Sibonga weather in December

In December, Sibonga sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 227 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-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 12% 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 Sibonga's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sibonga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
227 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:59 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
76%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Sibonga is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Cebu.

Density
409/km²
people per km²

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 Sibonga reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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)
13024
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How December really feels in Sibonga

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.

Sibonga weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°16822.311.53.9
Feb29° / 24°14017.511.74.1
Mar30° / 24°12618.211.93.9
Apr32° / 25°10618.312.23.4
May32° / 25°16125.512.52.5
Jun31° / 25°23426.712.62.4
Jul31° / 25°23826.812.52.6
Aug31° / 25°18824.512.32.7
Sep31° / 25°21825.312.12.6
Oct31° / 25°21627.311.82.7
Nov30° / 25°19724.811.53.1
Dec29° / 24°2272611.43.3

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 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
32971
42971
53070
63070
72971
82971
92971
102872
112971
122971
132971
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Sibonga gets around 227 mm of rain over 26 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 83% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
181
281
381
482
583
683
784
884
985
1085
1185
1286
1386
1486
1585
1685
1785
1884
1984
2084
2183
2283
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2482
2582
2682
2782
2881
2981
3081
3181

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
102179
202179
302179
402179
502179
602179
702179
802179
902179
1002179
1102179
1202278
1302377
1402476
1502575
1602674
1702773
1802971
1903070
2013168
2113267
2213267
2313366
2413465
2523563
2623662
2723761
2823860
2923959
3024058
3124256

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
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311calm
411calm
511calm
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711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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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 5:52 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:525:19
211.55:525:19
311.45:535:20
411.45:535:20
511.45:545:20
611.45:545:20
711.45:555:21
811.45:555:21
911.45:565:21
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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 4.25 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.25 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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44.3Bright
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294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Sibonga

In seasonPeak

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

Sibonga 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 Sibonga?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sibonga.

What to pack for Sibonga in December

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

In December, Sibonga sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Sibonga 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 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
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Sibonga 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 Sibonga peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highMar 24UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Sibonga?

Sibonga sits at 10.0°N, 123.6°E, 11 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Carcar, 10 km away.

Topography around Sibonga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sibonga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 721 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,424 m.

The land around Sibonga is covered by trees (47%) and water (42%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
721 m
80 km
2,424 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: Carcar 10 km · San Fernando 19 km · Naga 26 km · Pinamungahan 28 km · Minglanilla 32 km · Talisay 36 km · Guihulñgan 39 km · Toledo 40 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 Sibonga (10.0168°, 123.6171°, 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).