Ormoc weather in December

In December, Ormoc sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 196 mm of rain across 19.7 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-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 14% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ormoc's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ormoc's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
4th coldest
Rainfall
196 mm
19.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:57 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
74%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Ormoc is city of the Philippines in the province of Leyte.

Density
389/km²
people per km²
Founded
1834

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 Ormoc 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 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22925
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42925
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How December really feels in Ormoc

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.

Ormoc weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°12516.511.44.7
Feb29° / 24°941211.64.9
Mar30° / 24°7811.611.94.9
Apr31° / 25°531012.24.6
May31° / 26°12718.112.53.6
Jun30° / 26°24123.612.63.1
Jul30° / 25°28927.612.62.9
Aug30° / 26°22525.112.43.1
Sep30° / 25°26926.112.13.0
Oct30° / 25°25326.611.83.1
Nov30° / 25°16520.311.53.8
Dec29° / 25°19619.711.44.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43367
53466
63466
73367
83466
93466
103466
113466
123367
133268
143268
153268
163169
173070
183070
192971
202971
212872
222872
232971
242971
252872
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272971
282971
293070
303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ormoc gets around 196 mm of rain over 19.7 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 62% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
166
266
366
467
567
667
768
868
968
1067
1167
1266
1365
1464
1563
1662
1762
1861
1960
2060
2159
2259
2358
2458
2558
2658
2758
2857
2957
3057
3157

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

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
113267
213366
313366
413465
513465
613564
713564
813663
913762
1003763
1103862
1203961
1304060
1414158
1514257
1614356
1714356
1824454
1924553
2024553
2134651
2234750
2344849
2444947
2545046
2655144
2755243
2865341
2965539
3065737
3165935

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 24 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 5:49 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:495:13
211.45:505:14
311.45:505:14
411.45:515:14
511.45:515:14
611.45:525:15
711.45:525:15
811.45:535:15
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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 4.46 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
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84.5Bright
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284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ormoc

In seasonPeak

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

Ormoc 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 Ormoc?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Ormoc for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ormoc in December

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

In December, Ormoc sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Ormoc 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 28°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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Ormoc 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 Ormoc peaks around April 13 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 13UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Ormoc?

Ormoc sits at 11.0°N, 124.6°E, 11 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Burauen, 31 km away.

Topography around Ormoc

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ormoc has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,193 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,304 m.

The land around Ormoc is covered by water (41%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and water (57%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
1,193 m
80 km
1,304 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: Burauen 31 km · Carigara 33 km · Baybay 42 km · Palo 45 km · Tanauan 46 km · Tacloban 51 km · Panalanoy 51 km · Abuyog 53 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 Ormoc (11.0064°, 124.6075°, elevation 11 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).