Weather in Balikpapan in December 2025
- December is usually the hottest month of the year in Balikpapan;
Average weather
Average temperature in Balikpapan in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +88°F with a maximum of +93°F and a minimum of +77°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 11% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +90°F to +88°F.
Is Balikpapan warm or cold in December?
Balikpapan is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +86°F to +86°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +77°F to +77°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
December is the hottest month in Balikpapan, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Balikpapan in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +86°F | +86°F | +86°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +73°F | +73°F | +73°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +93°F | +93°F | +93°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 211 mm | 250 mm | 243 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 86% | 86% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1008 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 24 | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +86°F for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 211 mm to 250 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 86%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Balikpapan is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Balikpapan?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Balikpapan in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+84°F) and the highest in 1998 (+88°F). The driest year was 1997 with only 1404 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2010 with 2973 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Balikpapan, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
