Philippines
Cebu in December
🌧️ Rainy seasonWarm, humid and very wet.
🎒 Pack: compact umbrella or rain jacket · quick-dry fabrics
Why December scores 7.8What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort6.4
- ✓Warm (28.5°C highs / 25.5°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 24.4°C)
- !Wet: ~225 mm rain, ~7 heavy-rain days
- Air quality10.0
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~4 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards9.5
- !Flood: ~7 heavy-rain days in an average December
- Safety baseline7.0
- ·Increased caution
| Dec | Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 7.8 Very good | 8.6 Excellent |
| Season | 🌧️ Rainy season | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 29° / 26° | 30° / 25° |
| Rain | 225 mm | 72 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 24° | dew pt 23° |
| PM2.5 | 4 µg/m³ | 6 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).
Holidays & crowdsDecember 2026
Holiday weekA long local holiday falls this month. Expect crowds at sights, fuller trains and flights, and higher hotel prices on those dates. Book ahead.
- Christmas 24–27 Dec · 4 days off in a row
- New Year 30 Dec – 3 Jan · 5 days off in a row
Other public holidays: Immaculate Conception (8 Dec)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore CebuEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA Philippine island province and city in the Visayas, known for Spanish colonial history, lechon, beaches and dive sites.
No major events on our calendar for December.
Coming up later
Sinulog FestivalDate variesUsually the third Sunday of January, with events through the month
A huge street dance and religious festival honouring the Santo Niño.
Why go: Hotels fill up and roads close around the parade.
Where: Cebu City
Kadaugan sa MactanEvery year27 April every year
A re-enactment of the 1521 Battle of Mactan, in which Lapu-Lapu defeated Magellan.
Why go: Held near the Lapu-Lapu shrine.
Where: Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City
Magellan's Cross
A cross planted by Spanish explorers in 1521, housed in a small chapel.
Basilica Minore del Santo Niño
The country's oldest Catholic church site, home of the revered Santo Niño image.
Fort San Pedro
A small Spanish-era fort near the port.
Kawasan Falls
Turquoise tiered waterfalls in Badian, popular for canyoneering.
Moalboal
A coastal town known for its huge sardine run and sea turtles close to shore.
Malapascua Island
A small island known for diving with thresher sharks.
💡 Thresher shark dives start very early in the morning.
Lechon
Whole roasted pig with crisp skin; Cebu's version is seasoned so it needs no sauce.
Puso
Rice cooked in woven palm-leaf pouches.
Danggit
Dried rabbitfish, fried crisp and eaten at breakfast.
💡 Taboan Market
Sutukil
Seafood prepared three ways: grilled, stewed and raw.
💡 Seafood restaurants in Mactan
Dried mangoes
Sweet dried mangoes, Cebu's best-known food souvenir.
💡 Supermarkets and pasalubong shops
Guitars
Handmade guitars and ukuleles from Mactan's guitar workshops.
💡 Workshops in Lapu-Lapu City
Otap
Flaky oval biscuits.
💡 Pasalubong shops
Danggit
Dried fish, sold vacuum-packed for travel.
💡 Taboan Market