Suong weather in December

In December, Suong sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Suong's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:14 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Suong is city in Tboung Khmum, Cambodia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical December day in Suong reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13224
23224
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43224
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How December really feels in Suong

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Suong weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°92.211.44.1
Feb35° / 24°101.811.63.3
Mar36° / 26°496.911.92.5
Apr36° / 27°9914.812.32.0
May34° / 26°17622.512.52.0
Jun33° / 26°18424.112.72.2
Jul32° / 25°20426.512.62.3
Aug32° / 25°22427.212.42.3
Sep31° / 25°27727.312.12.4
Oct31° / 25°21622.911.73.0
Nov32° / 24°781011.54.2
Dec32° / 23°254.511.34.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34555
44555
54555
64555
74555
84555
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114555
124555
134456
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244555
254555
264654
274753
284753
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314951

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Suong gets around 25 mm of rain over 4.5 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
221
321
420
520
620
719
819
918
1018
1117
1217
1317
1416
1516
1616
1715
1814
1914
2013
2112
2212
2311
2411
2510
269
279
288
298
308
318

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10314313914
20315313813
30315323712
40416333612
50416343511
60417353410
7041736339
8041837339
9041838328
10041939317
11041939307
12052040306
13052140295
14052240285
15162239274
16162339274
17172438264
18182537253
19192637243
20192736233
211102936222
222112935212
232123035202
242133034192
252133134181
262143134171
272143234171
282143234161
292143235161
302143235161
312143235161

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of December to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:075:28
211.36:075:28
311.36:085:28
411.36:085:28
511.36:095:29
611.36:095:29
711.36:105:29
811.36:105:30
911.36:115:30
1011.36:115:30
1111.36:125:31
1211.36:125:31
1311.36:135:31
1411.36:135:32
1511.36:145:32
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1711.36:155:33
1811.36:155:34
1911.36:165:34
2011.36:165:34
2111.36:175:35
2211.36:175:35
2311.36:185:36
2411.36:185:36
2511.36:195:37
2611.36:195:37
2711.36:205:38
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2911.36:205:39
3011.36:215:39
3111.36:215:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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204.8Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Suong

In seasonPeak

None of Suong's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Suong's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Suong?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Suong for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Suong in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Suong sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Suong in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Suong peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Nov 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Suong in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Suong is worst in February — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 17 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1844 µg/m³Nov 1617 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr33Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Suong?

Suong sits at 11.9°N, 105.7°E, 26 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Kampong Cham, 23 km away.

DarMémótPrey VengPreaek PrasabKratieTây Ninh

Topography around Suong

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Suong.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 756 m.

The land around Suong is covered by cropland (58%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
756 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kampong Cham 23 km · Phumĭ Âmpĭl Leu 27 km · Dar 49 km · Mémót 58 km · Prey Veng 60 km · Preaek Prasab 64 km · Kratie 75 km · Tây Ninh 82 km

Cambodia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / C / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,872
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.8
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
19.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 390
Religion
Buddhist 97%Muslim 2%other 1%Christian 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Suong (11.9118°, 105.6582°, elevation 26 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).