Tangkak weather in December

In December, Tangkak sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 224 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 11.9 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 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 Tangkak's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tangkak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
224 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:10 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Tangkak is town and district capital of Johor.

Founded
1976

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 Tangkak reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°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.

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How December really feels in Tangkak

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.

Tangkak 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° / 24°13417.511.93.7
Feb32° / 24°9213.511.93.5
Mar32° / 25°16922.4122.7
Apr32° / 25°20825.7122.5
May31° / 25°18225.412.12.7
Jun31° / 25°14221.712.13.1
Jul30° / 24°13921.812.13.3
Aug30° / 24°14922.212.13.3
Sep30° / 24°14521.9123.2
Oct31° / 24°19524.711.92.9
Nov31° / 24°26327.311.92.6
Dec30° / 24°22424.111.93.1

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 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
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6694
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tangkak gets around 224 mm of rain over 24.1 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 77% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
185
284
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583
682
782
882
982
1081
1181
1281
1381
1480
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2176
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3066
3165

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
115742
215841
315940
416039
516237
616336
706535
806634
906733
1006832
1106931
1207030
1307129
1407228
1507327
1607426
1707525
1807624
1917623
2017722
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2217920
2318019
2428018
2528117
2638116
2738215
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2948214
3048313
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Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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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 7:03 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.32 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Tangkak

In seasonPeak

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

Tangkak 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 Tangkak?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tangkak.

What to pack for Tangkak in December

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

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

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Tangkak 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 25 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 Tangkak 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 Tangkak peaks around February 19 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 19UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tangkak 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 Tangkak is worst in September — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (February, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1638 µg/m³Feb 816 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tangkak?

Tangkak sits at 2.3°N, 102.5°E, 20 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Bukit Gambir, 14 km away.

Topography around Tangkak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tangkak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,219 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,226 m.

The land around Tangkak is covered by trees (71%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
1,219 m
80 km
1,226 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Bukit Gambir 14 km · Merlimau 19 km · Gerisek 19 km · Taman Pelangi 23 km · Kampung Ayer Molek 25 km · Muar 25 km · Kampung Machap Baru 27 km · Bakri 28 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 Tangkak (2.2673°, 102.5453°, elevation 20 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. 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).