Climate averages 1991–2020
Laoag weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: one of the coolest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Laoag: daytime highs average 27.9°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 37 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 04 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tabuk, Philippines (125 km away). In December its highs average 24.7°C, 3.2°C cooler than Laoag, with 320 mm of rain.
Among the 151 cities listed in the Philippines, Laoag ranks joint 99th of 151 for the warmest December highs and 3rd of 151 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 151 cities is 28.1°C; Laoag is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs stay level at 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 37 mm to 11 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
Laoag climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 11 | 1.6 | 11.211 h |
| February | 28.9°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 12 | 1.2 | 11.512 h |
| March | 30.6°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 7.6 | 1.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.7°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 25 | 3.2 | 12.513 h |
| May | 30.8°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 184 | 16.3 | 13.013 h |
| June | 29.7°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 317 | 23.6 | 13.213 h |
| July | 29.0°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 451 | 26.5 | 13.113 h |
| August | 28.5°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 509 | 25.6 | 12.713 h |
| September | 28.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 345 | 20.9 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.5°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 131 | 9.4 | 11.712 h |
| November | 29.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 70 | 5.5 | 11.311 h |
| December, selected | 27.9°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 37 | 4.7 | 11.111 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
- Tabuk, Philippines in DecemberPhilippines · 125 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 19.7°C · 320 mm rain
- Solana in DecemberPhilippines · 131 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 20.8°C · 201 mm rain
- Tuguegarao in DecemberPhilippines · 136 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 20.8°C · 227 mm rain
- San Fernando, Philippines in DecemberPhilippines · 178 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 93 mm rain
- Ilagan in DecemberPhilippines · 180 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 21.3°C · 313 mm rain
- Bauang in DecemberPhilippines · 187 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 93 mm rain
- La Trinidad in DecemberPhilippines · 194 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 16.0°C · 116 mm rain
- Santiago, Philippines in DecemberPhilippines · 196 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 20.7°C · 158 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 Laoag) is explained once on the Laoag year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.