Sofifi Weather in December
Sofifi in December
The short of it: Sofifi in December averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 184 mm (7.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 24° · rain 184 mm · daylight 12 h 5 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & July
Thirty years of records give Sofifi an average December high of 31°, a low of 24° and some 184 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 184 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 5 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Sofifi runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Ternate, 20 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Sofifi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 31 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TernateNorth Maluku | 20 km WNW | 31° | 24° | 207 mm |
| MabaNorth Maluku | 82 km E | 31° | 24° | 148 mm |
| TobeloNorth Maluku | 121 km NNE | 31° | 23° | 150 mm |
| GalelaNorth Maluku | 123 km NNE | 31° | 23° | 183 mm |
| LabuhaNorth Maluku | 152 km S | 32° | 24° | 145 mm |
| DarubaNorth Maluku | 167 km NNE | 31° | 23° | 194 mm |
| KawasiNorth Maluku | 259 km S | 32° | 24° | 119 mm |
| BitungNorth Sulawesi | 281 km WNW | 31° | 22° | 365 mm |