77
23	76
24	75
25	75
26	74
27	73
28	72
29	71
30	71
31	70

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 88% 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
Muggy (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	13	14	15	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Oppressive (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	90	89	89	88	87	86	85	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	78	77

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	12	88
20	13	87
21	14	86
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	17	83
26	18	82
27	19	81
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	22	78
31	23	77

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
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16	4	calm
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18	4	calm
19	4	calm
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29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 7:08 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:09 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)	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:22
Sunset (PM)	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	7:08	6:56
2	11.8	7:08	6:57
3	11.8	7:09	6:57
4	11.8	7:09	6:57
5	11.8	7:10	6:58
6	11.8	7:10	6:58
7	11.8	7:10	6:59
8	11.8	7:11	6:59
9	11.8	7:11	6:59
10	11.8	7:12	7:00
11	11.8	7:12	7:00
12	11.8	7:13	7:01
13	11.8	7:13	7:01
14	11.8	7:14	7:02
15	11.8	7:14	7:02
16	11.8	7:15	7:02
17	11.8	7:15	7:03
18	11.8	7:16	7:03
19	11.8	7:16	7:04
20	11.8	7:17	7:04
21	11.8	7:17	7:05
22	11.8	7:17	7:05
23	11.8	7:18	7:06
24	11.8	7:18	7:06
25	11.8	7:19	7:07
26	11.8	7:19	7:07
27	11.8	7:20	7:08
28	11.8	7:20	7:08
29	11.8	7:21	7:09
30	11.8	7:21	7:09
31	11.8	7:22	7:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.96 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 3.96 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)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Moderate
2	4.0	Moderate
3	4.0	Moderate
4	4.0	Moderate
5	4.0	Moderate
6	4.0	Moderate
7	4.0	Moderate
8	4.0	Moderate
9	4.0	Moderate
10	4.0	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	4.0	Moderate
13	4.0	Moderate
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Moderate
21	4.0	Moderate
22	4.0	Moderate
23	4.0	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Bright
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.0	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Bentong Town?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bentong Town.

What to pack for Bentong Town in December

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

In December, Bentong Town sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bentong Town 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 Bentong Town peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 10 (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	15	14	15	13	11	10	13	14	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Bentong Town 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 Bentong Town is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	20	20	25	26	25	26	29	29	33	29	21	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Bentong Town?

Bentong Town sits at 3.5°N, 101.9°E, 95 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Bentung, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Bentong Town

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bentong Town has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m around an average of 176 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,617 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,184 m.

The land around Bentong Town is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

460 m

trees 81%

16 km

1,617 m

trees 94%

80 km

2,184 m

trees 91%

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

December weather nearby: Bentung 1.0 km · Fraser's Hill 28 km · Kuala Kubu Baharu 28 km · Raub 30 km · Hulu Yam Lama 31 km · Serendah 38 km · Taman Melawati 39 km · Taman Melati 39 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

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 Bentong Town (3.5223°, 101.9087°, elevation 95 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. 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	85
3	85
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	83
8	83
9	83
10	83
11	82
12	82
13	82
14	81
15	81
16	80
17	80
18	79
19	79
20	78
21	77
22	77
23	76
24	75
25	75
26	74
27	73
28	72
29	71
30	71
31	70

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	12	88
20	13	87
21	14	86
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	17	83
26	18	82
27	19	81
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	22	78
31	23	77

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	85
3	85
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	83
8	83
9	83
10	83
11	82
12	82
13	82
14	81
15	81
16	80
17	80
18	79
19	79
20	78
21	77
22	77
23	76
24	75
25	75
26	74
27	73
28	72
29	71
30	71
31	70

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	12	88
20	13	87
21	14	86
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	17	83
26	18	82
27	19	81
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	22	78
31	23	77

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	85
3	85
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	83
8	83
9	83
10	83
11	82
12	82
13	82
14	81
15	81
16	80
17	80
18	79
19	79
20	78
21	77
22	77
23	76
24	75
25	75
26	74
27	73
28	72
29	71
30	71
31	70

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	12	88
20	13	87
21	14	86
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	17	83
26	18	82
27	19	81
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	22	78
31	23	77