Kanowit weather in December

In December, Kanowit sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 295 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 0% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of December to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kanowit's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanowit's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 295 mm; 28.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:31 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover: 93%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

Kanowit 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kanowit 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 28°C and 32°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

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

How December really feels in Kanowit

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

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.

Kanowit weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-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	30° / 23°	299	26.8	11.9	3.0
Feb	30° / 23°	243	22.7	11.9	3.1
Mar	31° / 23°	230	25.7	12	2.8
Apr	31° / 23°	233	26.8	12	2.6
May	31° / 24°	209	25.6	12.1	2.8
Jun	31° / 23°	170	21.6	12.1	3.1
Jul	31° / 23°	169	20.5	12.1	3.3
Aug	31° / 23°	190	21.5	12.1	3.2
Sep	31° / 23°	240	24.4	12	2.9
Oct	30° / 23°	262	27.8	12	2.7
Nov	30° / 23°	278	28.2	11.9	2.6
Dec	30° / 23°	295	28.1	11.9	2.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

	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 (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Cloudier (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kanowit gets around 295 mm of rain over 28.1 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 91% and peaks near 93% 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 (%)	93	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	91
6	91
7	90
8	90
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	91
30	91
31	91

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 71% 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 (%)	70	70	71	71	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	70	70	70	71	71
Miserable (%)	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	71	29
31	71	29

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

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
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
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27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of December to 11 h 54 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 6:25 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:31 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38
Sunset (PM)	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:25	6:18
2	11.9	6:25	6:18
3	11.9	6:25	6:18
4	11.9	6:26	6:19
5	11.9	6:26	6:19
6	11.9	6:27	6:20
7	11.9	6:27	6:20
8	11.9	6:28	6:20
9	11.9	6:28	6:21
10	11.9	6:28	6:21
11	11.9	6:29	6:22
12	11.9	6:29	6:22
13	11.9	6:30	6:23
14	11.9	6:30	6:23
15	11.9	6:31	6:23
16	11.9	6:31	6:24
17	11.9	6:32	6:24
18	11.9	6:32	6:25
19	11.9	6:33	6:25
20	11.9	6:33	6:26
21	11.9	6:34	6:26
22	11.9	6:34	6:27
23	11.9	6:34	6:27
24	11.9	6:35	6:28
25	11.9	6:35	6:28
26	11.9	6:36	6:29
27	11.9	6:36	6:29
28	11.9	6:37	6:30
29	11.9	6:37	6:30
30	11.9	6:38	6:30
31	11.9	6:38	6:31

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.94 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5 kWh/m² in August across the year — December's 3.94 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)	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.0	Bright
10	4.0	Bright
11	4.0	Bright
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate
31	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kanowit

In seasonPeak

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

Kanowit 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 Kanowit?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kanowit.

What to pack for Kanowit in December

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

In December, Kanowit sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Kanowit 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 Kanowit peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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)	14	15	16	15	14	12	11	13	13	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Kanowit 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 Kanowit is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 8 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)	8	10	11	10	10	10	12	14	19	12	8	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	12	Good
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kanowit?

Kanowit sits at 2.1°N, 112.2°E, 16 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Sibu Jaya, 25 km away.

Topography around Kanowit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanowit has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,262 m.

The land around Kanowit is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km

83 m

trees 85%

16 km

241 m

trees 96%

80 km

1,262 m

trees 97%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

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

December weather nearby: Sibu Jaya 25 km · Julau 28 km · Sibu 43 km · Selangau 51 km · Pakan 57 km · Maradong 59 km · Dalat 63 km · Sarikei 70 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 Kanowit (2.1°, 112.15°, elevation 16 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). 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	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	91
6	91
7	90
8	90
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	91
30	91
31	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	71	29
31	71	29

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	91
6	91
7	90
8	90
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	91
30	91
31	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	71	29
31	71	29

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	91
6	91
7	90
8	90
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	91
30	91
31	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	71	29
31	71	29