Banga weather in December

In December, Banga sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 111 mm of rain across 17.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-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 11% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Banga's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:48 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
77%
5th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Banga is municipality of the Philippines in the province of South Cotabato.

Density
381/km²
people per km²
Founded
1953

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 Banga reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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 Banga

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.

Banga weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°11815.911.74.1
Feb31° / 23°8613.511.84.0
Mar32° / 23°9214.3123.6
Apr33° / 24°9914.312.13.1
May32° / 24°17324.212.32.6
Jun31° / 23°19925.412.42.7
Jul30° / 23°19425.212.33.0
Aug31° / 23°17322.912.23.1
Sep31° / 23°16823123.0
Oct31° / 23°19024.811.92.9
Nov31° / 23°13721.311.73.2
Dec30° / 23°11117.811.63.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Banga gets around 111 mm of rain over 17.8 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 58% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
107903
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Wind in December

Winds average 3 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:415:20
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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 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.59 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 Banga

In seasonPeak

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

Banga 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 Banga?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Banga.

What to pack for Banga in December

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

In December, Banga sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Banga 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 55 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 29°C.

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

28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
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Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Banga 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 Banga peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 15Dec 12UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Banga 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 Banga is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1323 µg/m³Jun 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Banga?

Banga sits at 6.4°N, 124.8°E, 164 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Surallah, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Banga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,592 m.

The land around Banga is covered by trees (59%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
800 m
80 km
2,592 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Surallah 6.0 km · Koronadal 12 km · Norala 17 km · Tupi 22 km · Lake Sebu 23 km · Isulan 30 km · Lambayong 32 km · Tacurong 32 km

Philippines travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,171
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
48%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Roman Catholic 79%other 8%Muslim 6%other Christian 4%

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 Banga (6.4238°, 124.776°, elevation 164 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).