Weather in Tawau in December 2025
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Tawau;
Average weather
Average temperature in Tawau in December
Going from a maximum of +91°F during the day to a minimum of +77°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +88°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +84°F to +88°F.
Is Tawau warm or cold in December?
Tawau is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +84°F to +84°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 one of the warmest months in Tawau, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Tawau in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +84°F | +84°F | +84°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +73°F | +73°F | +72°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +91°F | +91°F | +91°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 196 mm | 181 mm | 164 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 85% | 85% | 84% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 30 | 29 | 27 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +84°F for average maximum temperature during the day. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 196 mm to 181 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 85%. 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 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Tawau 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 Tawau?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Tawau in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+82°F) and the highest in 2019 (+88°F). The driest year was 2002 with only 1424 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 3063 mm.
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Monthly weather in Tawau
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Tawau, 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.
