Weather in Kuching in December 2025
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Kuching;
Average weather
Average temperature in Kuching in December
The temperature in December is +31°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +33°C during the day and a minimum of +24°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 33% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +32°C to +29°C.
Is Kuching warm or cold in December?
Kuching is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +29°C to +29°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +24°C to +24°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Kuching:
Climate in Kuching in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +29°C | +28°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +22°C | +22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +35°C | +34°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 360 mm | 408 mm | 396 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 0 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 88% | 88% | 88% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 23 | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +29°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 360 mm to 408 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 88%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 0 m/s to 1 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Kuching is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Kuching?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kuching in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+29°C) and the highest in 2019 (+32°C). The driest year was 1980 with only 2648 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2024 with 5923 mm.
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Monthly weather in Kuching
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kuching, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
