Kanbalu weather in December

In December, Kanbalu sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of December to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kanbalu's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanbalu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:47 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
24%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Kanbalu is human settlement in Myanmar.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kanbalu reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Kanbalu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kanbalu weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 15°61.110.78.4
Feb31° / 17°51.211.25.9
Mar35° / 21°111.711.83.3
Apr37° / 25°285.612.51.7
May35° / 26°21719.213.12.0
Jun33° / 26°20624.213.42.2
Jul33° / 26°19624.813.32.3
Aug32° / 26°22626.412.82.3
Sep32° / 25°26225.612.12.4
Oct31° / 24°19119.611.53.6
Nov29° / 20°384.710.96.5
Dec27° / 16°71.110.68.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kanbalu gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
101063243
201264222
301464202
401565191
501765171
601964161
712162151
812363130
912661120
1012860110
1113158100
121335790
132365390
142395180
152424980
163444670
173474360
184504160
194533850
205553640
216573340
227583140
238602930
249612730
2510612630
2611622430
2712632320
2813632220
2914632120
3014642020
3115632020

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of December to 10 h 36 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 6:37 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:375:18
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310.76:395:18
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510.66:405:18
610.66:415:19
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 3.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
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43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
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213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kanbalu

In seasonPeak

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

Kanbalu's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Kanbalu?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Kanbalu for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kanbalu in December

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

In December, Kanbalu sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Kanbalu in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kanbalu peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJul 19UV 12Dec 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7Very high
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Kanbalu 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 Kanbalu is worst in March — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.5× the cleanest month (October, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateMar 1779 µg/m³Oct 2313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr48Poor
May26Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kanbalu?

Kanbalu sits at 23.2°N, 95.5°E, 177 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Ye-u, 49 km away.

MawlaikKyauktanMadayaMonywaKatha

Topography around Kanbalu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanbalu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,758 m.

The land around Kanbalu is covered by cropland (48%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
1,758 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Ye-u 49 km · Shwebo 73 km · Mogok 106 km · Mawlaik 124 km · Kyauktan 126 km · Madaya 126 km · Monywa 128 km · Katha 137 km

Myanmar travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / C / D / F / G / I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,489
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
60%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 444
Religion
Buddhist 88%Christian 6%Muslim 4%Animist 1%

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 Kanbalu (23.2033°, 95.5169°, elevation 177 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).