Le Port weather in December

In December, Le Port sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 93 mm of rain across 17.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Le Port's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Le Port's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 93 mm; 17.2 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 18 min; 5:37 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 7.25 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Le Port reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	23
2	25	23
3	25	23
4	25	23
5	25	23
6	25	23
7	25	23
8	25	23
9	25	23
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	26	23
13	26	23
14	26	23
15	26	23
16	26	23
17	26	23
18	26	23
19	26	24
20	26	24
21	26	24
22	26	24
23	26	24
24	26	24
25	26	24
26	26	24
27	26	24
28	26	24
29	26	24
30	26	24
31	26	24

Le Port weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 24°	185	21.5	13.1	4.9
Feb	27° / 25°	172	20.6	12.7	4.7
Mar	26° / 24°	160	20.7	12.1	5.1
Apr	26° / 23°	54	13.6	11.5	6.3
May	24° / 22°	42	10	11	7.3
Jun	23° / 20°	23	7	10.8	7.7
Jul	22° / 19°	19	6.4	10.9	7.7
Aug	22° / 19°	25	8.8	11.3	7.3
Sep	22° / 19°	26	8.6	11.9	7.3
Oct	23° / 21°	35	10.3	12.5	7.0
Nov	24° / 22°	59	13.3	13	6.5
Dec	26° / 23°	93	17.2	13.2	5.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	61	60	60	59	60	59	58	57	57	56	55	55	54	53	53	52	50	49	48	46	46	45	44	43
Cloudier (%)	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	40	40	41	40	41	42	43	43	44	45	45	46	47	47	48	50	51	52	54	54	55	56	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	59	41
12	60	40
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	52	48
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	48	52
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	43	57

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Le Port gets around 93 mm of rain over 17.2 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 56% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	60	61	62	62	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	51
3	52
4	52
5	52
6	53
7	53
8	54
9	54
10	55
11	55
12	56
13	56
14	57
15	57
16	57
17	57
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	58
23	58
24	58
25	59
26	59
27	60
28	61
29	62
30	62
31	63

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	13	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	75	75	76	76	75	75	74	73	72	71	69	69	67	65	64	63	62	61	59	59	58	56	56	54	53	52	51	49	48	47	45
Oppressive (%)	12	13	13	14	15	16	17	18	20	21	23	24	26	28	30	31	33	34	36	37	38	40	41	43	44	46	47	49	51	52	54

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	75	12
2	12	75	13
3	11	76	13
4	10	76	14
5	10	75	15
6	9	75	16
7	9	74	17
8	9	73	18
9	8	72	20
10	8	71	21
11	8	69	23
12	7	69	24
13	7	67	26
14	7	65	28
15	6	64	30
16	6	63	31
17	5	62	33
18	5	61	34
19	5	59	36
20	4	59	37
21	4	58	38
22	4	56	40
23	3	56	41
24	3	54	43
25	3	53	44
26	2	52	46
27	2	51	47
28	2	49	49
29	1	48	51
30	1	47	52
31	1	45	54

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of December to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 7:00 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44
Sunset (PM)	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.2	5:33	6:44
2	13.2	5:33	6:45
3	13.2	5:33	6:45
4	13.2	5:34	6:46
5	13.2	5:34	6:47
6	13.2	5:34	6:47
7	13.2	5:34	6:48
8	13.2	5:34	6:48
9	13.2	5:35	6:49
10	13.2	5:35	6:50
11	13.2	5:35	6:50
12	13.3	5:36	6:51
13	13.3	5:36	6:51
14	13.3	5:36	6:52
15	13.3	5:37	6:52
16	13.3	5:37	6:53
17	13.3	5:37	6:53
18	13.3	5:38	6:54
19	13.3	5:38	6:55
20	13.3	5:39	6:55
21	13.3	5:39	6:56
22	13.3	5:40	6:56
23	13.3	5:40	6:56
24	13.3	5:41	6:57
25	13.3	5:41	6:57
26	13.3	5:42	6:58
27	13.3	5:42	6:58
28	13.3	5:43	6:59
29	13.3	5:43	6:59
30	13.3	5:44	6:59
31	13.3	5:44	7:00

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.25 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.3	Intense
2	7.3	Intense
3	7.3	Intense
4	7.3	Intense
5	7.3	Intense
6	7.3	Intense
7	7.3	Intense
8	7.3	Intense
9	7.3	Intense
10	7.3	Intense
11	7.3	Intense
12	7.3	Intense
13	7.3	Intense
14	7.3	Intense
15	7.3	Intense
16	7.3	Intense
17	7.2	Intense
18	7.2	Intense
19	7.2	Intense
20	7.2	Intense
21	7.2	Intense
22	7.2	Intense
23	7.1	Intense
24	7.1	Intense
25	7.1	Intense
26	7.0	Intense
27	7.0	Intense
28	7.0	Intense
29	7.0	Intense
30	6.9	Intense
31	6.9	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Le Port

In seasonPeak

In December, Le Port sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Le Port sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Le Port's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Le Port?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Le Port for sightseeing.

