Coron weather in December

In December, Coron sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 136 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 35% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Coron's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Coron's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
27°
9th coldest
Rainfall
136 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:16 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
60%
5th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Coron is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Palawan.

Density
13/km²
people per km²
Founded
1902

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 Coron reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°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 Coron

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 3 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
3
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.

Coron weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°35411.47.4
Feb27° / 26°253.311.67.7
Mar28° / 27°253.811.97.6
Apr28° / 27°365.212.36.7
May29° / 27°18920.112.54.3
Jun29° / 27°33225.612.73.4
Jul28° / 26°46327.412.63.4
Aug28° / 26°36225.112.43.8
Sep28° / 26°40625.412.13.8
Oct28° / 27°25322.511.74.2
Nov28° / 27°14413.911.45.3
Dec28° / 27°13611.111.36.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Coron gets around 136 mm of rain over 11.1 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 34% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3120

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 61% 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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225345
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525543
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1025741
1125840
1225939
1326038
1436037
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Wind in December

Winds average 19 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:095:29
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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 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Coron

In seasonPeak

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

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

Coron's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Coron?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Coron for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Coron in December

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

In December, Coron sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Coron 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 16 km away) is warmest in May 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
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Coron 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 Coron peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 9 (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
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Coron?

Coron sits at 12.0°N, 120.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Culion, 23 km away.

San JoseSablayanEl NidoMamburaoMansalayVictoriaPinamalayan

Topography around Coron

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Coron has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 638 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m.

The land around Coron is covered by trees (52%) and water (35%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and water (44%) within 16 km, and water (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
297 m
16 km
638 m
80 km
629 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
December weather nearby: Culion 23 km · San Jose 102 km · Sablayan 111 km · El Nido 126 km · Mamburao 143 km · Mansalay 146 km · Victoria 175 km · Pinamalayan 179 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 Coron (11.9986°, 120.2043°, elevation 0 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).