Victorias weather in December

In December, Victorias sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 301 mm of rain across 27.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-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 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 Victorias's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Victorias's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
301 mm
27.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:03 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
76%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Victorias is city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines.

Density
646/km²
people per km²
Founded
1906

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 Victorias 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 27°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)
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How December really feels in Victorias

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.

Victorias weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°19823.611.43.9
Feb29° / 24°15418.311.64.1
Mar30° / 24°13218.111.94.0
Apr32° / 25°9715.912.23.6
May32° / 25°16923.812.52.7
Jun31° / 25°24927.312.62.5
Jul30° / 25°28428.112.62.7
Aug31° / 25°21625.712.42.8
Sep31° / 25°25327.312.12.6
Oct30° / 25°28028.411.82.7
Nov30° / 25°24327.311.52.9
Dec29° / 24°30127.211.43.3

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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32674
42773
52773
62773
72773
82773
92773
102773
112773
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Victorias gets around 301 mm of rain over 27.2 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 88% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
190
290
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691
791
892
992
1092
1191
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1888
1987
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2186
2285
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2683
2783
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3082
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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101783
201882
301882
401882
501882
601882
701981
801981
901981
1001981
1102080
1202179
1302278
1402377
1502476
1602575
1702674
1802773
1912871
2012970
2113069
2213168
2323266
2423365
2523464
2623563
2733661
2833760
2933859
3033958
3134057

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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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 5:55 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:555:20
211.45:565:20
311.45:565:20
411.45:575:20
511.45:575:21
611.45:585:21
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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 3.99 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 3.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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274.0Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Victorias

In seasonPeak

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

Victorias 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 Victorias?

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
4.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Victorias.

What to pack for Victorias in December

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

In December, Victorias sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Victorias 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 22 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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Victorias 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 Victorias peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Victorias in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Victorias is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateSep 1717 µg/m³Feb 1912 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar12Good
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Victorias?

Victorias sits at 10.9°N, 123.1°E, 12 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Manapla, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Victorias

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Victorias has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 510 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,459 m.

The land around Victorias is covered by trees (27%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, water (41%), cropland (29%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
510 m
80 km
2,459 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: Manapla 9.0 km · Enrique B. Magalona 11 km · Binonga 17 km · Talisay 21 km · Cadiz 24 km · Bacolod City 29 km · Mansilingan 32 km · Paraiso 32 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 Victorias (10.9015°, 123.0705°, elevation 12 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).