Puerto Princesa weather in December

In December, Puerto Princesa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 196 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Puerto Princesa's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Princesa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
196 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:18 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
73%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Puerto Princesa is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Palawan.

Density
94/km²
people per km²
Founded
1872

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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Puerto Princesa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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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How December really feels in Puerto Princesa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 27 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
27
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.

Puerto Princesa weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°10114.711.55.3
Feb28° / 25°7811.611.75.5
Mar29° / 25°9914.111.95.1
Apr30° / 26°821612.24.5
May30° / 26°18625.512.43.2
Jun29° / 26°22626.712.63.0
Jul29° / 25°2272712.53.2
Aug29° / 25°20826.412.33.3
Sep29° / 25°23826.312.13.1
Oct29° / 25°2592811.83.2
Nov29° / 25°20825.611.63.5
Dec28° / 25°19623.211.44.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72872
82971
92971
102971
112971
122971
132971
142971
152872
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202971
212971
222971
232971
242971
253169
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273169
283268
293466
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Puerto Princesa gets around 196 mm of rain over 23.2 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 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
180
280
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680
780
880
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1080
1180
1279
1379
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1578
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1875
1974
2073
2172
2271
2369
2468
2567
2665
2764
2862
2961
3060
3159

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
103862
203961
304060
404159
504159
604258
704258
804258
904258
1004258
1104357
1204357
1304456
1404555
1504654
1604654
1704753
1804852
1904951
2005149
2115148
2215247
2315346
2415445
2515544
2625543
2725642
2825840
2925939
3026038
3126137

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1112calm
1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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 6:11 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:115:39
211.56:115:39
311.56:125:40
411.56:125:40
511.56:135:40
611.56:135:40
711.56:145:41
811.46:145:41
911.46:155:41
1011.46:155:42
1111.46:165:42
1211.46:165:43
1311.46:175:43
1411.46:175:43
1511.46:185:44
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1711.46:195:45
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1911.46:205:46
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2611.46:235:49
2711.46:235:49
2811.46:245:50
2911.46:245:50
3011.46:255:51
3111.46:255:51

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.47 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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44.5Bright
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64.5Bright
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274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Puerto Princesa

In seasonPeak

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

Puerto Princesa 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 Puerto Princesa?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Puerto Princesa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puerto Princesa in December

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

In December, Puerto Princesa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Puerto Princesa 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 18 km away) is warmest in May 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
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Puerto Princesa 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 Puerto Princesa peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 18UV 14Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Princesa?

Puerto Princesa sits at 9.7°N, 118.7°E, 20 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Narra, 64 km away.

RoxasBrookes PointJose RizalEl NidoCulionCoronMapun

Topography around Puerto Princesa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Princesa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,260 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,695 m.

The land around Puerto Princesa is covered by water (61%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and water (70%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
1,260 m
80 km
1,695 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: Narra 64 km · Roxas 93 km · Brookes Point 146 km · Jose Rizal 166 km · El Nido 176 km · Culion 277 km · Coron 298 km · Mapun 308 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 Puerto Princesa (9.7392°, 118.7353°, elevation 20 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).