South Sulawesi · Indonesia
Makassar in December
In December, Makassar averages a daytime high of 30 °C and a night-time low of 23 °C, with about 579 mm of rain over the month. Makassar has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 30 °C
- Average low
- 23 °C
- Rain in the month
- 579 mm
- Daylight on 15 Dec
- 12 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 206
When to go
How December compares with the rest of the year in Makassar
December is tied for the coolest month in Makassar by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 30 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 21 °C to 26 °C. By day, December is 1 °C cooler than November, and January is about the same as December.
December brings 579 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 262 mm (3149 mm a year); it is the 3rd wettest month.
On 15 December the sun is up for about 12 h 30 min, against 11 h 50 min at the shortest and 12 h 30 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30 °C | 23 °C | 655 mm | |
| February | 30 °C | 23 °C | 609 mm | |
| March | 30 °C | 26 °C | 402 mm | |
| April | 31 °C | 23 °C | 228 mm | |
| May | 31 °C | 23 °C | 111 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 22 °C | 81 mm | |
| July | 31 °C | 21 °C | 41 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 21 °C | 16 mm | |
| September | 32 °C | 22 °C | 62 mm | |
| October | 32 °C | 22 °C | 91 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 23 °C | 275 mm | |
| December | 30 °C | 23 °C | 579 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is December a good time to visit Makassar?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 30 °C is above 29 °C and about 579 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Makassar meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Indonesia in December
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Makassar
This guide lists 206 places to stay in Makassar, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 36; 1–3 km, 69; 3–10 km, 99; 10 km or more, 2.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.