Climate averages 1991–2020
Maran weather
in December.
A hot, very wet month: the coolest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Maran: daytime highs average 28.6°C and nights cool to about 22.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 273 mm of rain on roughly 25 days, which makes December a very wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kuantan (66 km away). In December its highs average 27.4°C, 1.1°C cooler than Maran, with 345 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Maran ranks joint 32nd of 72 for the warmest December highs and 32nd of 72 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 72 cities is 28.5°C; Maran is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 28.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 273 mm to 159 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Maran climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 159 | 18.2 | 11.912 h |
| February | 30.2°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 95 | 13.3 | 12.012 h |
| March | 31.4°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 175 | 19.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.5°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 204 | 25.1 | 12.212 h |
| May | 31.3°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 196 | 25.8 | 12.312 h |
| June | 31.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 145 | 22.7 | 12.312 h |
| July | 30.8°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 148 | 22.9 | 12.312 h |
| August | 31.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 164 | 23.9 | 12.212 h |
| September | 30.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 181 | 24.8 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 248 | 26.6 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 312 | 28.1 | 12.012 h |
| December, selected | 28.6°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 273 | 24.6 | 11.912 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Kuantan in DecemberMalaysia · 66 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 23.5°C · 345 mm rain
- Cukai in DecemberMalaysia · 103 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 24.1°C · 585 mm rain
- Ampang in DecemberMalaysia · 122 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.7°C · 275 mm rain
- Bandar Mahkota Cheras in DecemberMalaysia · 123 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.2°C · 312 mm rain
- Setapak in DecemberMalaysia · 124 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 22.4°C · 275 mm rain
- Kuala Kubu Baharu in DecemberMalaysia · 124 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.5°C · 249 mm rain
- Kajang in DecemberMalaysia · 128 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.4°C · 312 mm rain
- Selayang Baru Utara in DecemberMalaysia · 128 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.8°C · 275 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Maran) is explained once on the Maran year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.