Climate averages 1991–2020
Catarman weather
in December.
A hot, very wet month: the joint 10th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Catarman: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 24.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 256 mm of rain on roughly 26 days, which makes December a very wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 24 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Catbalogan (85 km away). In December its highs average 28.5°C, about as warm as Catarman, with 195 mm of rain.
Among the 151 cities listed in the Philippines, Catarman ranks joint 89th of 151 for the warmest December highs and 121st of 151 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 151 cities is 28.1°C; Catarman is level with that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 27.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 256 mm to 177 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
Catarman climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.6°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 177 | 21.7 | 11.511 h |
| February | 28.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 118 | 16.9 | 11.712 h |
| March | 29.2°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 110 | 18.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.8°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 89 | 16.7 | 12.412 h |
| May | 31.2°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 168 | 23.4 | 12.713 h |
| June | 30.5°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 228 | 26.4 | 12.813 h |
| July | 29.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 284 | 27.7 | 12.813 h |
| August | 29.7°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 208 | 23.8 | 12.513 h |
| September | 29.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 233 | 25.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.3°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 217 | 27.0 | 11.912 h |
| November | 28.9°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 187 | 25.5 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 28.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 256 | 26.4 | 11.411 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
- Catbalogan in DecemberPhilippines · 85 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 24.8°C · 195 mm rain
- Sorsogon in DecemberPhilippines · 88 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 24.9°C · 402 mm rain
- Legaspi in DecemberPhilippines · 121 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 24.3°C · 299 mm rain
- Virac in DecemberPhilippines · 128 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 25.1°C · 310 mm rain
- Borongan in DecemberPhilippines · 131 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 24.3°C · 328 mm rain
- Tacloban in DecemberPhilippines · 145 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 24.0°C · 261 mm rain
- Polangui in DecemberPhilippines · 153 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 23.7°C · 193 mm rain
- Daanbantayan in DecemberPhilippines · 155 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 25.8°C · 184 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 Catarman) is explained once on the Catarman year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.