Carigara weather in December

In December, Carigara sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 205 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 10% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Carigara's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carigara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
205 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
5:57 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
76%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Carigara is municipality in the Philippines in the province of Leyte.

Density
148/km²
people per km²

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 Carigara reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13025
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How December really feels in Carigara

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.

Carigara weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°14118.311.44.1
Feb30° / 24°10314.811.64.2
Mar31° / 24°9314.611.94.1
Apr32° / 25°6513.212.23.7
May32° / 26°13219.912.53.0
Jun31° / 25°22524.412.62.7
Jul31° / 25°28027.612.62.6
Aug31° / 25°21625.412.42.7
Sep31° / 25°25726.412.12.6
Oct31° / 25°24727.911.72.7
Nov30° / 25°16923.111.53.2
Dec30° / 24°20522.411.43.6

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 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52971
62971
72872
82872
92971
102971
112872
122872
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Carigara gets around 205 mm of rain over 22.4 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 72% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
174
274
375
475
575
676
776
876
976
1076
1176
1276
1375
1474
1574
1673
1772
1872
1971
2070
2170
2269
2368
2468
2567
2666
2766
2865
2965
3065
3164

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the miserable band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101684
201684
301684
401783
501783
601783
701882
801882
901882
1001981
1102080
1202080
1302179
1402278
1502476
1602575
1702674
1802773
1912871
2012970
2113069
2213168
2323167
2423266
2523365
2623365
2723464
2833562
2933760
3033859
3133958

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 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 5:49 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:495:13
211.45:505:13
311.45:515:13
411.45:515:13
511.45:525:14
611.45:525:14
711.45:535:14
811.45:535:15
911.45:545:15
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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 4.21 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
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244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Carigara

In seasonPeak

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

Carigara 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 Carigara?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Carigara.

What to pack for Carigara in December

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

In December, Carigara sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Carigara 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 offshore is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 27°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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Carigara in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carigara peaks around April 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 13UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Carigara?

Carigara sits at 11.3°N, 124.7°E, 5 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Ormoc, 33 km away.

Topography around Carigara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carigara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,225 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,309 m.

The land around Carigara is covered by water (44%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
1,225 m
80 km
1,309 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: Ormoc 33 km · Tacloban 36 km · Panalanoy 36 km · Palo 37 km · Zumarraga 42 km · Tanauan 42 km · Burauen 43 km · Catbalogan 58 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 Carigara (11.2981°, 124.679°, elevation 5 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).