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Weather in December in Mactan Island

Planning a journey to Mactan Island this December and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in Mactan Island in December?

Mactan Island is a region in Philippines. December in Mactan Island generally has warm temperatures, with heavy precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect warm maximum daytime temperatures of around 30°C and nighttime temperatures around 26°C in Cebu City. While the given temperatures for day and night are typical, there may be days that feel warmer. Make sure you're dressed in a way that keeps you cool and comfortable.

Precipitation

In December, precipitation varies across different areas. From heavy rainfall in Mactan with an average of 228 mm to heavy rainfall in Cebu City with 239 mm. Based on climate data from the last 30 years, Cebu City receives the most rainfall during this month of the year.

For a closer look at December's conditions in Mactan Island, see the map below. For a more detailed look at Mactan Island's yearly weather, check out our Mactan Island climate page.

Where to go in Mactan Island in December

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Mactan Island on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in December for the 2 most popular destinations in Mactan Island?

Cebu City

In December Cebu City generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 30°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 26°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Cebu City
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
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precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
31°C 
26°C 
228 mm 
15 days 
poor 
30°C 
26°C 
239 mm 
13 days 
poor 
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29°C 
25°C 
168 mm 
11 days 
Climate in Cebu City

Mactan

In December Mactan generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 29°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 26°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Mactan
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
29°C 
26°C 
213 mm 
16 days 
29°C 
26°C 
228 mm 
14 days 
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28°C 
25°C 
163 mm 
12 days 
Climate in Mactan

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Is December the best time to visit Mactan Island?

Given the typically poor weather conditions in Cebu City, December may not be the ideal time to visit Mactan Island.

On average, the best time to visit Mactan Island is in January and April with generally pleasant weather in Cebu City. On the other hand, the weather in June, July, October, November and December tend to be poor.

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