Daet weather in December

In December, Daet sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 317 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Daet's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
317 mm
25.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:09 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Daet is municipality of the Philippines and capital of the province of Camarines Norte.

Density
1,699/km²
people per km²
Founded
1583

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 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Daet reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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

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.

Daet weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°16019.911.35.0
Feb27° / 24°11315.311.55.5
Mar28° / 24°10515.611.95.3
Apr30° / 25°6313.112.34.9
May31° / 26°14619.112.63.7
Jun31° / 26°1822412.83.0
Jul30° / 26°26927.112.82.9
Aug30° / 26°22025.412.53.0
Sep30° / 26°27826.212.13.0
Oct29° / 25°26526.611.73.3
Nov28° / 25°24925.311.33.7
Dec27° / 24°31725.911.24.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43169
53169
63169
73169
83268
93169
103268
113268
123268
133169
143268
153268
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213268
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313664

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Daet gets around 317 mm of rain over 25.9 wet days in December, the wettest month. 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 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
187
288
388
488
588
688
788
888
988
1088
1187
1287
1386
1486
1585
1684
1783
1882
1981
2081
2180
2279
2379
2478
2577
2676
2776
2875
2974
3073
3172

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1043660
2033760
3033859
4033958
5034057
6034057
7034156
8034255
9024256
10024355
11024454
12034552
13034651
14034750
15044749
16054847
17064846
18074944
19084943
20095041
211105039
221115137
231115335
241125433
251135531
261145629
272145727
282155825
292156023
302156122
312166220

Wind in December

Winds average 19 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
319light breeze
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519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 12 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 6:01 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:015:15
211.26:025:15
311.26:025:15
411.26:035:15
511.26:035:16
611.26:045:16
711.26:045:16
811.26:055:17
911.26:065:17
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1911.26:115:21
2011.26:115:21
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2511.26:145:24
2611.26:145:24
2711.26:145:25
2811.26:155:25
2911.26:155:26
3011.26:165:26
3111.26:165:27

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.8 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 3.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
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203.8Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Daet

In seasonPeak

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

Daet 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 Daet?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Daet for sightseeing.

What to pack for Daet in December

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

In December, Daet sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Daet in December

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 18 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Daet 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 Daet peaks around April 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 15UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Daet?

Daet sits at 14.1°N, 123.0°E, 10 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Mercedes, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Daet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Daet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 780 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,954 m.

The land around Daet is covered by cropland (44%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and water (60%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
780 m
80 km
1,954 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: Mercedes 6.0 km · Vinzons 9.0 km · Labo 14 km · Jose Pañganiban 35 km · Calabanga 53 km · Magarao 56 km · Naga 60 km · Goa 74 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 Daet (14.1122°, 122.9553°, elevation 10 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).