Kimbe weather in December

In December, Kimbe sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 324 mm of rain across 28.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kimbe's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kimbe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 324 mm; 28.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:46 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Kimbe is human settlement.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kimbe reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

How December really feels in Kimbe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kimbe weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 25°	406	29.4	12.3	3.4
Feb	27° / 25°	375	26.3	12.2	3.4
Mar	28° / 25°	413	29.3	12	3.4
Apr	28° / 26°	312	26.6	11.9	3.5
May	29° / 26°	172	22.2	11.8	4.0
Jun	28° / 26°	154	17.5	11.7	4.5
Jul	28° / 25°	163	16.1	11.7	5.1
Aug	28° / 25°	156	14.2	11.8	5.2
Sep	28° / 25°	161	17.5	12	4.5
Oct	29° / 25°	148	19.8	12.1	4.2
Nov	29° / 26°	183	24.1	12.3	3.6
Dec	28° / 26°	324	28.2	12.3	3.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% 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 (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Cloudier (%)	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kimbe gets around 324 mm of rain over 28.2 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 94% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	85
3	85
4	86
5	86
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	88
10	89
11	89
12	90
13	90
14	91
15	91
16	92
17	92
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

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 77% 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 (%)	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	80	79	78	77	76	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	67	67	67
Miserable (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	33	33	33

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	80	20
16	79	21
17	78	22
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	75	25
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	72	28
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

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.

	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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7
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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 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 5:40 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:12 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)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:40	5:58
2	12.3	5:41	5:59
3	12.3	5:41	5:59
4	12.3	5:41	6:00
5	12.3	5:42	6:00
6	12.3	5:42	6:00
7	12.3	5:42	6:01
8	12.3	5:43	6:01
9	12.3	5:43	6:02
10	12.3	5:43	6:02
11	12.3	5:44	6:03
12	12.3	5:44	6:03
13	12.3	5:45	6:04
14	12.3	5:45	6:04
15	12.3	5:46	6:05
16	12.3	5:46	6:05
17	12.3	5:46	6:06
18	12.3	5:47	6:06
19	12.3	5:47	6:07
20	12.3	5:48	6:07
21	12.3	5:48	6:08
22	12.3	5:49	6:08
23	12.3	5:49	6:09
24	12.3	5:50	6:09
25	12.3	5:50	6:09
26	12.3	5:51	6:10
27	12.3	5:51	6:10
28	12.3	5:52	6:11
29	12.3	5:52	6:11
30	12.3	5:53	6:12
31	12.3	5:53	6:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kimbe

In seasonPeak

In December, Kimbe sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kimbe sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Kimbe's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Kimbe?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kimbe.

What to pack for Kimbe in December

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

In December, Kimbe sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kimbe in December

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 20 km away) is warmest in November at about 30°C and coldest in August near 29°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	30	30	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	30	Tropical
Feb	30	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	30	Tropical
Nov	30	Tropical
Dec	30	Tropical

UV index in Kimbe in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kimbe peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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	16	16	15	12	11	11	12	14	14	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is Kimbe?

Kimbe sits at 5.6°S, 150.1°E, 27 m above sea level, in Papua New Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kokopo, 272 km away.

Topography around Kimbe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kimbe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 597 m around an average of 106 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 846 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,904 m.

The land around Kimbe is covered by trees (60%) and water (31%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

597 m

trees 60%

16 km

846 m

trees 65%

80 km

1,904 m

trees 59%

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

December weather nearby: Kokopo 272 km · Lae 371 km · Popondetta 415 km · Bulolo 428 km · Madang 483 km · Goroka 529 km · Port Moresby 547 km · Arawa 605 km

Papua New Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type I; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 58% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,020; 2025
Homicide rate: 9.3; per 100k, 2010
Road deaths: 12.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
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 Kimbe (-5.5508°, 150.1377°, elevation 27 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. 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	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	28	25
29	28	25
30	28	25
31	28	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	85
3	85
4	86
5	86
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	88
10	89
11	89
12	90
13	90
14	91
15	91
16	92
17	92
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	80	20
16	79	21
17	78	22
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	75	25
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	72	28
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	85
3	85
4	86
5	86
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	88
10	89
11	89
12	90
13	90
14	91
15	91
16	92
17	92
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	80	20
16	79	21
17	78	22
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	75	25
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	72	28
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	85
3	85
4	86
5	86
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	88
10	89
11	89
12	90
13	90
14	91
15	91
16	92
17	92
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	80	20
16	79	21
17	78	22
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	75	25
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	72	28
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33