What to pack for Le Port in December

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

In December, Le Port sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Le Port in December

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	28	28	27	25	24	24	24	24	25	27
Comfort	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	28	Warm
May	27	Warm
Jun	25	Warm
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	24	Refreshing
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	24	Warm
Nov	25	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Le Port in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Le Port peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	15	13	10	8	6	6	9	10	12	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Le Port?

Le Port sits at 20.9°S, 55.3°E, 22 m above sea level, in Reunion. The nearest listed city is La Possession, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Le Port

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Le Port has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,004 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,030 m.

The land around Le Port is covered by water (49%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, water (60%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and water (76%) within 80 km.

3 km

118 m

water 49%

16 km

2,004 m

water 60%

80 km

3,030 m

water 76%

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← November Le Port year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: La Possession 4.0 km · Saint-Paul 8.0 km · Saint-Denis 17 km · Saint-Leu 26 km · Sainte-Marie 27 km · Piton Saint-Leu 31 km · Sainte-Suzanne 33 km · Saint-André 37 km

Reunion travel facts

Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz

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 Le Port (-20.9375°, 55.2942°, elevation 22 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	23
2	25	23
3	25	23
4	25	23
5	25	23
6	25	23
7	25	23
8	25	23
9	25	23
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	26	23
13	26	23
14	26	23
15	26	23
16	26	23
17	26	23
18	26	23
19	26	24
20	26	24
21	26	24
22	26	24
23	26	24
24	26	24
25	26	24
26	26	24
27	26	24
28	26	24
29	26	24
30	26	24
31	26	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	59	41
12	60	40
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	52	48
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	48	52
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	51
3	52
4	52
5	52
6	53
7	53
8	54
9	54
10	55
11	55
12	56
13	56
14	57
15	57
16	57
17	57
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	58
23	58
24	58
25	59
26	59
27	60
28	61
29	62
30	62
31	63

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	75	12
2	12	75	13
3	11	76	13
4	10	76	14
5	10	75	15
6	9	75	16
7	9	74	17
8	9	73	18
9	8	72	20
10	8	71	21
11	8	69	23
12	7	69	24
13	7	67	26
14	7	65	28
15	6	64	30
16	6	63	31
17	5	62	33
18	5	61	34
19	5	59	36
20	4	59	37
21	4	58	38
22	4	56	40
23	3	56	41
24	3	54	43
25	3	53	44
26	2	52	46
27	2	51	47
28	2	49	49
29	1	48	51
30	1	47	52
31	1	45	54

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	23
2	25	23
3	25	23
4	25	23
5	25	23
6	25	23
7	25	23
8	25	23
9	25	23
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	26	23
13	26	23
14	26	23
15	26	23
16	26	23
17	26	23
18	26	23
19	26	24
20	26	24
21	26	24
22	26	24
23	26	24
24	26	24
25	26	24
26	26	24
27	26	24
28	26	24
29	26	24
30	26	24
31	26	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	59	41
12	60	40
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	52	48
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	48	52
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	51
3	52
4	52
5	52
6	53
7	53
8	54
9	54
10	55
11	55
12	56
13	56
14	57
15	57
16	57
17	57
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	58
23	58
24	58
25	59
26	59
27	60
28	61
29	62
30	62
31	63

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	75	12
2	12	75	13
3	11	76	13
4	10	76	14
5	10	75	15
6	9	75	16
7	9	74	17
8	9	73	18
9	8	72	20
10	8	71	21
11	8	69	23
12	7	69	24
13	7	67	26
14	7	65	28
15	6	64	30
16	6	63	31
17	5	62	33
18	5	61	34
19	5	59	36
20	4	59	37
21	4	58	38
22	4	56	40
23	3	56	41
24	3	54	43
25	3	53	44
26	2	52	46
27	2	51	47
28	2	49	49
29	1	48	51
30	1	47	52
31	1	45	54

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	23
2	25	23
3	25	23
4	25	23
5	25	23
6	25	23
7	25	23
8	25	23
9	25	23
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	26	23
13	26	23
14	26	23
15	26	23
16	26	23
17	26	23
18	26	23
19	26	24
20	26	24
21	26	24
22	26	24
23	26	24
24	26	24
25	26	24
26	26	24
27	26	24
28	26	24
29	26	24
30	26	24
31	26	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	59	41
12	60	40
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	52	48
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	48	52
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	51
2	51
3	52
4	52
5	52
6	53
7	53
8	54
9	54
10	55
11	55
12	56
13	56
14	57
15	57
16	57
17	57
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	58
23	58
24	58
25	59
26	59
27	60
28	61
29	62
30	62
31	63

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	75	12
2	12	75	13
3	11	76	13
4	10	76	14
5	10	75	15
6	9	75	16
7	9	74	17
8	9	73	18
9	8	72	20
10	8	71	21
11	8	69	23
12	7	69	24
13	7	67	26
14	7	65	28
15	6	64	30
16	6	63	31
17	5	62	33
18	5	61	34
19	5	59	36
20	4	59	37
21	4	58	38
22	4	56	40
23	3	56	41
24	3	54	43
25	3	53	44
26	2	52	46
27	2	51	47
28	2	49	49
29	1	48	51
30	1	47	52
31	1	45	54