Esperanza weather in December

In December, Esperanza sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 176 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-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 25% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Esperanza's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esperanza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
26°
4th coldest
Rainfall
176 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:01 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
25 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Esperanza is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Masbate.

Density
260/km²
people per km²
Founded
1959

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 Esperanza reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°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 Esperanza

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.

Esperanza weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°941111.46.3
Feb27° / 25°597.411.66.9
Mar27° / 26°456.411.97.1
Apr28° / 27°47712.36.7
May29° / 27°11616.612.54.8
Jun29° / 27°23624.112.73.6
Jul28° / 27°28626.212.63.5
Aug28° / 27°21323.312.43.8
Sep28° / 27°26224.212.13.7
Oct28° / 26°24424.311.73.9
Nov28° / 26°16018.611.54.9
Dec27° / 26°17617.511.35.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
44060
54258
64258
74258
84357
94258
104357
114357
124357
134456
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Esperanza gets around 176 mm of rain over 17.5 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 55% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
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3145

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
124355
224454
324553
414653
514752
614851
714851
814950
915049
1015049
1115148
1215247
1315346
1415445
1515544
1625444
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1835542
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2145838
2255936
2356035
2466133
2566331
2676330
2776528
2886527
2986725
3086923
3187121

Wind in December

Winds average 25 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
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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 5:53 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:535:14
211.45:535:15
311.45:545:15
411.35:545:15
511.35:555:15
611.35:555:16
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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 4.42 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.6Bright
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244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Esperanza

In seasonPeak

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

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

Esperanza's rainy season runs June–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Esperanza?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Esperanza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Esperanza in December

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

In December, Esperanza sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Esperanza 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 15 km away) 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
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Esperanza 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 Esperanza peaks around April 12 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 12UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Esperanza?

Esperanza sits at 11.7°N, 124.0°E, 6 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Daanbantayan, 55 km away.

CarigaraZumarragaCatbalogan

Topography around Esperanza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esperanza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,310 m.

The land around Esperanza is covered by water (51%) and trees (47%) within 3 km, water (85%) within 16 km, and water (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
1,310 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: Daanbantayan 55 km · Calbayog City 71 km · Bantayan 72 km · Bogo 76 km · Masbate 84 km · Carigara 85 km · Zumarraga 88 km · Catbalogan 92 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 Esperanza (11.7365°, 124.042°, elevation 6 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).