Merauke climate

Merauke Weather in December

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Merauke, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 33°C on December 1 to 31°C on December 31, and lows from 25°C to 25°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 179 mm over about 17 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Merauke, in °C, with the record for each date.2025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
32°C
Average low
25°C
Precipitation
179 mm
Record high
36°CDec 19, 1997
Record low
20°CDec 11, 1997
Daylight
12 h 35 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
79%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
24°C
Wind
11.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 133°C25°C35°C 201622°C 199640%
Dec 233°C25°C35°C 201222°C 195842%
Dec 333°C25°C35°C 201221°C 199843%
Dec 433°C25°C35°C 201623°C 195744%
Dec 533°C25°C35°C 201622°C 199045%
Dec 633°C25°C35°C 201622°C 195846%
Dec 733°C25°C34°C 199722°C 195847%
Dec 833°C25°C35°C 201222°C 201049%
Dec 933°C25°C35°C 200622°C 195749%
Dec 1033°C25°C35°C 201523°C 195850%
Dec 1133°C25°C35°C 201520°C 199751%
Dec 1233°C25°C34°C 201122°C 198553%
Dec 1333°C25°C34°C 201822°C 199953%
Dec 1433°C25°C35°C 200621°C 199354%
Dec 1533°C25°C34°C 200722°C 200155%
Dec 1632°C25°C35°C 201223°C 195856%
Dec 1732°C25°C36°C 201223°C 198157%
Dec 1832°C25°C34°C 202322°C 200958%
Dec 1932°C25°C36°C 199722°C 198559%
Dec 2032°C25°C34°C 200621°C 198159%
Dec 2132°C25°C35°C 200722°C 200161%
Dec 2232°C25°C35°C 201423°C 200661%
Dec 2332°C25°C35°C 201923°C 195762%
Dec 2432°C25°C36°C 201422°C 199563%
Dec 2532°C25°C35°C 201722°C 199963%
Dec 2632°C25°C36°C 201422°C 195863%
Dec 2732°C25°C35°C 201422°C 195862%
Dec 2832°C25°C35°C 201422°C 199063%
Dec 2931°C25°C36°C 200622°C 198563%
Dec 3031°C25°C34°C 202323°C 195763%
Dec 3131°C25°C35°C 201922°C 199563%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Merauke, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+9).

December 1
sunrise 5:10 AM, sunset 5:45 PM
December 31
sunrise 5:23 AM, sunset 6:00 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station ID000097980, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.