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Cebu in December:
properly hot,

Cebu, Philippines · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.

Mean high30°Hottest day 32.9° (2006)
Mean low25°Coldest night 22.2° (2015)
Rain days16 days5-23 by year
Rainfall190mmDaylight 11.6 → 11.5 h
Cebu's 12 months iBest: February to April
Trip types Beach Poorfrequent rain and storm riskSightseeing on foot Poorhot, frequent rain, muggy and storm risk
Humidity85%31 muggy days
Clear days1 day16 overcast days
Mean wind11 km/hRarely windy
Sea temperature29°28.5-29.5° by year (last 6)
Sunrise / sunset (15th)05:54 / 17:25Daylight 11.6 → 11.5 h

Cebu in December

From 16 December the Philippines holds Simbang Gabi dawn masses, and Christmas stretches on. Visitors and returning families overlap, so flights and hotels are busy. Typhoon Odette made landfall in Cebu on 16 December 2021.

Days averaged 30°C and nights 25°C. Midday was for air conditioning, a cold drink or a long lunch out of the sun. With 16 rain days on average, a wet day was rarely more than a few days away. A visitor in 2009 met 5 rain days; one in 2022 met 23. The average of 16 hid that gap.

Highs topped 30°C on 20 days of the month on average. Mixing in indoor stops at midday made sense.

Typhoons i

8 of the last 20 years had a tropical storm pass within 300 km this month.

  • Jangmi (2014), 37 km away tropical storm
  • Rai (2021), 42 km away typhoon strength
  • Wukong (2012), 66 km away tropical storm
21 12 3 14 35 36 7 8 39 110 311 812

Date by date i

‹ November December 2026 January ›
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Week
1-5rain on 44% of days31° 25°
6-12rain on 52% of days31° 25°
13-19rain on 53% of days30° 25°
20-26rain on 50% of days30° 25°
27-31rain on 57% of days30° 25°

0-5/206-8/209-11/2012-20/20

1-5rain on 44% of days31° 25°
6-12rain on 52% of days31° 25°
13-19rain on 53% of days30° 25°
20-26rain on 50% of days30° 25°
27-31rain on 57% of days30° 25°
Tap another date to change

20061mm
2007none
200839mm
2009none
20105mm
2011none
20121mm
20135mm
201416mm
20159mm
2016none
20172mm
2018none
20191mm
202013mm
20215mm
202212mm
20238mm
202467mm
202511mm
Holidays in December (2026)
  • December 8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception (special non-working day)
  • December 24 to December 27 Christmas break
  • December 30 to January 3 New Year break
  • December 30 Rizal Day
  • December 31 Last Day of the Year (special non-working day)
  • December 25 Christmas Day

1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)

Your trip dates, the past 20 years

Trip dates ~

You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain.
Trip rain days Month rain days
2006
5 d 18 d
2007
3 d 14 d
2008
5 d 15 d
2009
2 d 5 d
2010
7 d 21 d
2011
4 d 21 d
2012
2 d 6 d
2013
2 d 14 d
2014
2 d 17 d
2015
2 d 10 d
2016
6 d 19 d
2017
4 d 17 d
2018
1 d 10 d
2019
5 d 14 d
2020
4 d 22 d
2021
6 d 17 d
2022
3 d 23 d
2023
2 d 13 d
2024
5 d 21 d
2025
3 d 21 d
Years with rain
Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year.
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Rain days on trip
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No rain1-9 mm10 mm or more Dates outside your trip are dimmed.

One row per year, one cell per day. 2009 had 5 rain days, 2022 had 23.

Cebu through the year

MonthHighLowRain daysRainfallSea
January 30°24°16 days221mm 28°
FebruaryGood 30°24°11 days121mm 28°
MarchGood 31°25°9 days81mm 28°
AprilGood 32°26°6 days74mm 29°
May 33°26°10 days153mm 30°
June 32°26°15 days218mm 30°
July 32°25°16 days271mm 30°
August 32°25°15 days197mm 30°
September 32°25°16 days263mm 30°
October 32°25°16 days283mm 30°
November 31°25°13 days156mm 30°
December 30°25°16 days190mm 29°

Common questions

Does it rain a lot in Cebu in December?

Over the past 20 years December averaged 16 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 5 in the driest to 23 in the wettest.

What should I wear in Cebu in December?

Days averaged 30°C and nights 25°C. Pack an umbrella, sandals that can get wet, T-shirts, sunscreen plus a hat, a swimsuit, and insect repellent.

Can you swim in Cebu in December?

Sea surface temperature averaged 29°C in December, warm enough to stay in for a long swim. Year to year it ranged 28.5-29.5°C. Check local flags for waves and jellyfish on the day.

Is December a good time to visit Cebu?

On warmth and rain days alone, Cebu's easiest months were February to April. December ranked 7 of 12.

Is Cebu humid in December?

Mean relative humidity was 85%, with about 31 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.