Santa Catalina weather in December

In December, Santa Catalina sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 98 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-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 18% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Santa Catalina's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Catalina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:01 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
72%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Santa Catalina is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Negros Oriental.

Density
51/km²
people per km²
Founded
1947

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 Santa Catalina reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°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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How December really feels in Santa Catalina

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.

Santa Catalina weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°548.811.55.6
Feb29° / 25°52711.75.7
Mar29° / 25°487.311.95.6
Apr30° / 26°488.112.25.1
May30° / 26°1512112.43.8
Jun29° / 26°25926.112.53.3
Jul28° / 26°33127.512.53.3
Aug28° / 26°29825.512.33.6
Sep28° / 26°31226.612.13.4
Oct29° / 26°26425.811.83.5
Nov29° / 26°11516.911.64.4
Dec29° / 26°9813.611.55.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43169
53169
63169
73169
83268
93268
103268
113268
123367
133367
143268
153367
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183169
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203268
213268
223169
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Santa Catalina gets around 98 mm of rain over 13.6 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 43% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
347
447
547
647
747
847
948
1047
1147
1247
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1446
1545
1645
1744
1843
1943
2042
2141
2241
2340
2439
2538
2637
2736
2835
2934
3033
3133

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
105842
205941
305941
405941
506040
606040
706139
806238
906337
1006337
1106436
1206634
1306733
1406832
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1927028
2027127
2137126
2237225
2337225
2447224
2547323
2647422
2757421
2857520
2957619
3067717
3167816

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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511calm
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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 30 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 5:53 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:535:23
211.55:545:23
311.55:545:24
411.55:555:24
511.55:555:24
611.55:565:25
711.55:565:25
811.55:575:25
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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 4.69 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Santa Catalina

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Catalina sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Santa Catalina's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Santa Catalina?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Santa Catalina for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santa Catalina in December

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

In December, Santa Catalina sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Santa Catalina 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 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
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Santa Catalina 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 Santa Catalina peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 21UV 15Nov 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Catalina?

Santa Catalina sits at 9.3°N, 122.9°E, 14 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Bayawan, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Santa Catalina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Catalina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,008 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,814 m.

The land around Santa Catalina is covered by trees (39%) and water (34%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (56%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
1,008 m
80 km
1,814 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: Bayawan 7.0 km · Tanjay 38 km · Bais 40 km · Asia 45 km · Sibulan 46 km · Dumaguete 49 km · Sipalay 69 km · Kabankalan 73 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 Santa Catalina (9.3337°, 122.8637°, elevation 14 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).