Weather in Puerto Princesa in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Puerto Princesa in December
Going from a maximum of +30°C during the day to a minimum of +25°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +29°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +30°C to +29°C.
Is Puerto Princesa warm or cold in December?
Puerto Princesa is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +28°C to +28°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +26°C to +25°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 Puerto Princesa:
Climate in Puerto Princesa in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +28°C | +27°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +23°C | +23°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +30°C | +30°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 191 mm | 145 mm | 75 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 85% | 83% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 29 | 26 | 21 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +28°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 191 mm to 145 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 85% to 83%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 0 to 1.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Puerto Princesa is gradually decreasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Puerto Princesa?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Puerto Princesa in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+28°C) and the highest in 2020 (+30°C). The driest year was 1991 with only 1263 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 2876 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Puerto Princesa, 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.