Laoang weather in December

In December, Laoang sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 274 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 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 Laoang's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laoang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
4th coldest
Rainfall
274 mm
27 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
5:58 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
77%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Laoang is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Northern Samar.

Density
68/km²
people per km²
Founded
1768

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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Laoang reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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 Laoang

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.

Laoang weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°19523.211.34.0
Feb29° / 24°12717.811.64.4
Mar29° / 25°11419.411.94.2
Apr31° / 25°9117.712.33.9
May32° / 26°16223.412.62.9
Jun31° / 26°22226.412.72.5
Jul31° / 26°27627.412.72.6
Aug31° / 26°20723.912.42.7
Sep31° / 25°23324.912.12.7
Oct30° / 25°21926.811.72.9
Nov30° / 25°20126.311.43.1
Dec29° / 25°2742711.33.4

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 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82674
92476
102476
112575
122575
132476
142476
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212179
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232278
242377
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302575
312674

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Laoang gets around 274 mm of rain over 27 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 86% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
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790
890
991
1091
1190
1290
1390
1489
1588
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1787
1886
1986
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2185
2284
2384
2483
2583
2682
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2881
2981
3080
3180

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101090
201090
301090
401090
501090
601090
701090
801090
901090
1001090
1101090
1201189
1301288
1401288
1501387
1601585
1701684
1811782
1911881
2011980
2112079
2212178
2322276
2422375
2522474
2632572
2732671
2832770
2932869
3032968
3133067

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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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 5:50 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.35:505:09
211.35:515:09
311.35:515:10
411.35:525:10
511.35:525:10
611.35:535:10
711.35:535:11
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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 3.58 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 3.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
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223.6Moderate
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243.6Moderate
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263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Laoang

In seasonPeak

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

Laoang 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 Laoang?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Laoang.

What to pack for Laoang in December

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

In December, Laoang sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Laoang 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 14 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
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Laoang 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 Laoang peaks around April 15 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 15UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Laoang?

Laoang sits at 12.6°N, 125.0°E, 12 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Catarman, 42 km away.

CatbaloganGubatZumarragaIrosinBoronganSorsogon

Topography around Laoang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laoang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 827 m.

The land around Laoang is covered by trees (41%) and water (35%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
332 m
80 km
827 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: Catarman 42 km · Calbayog City 72 km · Catbalogan 89 km · Gubat 104 km · Zumarraga 105 km · Irosin 108 km · Borongan 116 km · Sorsogon 119 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 Laoang (12.5698°, 125.0141°, elevation 12 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).