Bukittinggi Weather in December
Bukittinggi in December
The short of it: Bukittinggi in December averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 272 mm (10.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 18° · rain 272 mm · daylight 12 h 8 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & August
December in Bukittinggi brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 18°, with about 272 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Bukittinggi: highs scarcely reach 26°, nights fall to 18°. Wet spells are common — about 272 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 8 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Bukittinggi runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Padangpanjang, 17 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
December in Bukittinggi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 37 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PadangpanjangWest Sumatra | 17 km SSE | 26° | 18° | 266 mm |
| PayakumbuhWest Sumatra | 31 km ENE | 29° | 20° | 258 mm |
| PariamanWest Sumatra | 44 km SW | 30° | 23° | 467 mm |
| SolokWest Sumatra | 63 km SSE | 29° | 20° | 305 mm |
| PadangWest Sumatra | 71 km S | 30° | 23° | 432 mm |
| SijunjungWest Sumatra | 80 km ESE | 29° | 22° | 280 mm |
| PekanbaruRiau | 150 km NE | 32° | 23° | 341 mm |
| Balai PungutRiau | 183 km NE | 30° | 23° | 372 mm |