Maliana weather in December

In December, Maliana sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 314 mm of rain across 28.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-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 6% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Maliana's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maliana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
314 mm
28.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:20 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
85%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Maliana is city in East Timor.

Density
92/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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Maliana reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Maliana weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°35729.512.53.5
Feb26° / 20°32026.612.33.5
Mar27° / 20°28926.112.14.0
Apr27° / 19°16218.211.85.1
May27° / 19°8711.911.66.2
Jun26° / 18°46711.57.0
Jul26° / 17°234.911.57.4
Aug27° / 16°112.311.77.8
Sep28° / 17°213.711.97.0
Oct29° / 19°448.212.25.7
Nov29° / 20°13717.312.44.4
Dec28° / 21°31428.212.53.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32179
42179
52080
62080
71981
81981
91882
101882
111783
121783
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31892

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Maliana gets around 314 mm of rain over 28.2 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 90% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
182
283
384
485
586
687
788
888
989
1090
1190
1291
1391
1491
1591
1691
1792
1892
1992
2092
2193
2293
2393
2493
2593
2693
2793
2893
2993
3094
3194

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11115434
21115335
31105336
4195337
5185338
6175339
7165439
8165340
9155440
10045541
11045541
12035542
13025642
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17015445
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21005248
22005149
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26004852
27004852
28004753
29004753
30004753
31004753

Wind in December

Winds average 3 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
174calm
184calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
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304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of December to 12 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 6:14 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:146:43
212.56:156:44
312.56:156:44
412.56:156:45
512.56:156:45
612.56:166:46
712.56:166:46
812.56:166:47
912.56:176:47
1012.56:176:48
1112.56:186:48
1212.56:186:49
1312.56:186:49
1412.56:196:50
1512.56:196:50
1612.56:206:51
1712.56:206:51
1812.56:216:52
1912.56:216:52
2012.56:216:53
2112.56:226:53
2212.56:226:54
2312.56:236:54
2412.56:236:55
2512.56:246:55
2612.56:246:56
2712.56:256:56
2812.56:256:57
2912.56:266:57
3012.56:266:57
3112.56:276:58

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.4Bright
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115.4Bright
125.4Bright
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305.2Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Maliana

In seasonPeak

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

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

Maliana's monsoon runs December–April, 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 Maliana?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maliana.

What to pack for Maliana in December

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

In December, Maliana sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Maliana in December

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 40 km away) is warmest in December at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Maliana in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maliana peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 highExtremeMar 10UV 16Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Maliana?

Maliana sits at 9.0°S, 125.2°E, 253 m above sea level, in Timor Leste. The nearest listed city is Atsabe, 21 km away.

AtsabeSuaiGlenoAtambuaMaubaraLiquiçáAileuDili

Topography around Maliana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maliana has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 519 m around an average of 318 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,868 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,916 m.

The land around Maliana is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
519 m
16 km
1,868 m
80 km
2,916 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Atsabe 21 km · Suai 36 km · Gleno 38 km · Atambua 38 km · Maubara 42 km · Liquiçá 47 km · Aileu 48 km · Dili 62 km

Timor Leste travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 28% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,341
2025
Homicide rate
4.1
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
11.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Catholic 91%other 7%Protestant Evangelical 2%

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 Maliana (-8.9917°, 125.2197°, elevation 253 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).