Mati weather in December

In December, Mati sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 161 mm of rain across 20.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-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 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mati's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mati's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 161 mm; 20.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 5:43 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 6th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Mati is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Davao Oriental.

Density: 180/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1861

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Mati 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 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	24
2	27	24
3	27	24
4	27	24
5	27	24
6	27	24
7	27	24
8	27	24
9	27	24
10	27	24
11	27	24
12	27	24
13	27	24
14	27	24
15	27	24
16	27	24
17	27	24
18	27	24
19	27	24
20	27	24
21	27	24
22	27	24
23	27	23
24	26	23
25	26	23
26	26	23
27	26	23
28	26	23
29	26	23
30	26	23
31	26	23

Mati weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 23°	187	18.9	11.6	5.1
Feb	26° / 23°	131	14.7	11.8	5.5
Mar	27° / 23°	113	14.6	12	5.8
Apr	27° / 24°	96	14.1	12.1	5.7
May	27° / 24°	183	25.6	12.3	4.1
Jun	27° / 24°	243	27.9	12.4	3.6
Jul	27° / 24°	237	28.3	12.4	3.7
Aug	27° / 24°	247	28	12.2	3.8
Sep	27° / 24°	217	25.6	12	3.9
Oct	27° / 24°	233	26.1	11.8	4.0
Nov	27° / 24°	174	22.5	11.7	4.5
Dec	27° / 24°	161	20.7	11.6	4.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 75%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	24	25	25	25	24	24	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	26	26	26	26	27	26	26	26	27	26	27
Cloudier (%)	73	74	74	74	74	74	75	76	75	75	75	76	76	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	74	74	74	74	73	74	74	74	73	74	73

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	25	75
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	27	73
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	27	73
30	26	74
31	27	73

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mati gets around 161 mm of rain over 20.7 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 67% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	68	68	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	67	66	66	65	64	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	67
4	67
5	66
6	66
7	66
8	66
9	66
10	66
11	67
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	69
23	69
24	69
25	68
26	67
27	66
28	66
29	65
30	64
31	63

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	13	14	14
Oppressive (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	95	95	94	94	93	92	92	91	90	90	89	88	87	86	86

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	7	93
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	9	91
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	11	89
28	12	88
29	13	87
30	14	86
31	14	86

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	7	calm
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11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
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25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 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 5:36 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:26 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50
Sunset (PM)	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:36	5:14
2	11.6	5:37	5:14
3	11.6	5:37	5:14
4	11.6	5:38	5:15
5	11.6	5:38	5:15
6	11.6	5:38	5:15
7	11.6	5:39	5:16
8	11.6	5:39	5:16
9	11.6	5:40	5:16
10	11.6	5:40	5:17
11	11.6	5:41	5:17
12	11.6	5:41	5:18
13	11.6	5:42	5:18
14	11.6	5:42	5:18
15	11.6	5:43	5:19
16	11.6	5:43	5:19
17	11.6	5:44	5:20
18	11.6	5:44	5:20
19	11.6	5:45	5:21
20	11.6	5:45	5:21
21	11.6	5:46	5:22
22	11.6	5:46	5:22
23	11.6	5:47	5:22
24	11.6	5:47	5:23
25	11.6	5:48	5:23
26	11.6	5:48	5:24
27	11.6	5:49	5:24
28	11.6	5:49	5:25
29	11.6	5:49	5:25
30	11.6	5:50	5:26
31	11.6	5:50	5:26

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.6 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Mati

In seasonPeak

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

Mati 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 Mati?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Mati for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mati in December

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

In December, Mati sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mati 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 13 km away) is warmest in June at about 29°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	28	Warm
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Mati 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 Mati peaks around April 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	14	14	15	13	12	12	13	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Mati?

Mati sits at 7.0°N, 126.2°E, 21 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Lupon, 24 km away.

Topography around Mati

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mati has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,298 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,636 m.

The land around Mati is covered by trees (54%) and water (32%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and water (57%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

312 m

trees 54%

16 km

1,298 m

trees 66%

80 km

2,636 m

water 57%

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← November Mati year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Lupon 24 km · Manay 46 km · Samal 58 km · Maco 60 km · San Mariano 65 km · Davao 68 km · Panabo 71 km · Magugpo Poblacion 71 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

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 Mati (6.9551°, 126.2165°, elevation 21 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	24
2	27	24
3	27	24
4	27	24
5	27	24
6	27	24
7	27	24
8	27	24
9	27	24
10	27	24
11	27	24
12	27	24
13	27	24
14	27	24
15	27	24
16	27	24
17	27	24
18	27	24
19	27	24
20	27	24
21	27	24
22	27	24
23	27	23
24	26	23
25	26	23
26	26	23
27	26	23
28	26	23
29	26	23
30	26	23
31	26	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	25	75
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	27	73
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	27	73
30	26	74
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	67
4	67
5	66
6	66
7	66
8	66
9	66
10	66
11	67
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	69
23	69
24	69
25	68
26	67
27	66
28	66
29	65
30	64
31	63

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	7	93
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	9	91
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	11	89
28	12	88
29	13	87
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	24
2	27	24
3	27	24
4	27	24
5	27	24
6	27	24
7	27	24
8	27	24
9	27	24
10	27	24
11	27	24
12	27	24
13	27	24
14	27	24
15	27	24
16	27	24
17	27	24
18	27	24
19	27	24
20	27	24
21	27	24
22	27	24
23	27	23
24	26	23
25	26	23
26	26	23
27	26	23
28	26	23
29	26	23
30	26	23
31	26	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	25	75
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	27	73
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	27	73
30	26	74
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	67
4	67
5	66
6	66
7	66
8	66
9	66
10	66
11	67
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	69
23	69
24	69
25	68
26	67
27	66
28	66
29	65
30	64
31	63

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	7	93
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	9	91
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	11	89
28	12	88
29	13	87
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	24
2	27	24
3	27	24
4	27	24
5	27	24
6	27	24
7	27	24
8	27	24
9	27	24
10	27	24
11	27	24
12	27	24
13	27	24
14	27	24
15	27	24
16	27	24
17	27	24
18	27	24
19	27	24
20	27	24
21	27	24
22	27	24
23	27	23
24	26	23
25	26	23
26	26	23
27	26	23
28	26	23
29	26	23
30	26	23
31	26	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	25	75
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	27	73
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	27	73
30	26	74
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	67
4	67
5	66
6	66
7	66
8	66
9	66
10	66
11	67
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	69
23	69
24	69
25	68
26	67
27	66
28	66
29	65
30	64
31	63

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	7	93
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	9	91
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	11	89
28	12	88
29	13	87
30	14	86
31	14	86