Climate averages 1991–2020
Davao weather
in December.
A hot, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Davao: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 24.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 105 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes December a wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 43 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Panabo (27 km away). In December its highs average 28.9°C, about as warm as Davao, with 141 mm of rain.
Among the 151 cities listed in the Philippines, Davao ranks joint 29th of 151 for the warmest December highs and 42nd of 151 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 151 cities is 28.1°C; Davao is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 28.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 105 mm to 118 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
Davao climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.4°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 118 | 14.0 | 11.812 h |
| February | 28.7°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 83 | 10.5 | 11.912 h |
| March | 29.4°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 76 | 10.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.2°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 75 | 12.0 | 12.312 h |
| May | 29.8°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 161 | 23.1 | 12.412 h |
| June | 29.1°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 180 | 24.9 | 12.513 h |
| July | 29.0°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 183 | 24.3 | 12.512 h |
| August | 29.1°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 193 | 23.8 | 12.312 h |
| September | 29.4°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 184 | 21.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.5°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 191 | 22.9 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.3°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 118 | 17.3 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 28.9°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 105 | 13.6 | 11.712 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
- Panabo in DecemberPhilippines · 27 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 23.9°C · 141 mm rain
- Maco in DecemberPhilippines · 42 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 23.7°C · 141 mm rain
- Digos in DecemberPhilippines · 46 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.8°C · 145 mm rain
- Magugpo Poblacion in DecemberPhilippines · 47 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 132 mm rain
- Kidapawan in DecemberPhilippines · 58 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.5°C · 294 mm rain
- Mati in DecemberPhilippines · 68 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 25.0°C · 161 mm rain
- Malita in DecemberPhilippines · 73 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 119 mm rain
- Lambayong in DecemberPhilippines · 88 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 19.3°C · 142 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 Davao) is explained once on the Davao year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.