Mata-Utu weather in December

In December, Mata-Utu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 324 mm of rain across 25.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mata-Utu's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mata-Utu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 324 mm; 25.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 5:18 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 10th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Mata-Utu is capital of Wallis and Futuna.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Mata-Utu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with 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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

How December really feels in Mata-Utu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 22 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mata-Utu weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 26°	355	26.2	12.7	3.7
Feb	28° / 26°	330	23.6	12.4	3.7
Mar	28° / 26°	304	25.8	12.1	3.7
Apr	28° / 26°	234	24.3	11.7	3.9
May	28° / 26°	181	21.7	11.4	4.6
Jun	28° / 26°	145	19.6	11.2	5.0
Jul	27° / 26°	122	18.7	11.3	5.4
Aug	27° / 26°	116	19.2	11.6	5.3
Sep	27° / 26°	145	20.6	11.9	5.0
Oct	27° / 26°	217	23.2	12.3	4.5
Nov	28° / 26°	261	24.2	12.6	4.2
Dec	28° / 26°	324	25.4	12.8	4.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

	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 (%)	32	31	31	30	30	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	28	27	28	28	28	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27
Cloudier (%)	68	69	69	70	70	72	72	72	73	73	73	72	72	73	72	72	72	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73
31	27	73

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mata-Utu gets around 324 mm of rain over 25.4 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 82% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	82
3	82
4	82
5	81
6	81
7	81
8	81
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	81
14	81
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	84
30	84
31	84

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Oppressive (%)	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	45	44	43	43	42	41	40	39	38	38	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
Miserable (%)	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	54	55	56	56	57	58	59	59	60	60	62	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	49	50
2	1	48	51
3	1	48	51
4	1	48	51
5	1	47	52
6	1	47	52
7	1	47	52
8	1	46	53
9	1	46	53
10	1	45	54
11	1	44	55
12	1	43	56
13	1	43	56
14	1	42	57
15	1	41	58
16	1	40	59
17	2	39	59
18	2	38	60
19	2	38	60
20	1	37	62
21	1	36	63
22	1	36	63
23	1	35	64
24	1	35	64
25	1	35	64
26	1	35	64
27	1	35	64
28	1	35	64
29	0	35	65
30	0	35	65
31	0	35	65

Wind in December

Winds average 18 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of December to 12 h 48 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 5:13 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:11 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)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:13	5:56
2	12.7	5:13	5:57
3	12.7	5:13	5:57
4	12.7	5:13	5:58
5	12.7	5:14	5:58
6	12.8	5:14	5:59
7	12.8	5:14	5:59
8	12.8	5:15	6:00
9	12.8	5:15	6:01
10	12.8	5:15	6:01
11	12.8	5:16	6:02
12	12.8	5:16	6:02
13	12.8	5:16	6:03
14	12.8	5:17	6:03
15	12.8	5:17	6:04
16	12.8	5:18	6:04
17	12.8	5:18	6:05
18	12.8	5:18	6:05
19	12.8	5:19	6:06
20	12.8	5:19	6:06
21	12.8	5:20	6:07
22	12.8	5:20	6:07
23	12.8	5:21	6:08
24	12.8	5:21	6:08
25	12.8	5:22	6:09
26	12.8	5:22	6:09
27	12.8	5:23	6:09
28	12.8	5:23	6:10
29	12.8	5:24	6:10
30	12.8	5:24	6:11
31	12.8	5:25	6:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Mata-Utu?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Mata-Utu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mata-Utu in December

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

In December, Mata-Utu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mata-Utu in December

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 28°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	28	Tropical
Aug	28	Tropical
Sep	28	Tropical
Oct	28	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Mata-Utu in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mata-Utu peaks around February 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 9 (very 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	17	16	13	10	9	10	11	14	15	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Mata-Utu?

Mata-Utu sits at 13.3°S, 176.2°W, 15 m above sea level, in Wallis and Futuna. The nearest listed city is Apia, 480 km away.

Topography around Mata-Utu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mata-Utu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m.

The land around Mata-Utu is covered by trees (46%) and water (46%) within 3 km, water (91%) within 16 km, and water (98%) within 80 km.

3 km

142 m

trees 46%

16 km

147 m

water 91%

80 km

141 m

water 98%

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← November Mata-Utu year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Apia 480 km · Labasa 594 km · Pago Pago 601 km · Levuka 718 km · Funafuti 732 km · Nasinu 779 km · Lami 790 km · Suva 791 km

Wallis and Futuna travel facts

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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 Mata-Utu (-13.2816°, -176.1745°, elevation 15 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. 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	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	82
3	82
4	82
5	81
6	81
7	81
8	81
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	81
14	81
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	84
30	84
31	84

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	49	50
2	1	48	51
3	1	48	51
4	1	48	51
5	1	47	52
6	1	47	52
7	1	47	52
8	1	46	53
9	1	46	53
10	1	45	54
11	1	44	55
12	1	43	56
13	1	43	56
14	1	42	57
15	1	41	58
16	1	40	59
17	2	39	59
18	2	38	60
19	2	38	60
20	1	37	62
21	1	36	63
22	1	36	63
23	1	35	64
24	1	35	64
25	1	35	64
26	1	35	64
27	1	35	64
28	1	35	64
29	0	35	65
30	0	35	65
31	0	35	65

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	82
3	82
4	82
5	81
6	81
7	81
8	81
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	81
14	81
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	84
30	84
31	84

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	49	50
2	1	48	51
3	1	48	51
4	1	48	51
5	1	47	52
6	1	47	52
7	1	47	52
8	1	46	53
9	1	46	53
10	1	45	54
11	1	44	55
12	1	43	56
13	1	43	56
14	1	42	57
15	1	41	58
16	1	40	59
17	2	39	59
18	2	38	60
19	2	38	60
20	1	37	62
21	1	36	63
22	1	36	63
23	1	35	64
24	1	35	64
25	1	35	64
26	1	35	64
27	1	35	64
28	1	35	64
29	0	35	65
30	0	35	65
31	0	35	65

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	29	71
19	29	71
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	82
3	82
4	82
5	81
6	81
7	81
8	81
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	81
14	81
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	83
27	83
28	83
29	84
30	84
31	84

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	49	50
2	1	48	51
3	1	48	51
4	1	48	51
5	1	47	52
6	1	47	52
7	1	47	52
8	1	46	53
9	1	46	53
10	1	45	54
11	1	44	55
12	1	43	56
13	1	43	56
14	1	42	57
15	1	41	58
16	1	40	59
17	2	39	59
18	2	38	60
19	2	38	60
20	1	37	62
21	1	36	63
22	1	36	63
23	1	35	64
24	1	35	64
25	1	35	64
26	1	35	64
27	1	35	64
28	1	35	64
29	0	35	65
30	0	35	65
31	0	35	65