Mapun Weather in December
Mapun in December
The short of it: Mapun in December averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 314 mm (12.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 43 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 30° · low 24° · rain 314 mm · daylight 11 h 43 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Mapun an average December high of 30°, a low of 24° and some 314 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 314 mm.
The sun is up for about 11 h 43 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, Mapun runs cooler than most and drier than most in December. Taman Rajawali, 131 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Mapun, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- about the same, 53 mm more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taman RajawaliSabah | 131 km SSW | 31° | 24° | 353 mm |
| SandakanSabah | 134 km SSW | 30° | 24° | 340 mm |
| KinabatanganSabah | 171 km SSW | 31° | 24° | 340 mm |
| KudatSabah | 187 km W | 30° | 24° | 481 mm |
| BalabacMimaropa | 197 km NW | 30° | 24° | 390 mm |
| BandauSabah | 201 km WSW | 31° | 24° | 372 mm |
| Rio TubaMimaropa | 208 km NW | 31° | 24° | 307 mm |
| Brookes PointMimaropa | 213 km NNW | 30° | 24° | 291 mm |