Bitung Weather in December
Bitung in December
The short of it: Bitung in December averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 365 mm (14.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 22° · rain 365 mm · daylight 12 h 2 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Bitung an average December high of 31°, a low of 22° and some 365 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 365 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 2 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Bitung runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Airmadidi, 17 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Bitung, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 71 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AirmadidiNorth Sulawesi | 17 km W | 30° | 21° | 321 mm |
| Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe)North Sulawesi | 18 km WNW | 30° | 21° | 324 mm |
| TondanoNorth Sulawesi | 28 km WSW | 27° | 18° | 257 mm |
| ManadoNorth Sulawesi | 31 km W | 32° | 23° | 385 mm |
| TomohonNorth Sulawesi | 39 km WSW | 28° | 18° | 260 mm |
| KotamobaguNorth Sulawesi | 119 km SW | 31° | 22° | 207 mm |
| ModisiNorth Sulawesi | 134 km SW | 31° | 23° | 178 mm |
| TahunaNorth Sulawesi | 245 km N | 30° | 22° | 264 mm |