Climate averages 1991–2020
Mati weather
in December.
A hot, wet month: the joint 9th 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 Mati: daytime highs average 28.3°C and nights cool to about 25.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 161 mm of rain on roughly 21 days, which makes December a wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 44 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Maco (60 km away). In December its highs average 29.0°C, 0.7°C warmer than Mati, with 141 mm of rain.
Among the 151 cities listed in the Philippines, Mati ranks joint 74th of 151 for the warmest December highs and joint 82nd of 151 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 151 cities is 28.1°C; Mati is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 161 mm to 187 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
Mati climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 187 | 19.1 | 11.812 h |
| February | 28.1°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 133 | 14.9 | 11.912 h |
| March | 28.5°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 113 | 14.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.0°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 96 | 14.1 | 12.312 h |
| May | 28.9°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 183 | 25.6 | 12.412 h |
| June | 28.5°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 243 | 27.9 | 12.513 h |
| July | 28.3°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 237 | 28.3 | 12.512 h |
| August | 28.4°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 247 | 28.0 | 12.312 h |
| September | 28.6°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 216 | 25.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.7°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 232 | 26.1 | 12.012 h |
| November | 28.5°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 174 | 22.4 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 28.3°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 161 | 20.7 | 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
- Maco in DecemberPhilippines · 60 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 23.7°C · 141 mm rain
- Davao in DecemberPhilippines · 68 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 24.2°C · 105 mm rain
- Panabo in DecemberPhilippines · 71 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 23.9°C · 141 mm rain
- Magugpo Poblacion in DecemberPhilippines · 71 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 132 mm rain
- Malita in DecemberPhilippines · 90 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 119 mm rain
- Monkayo in DecemberPhilippines · 97 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 287 mm rain
- Digos in DecemberPhilippines · 98 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.8°C · 145 mm rain
- Kidapawan in DecemberPhilippines · 125 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.5°C · 294 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 Mati) is explained once on the Mati year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.