Guihulñgan weather in December

In December, Guihulñgan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 186 mm of rain across 23 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 11% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Guihulñgan's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guihulñgan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
186 mm
23 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:01 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
76%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Guihulñgan is city of the Philippines in the province of Negros Oriental.

Density
59/km²
people per km²
Founded
1800

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 Guihulñgan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°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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How December really feels in Guihulñgan

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.

Guihulñgan 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° / 23°11918.111.54.2
Feb30° / 23°10814.111.74.3
Mar31° / 23°9815.111.93.9
Apr33° / 24°8213.612.23.3
May33° / 24°17323.212.52.5
Jun32° / 24°27426.912.62.4
Jul31° / 24°29428.112.52.6
Aug31° / 24°24426.912.32.6
Sep31° / 24°27327.612.12.5
Oct31° / 24°24327.511.82.7
Nov30° / 24°16723.511.53.1
Dec30° / 23°1862311.43.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
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112773
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Guihulñgan gets around 186 mm of rain over 23 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 74% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
174
274
375
475
576
676
777
878
978
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1179
1279
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1478
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1974
2073
2172
2271
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2470
2569
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2768
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3066
3166

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
115346
215346
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615445
715445
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905644
1005644
1105743
1215742
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2136235
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2656530
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3066925
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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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 24 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 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:535:20
211.45:545:20
311.45:545:21
411.45:555:21
511.45:555:21
611.45:565:22
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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 4.18 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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314.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Guihulñgan

In seasonPeak

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

Guihulñgan 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 Guihulñgan?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guihulñgan.

What to pack for Guihulñgan in December

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

In December, Guihulñgan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Guihulñgan 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
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Guihulñgan 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 Guihulñgan peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Guihulñgan?

Guihulñgan sits at 10.1°N, 123.3°E, 3 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Tinongan, 28 km away.

Topography around Guihulñgan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guihulñgan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 966 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,426 m.

The land around Guihulñgan is covered by water (47%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
289 m
16 km
966 m
80 km
2,426 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: Tinongan 28 km · Canlaon 30 km · Isabela 33 km · La Castellana 36 km · Pinamungahan 38 km · Sibonga 39 km · Carcar 40 km · Himamaylan 44 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 Guihulñgan (10.1195°, 123.2729°, elevation 3 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).