Maran weather in December

In December, Maran sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 273 mm of rain across 24.7 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 Maran's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maran's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
273 mm
24.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:11 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
89%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Maran is town in Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia.

Founded
2022

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 Maran 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 about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Maran

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.

Maran 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°15918.211.83.8
Feb31° / 23°9313.211.93.6
Mar33° / 24°17519.7122.8
Apr33° / 24°20425.112.12.3
May33° / 25°19625.812.22.3
Jun32° / 24°14522.812.22.6
Jul32° / 24°14822.912.22.8
Aug32° / 24°1652412.12.6
Sep32° / 24°18124.9122.5
Oct32° / 24°24826.611.92.4
Nov31° / 24°31228.111.82.5
Dec30° / 23°27324.711.83.2

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Maran gets around 273 mm of rain over 24.7 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 80% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
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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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
116138
216237
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716831
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917029
1007228
1107327
1207426
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Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in December

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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 7:04 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:046:53
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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 3.89 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 3.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
23.9Moderate
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Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Maran?

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
4.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maran.

What to pack for Maran in December

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

In December, Maran sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Maran in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 67 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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Maran in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maran peaks around February 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 14Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Maran 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 Maran is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1628 µg/m³Dec 2315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maran?

Maran sits at 3.6°N, 102.8°E, 29 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is FELDA Chini, 30 km away.

Topography around Maran

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maran has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 807 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,066 m.

The land around Maran is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
253 m
16 km
807 m
80 km
2,066 m
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December weather nearby: FELDA Chini 30 km · Kampung Perak 38 km · Temerluh 42 km · Mentakab 48 km · Jerantut 60 km · Kuantan 66 km · Pekan 70 km · Bandar Tun Razak 77 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 Maran (3.586°, 102.773°, elevation 29 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).