Brookes Point weather in December

In December, Brookes Point sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 234 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-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 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Brookes Point's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brookes Point's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
234 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:20 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
79%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Brookes Point is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Palawan.

Density
59/km²
people per km²
Founded
1949

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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Brookes Point reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°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.

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How December really feels in Brookes Point

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Brookes Point weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°14219.711.54.8
Feb28° / 24°9814.811.75.2
Mar29° / 24°11617.511.94.7
Apr29° / 25°13520.312.24.0
May29° / 25°25628.212.43.1
Jun29° / 25°31328.112.53.1
Jul28° / 25°31529.112.53.1
Aug28° / 25°31029.112.33.1
Sep28° / 25°31227.712.13.2
Oct28° / 24°33229.311.83.1
Nov28° / 24°2472811.63.3
Dec28° / 24°2342611.53.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22080
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Brookes Point gets around 234 mm of rain over 26 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 83% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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207426
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Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 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 6:13 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:135:44
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511.56:155:45
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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 4.44 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Brookes Point

In seasonPeak

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

Brookes Point sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
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Feb
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Apr
May
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Brookes Point?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Brookes Point.

What to pack for Brookes Point in December

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

In December, Brookes Point sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Brookes Point 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 17 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February 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
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Brookes Point 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 Brookes Point peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 10 (very high).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Brookes Point?

Brookes Point sits at 8.8°N, 117.8°E, 8 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Jose Rizal, 38 km away.

Puerto PrincesaMapunKudatRoxasEl NidoSandakan

Topography around Brookes Point

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brookes Point has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,673 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,048 m.

The land around Brookes Point is covered by water (62%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and water (71%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
1,673 m
80 km
2,048 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: Jose Rizal 38 km · Narra 83 km · Puerto Princesa 146 km · Mapun 213 km · Kudat 237 km · Roxas 239 km · El Nido 318 km · Sandakan 327 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 Brookes Point (8.772°, 117.8371°, elevation 8 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).