Kyaikto weather in December

In December, Kyaikto sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 6 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kyaikto's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyaikto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:29 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
29%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Kyaikto 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 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kyaikto reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°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 Kyaikto

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.

Kyaikto weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°40.911.16.1
Feb32° / 21°20.411.45.2
Mar34° / 24°122.211.94.2
Apr34° / 26°576.312.43.3
May32° / 26°36625.512.82.5
Jun30° / 26°64729.6132.5
Jul30° / 25°69130.812.92.6
Aug30° / 25°67430.912.62.6
Sep31° / 25°44028.912.12.5
Oct32° / 26°18820.311.63.2
Nov32° / 24°334.611.24.7
Dec31° / 22°60.9116.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. 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

Kyaikto gets around 6 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1002204730
2002224728
3003244727
4003254725
5003264723
6003274722
7004284820
8004294818
9005304917
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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
26calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:215:23
211.06:215:23
311.06:225:23
411.06:225:23
511.06:235:24
611.06:235:24
711.06:245:24
811.06:255:24
911.06:255:25
1011.06:265:25
1111.06:265:25
1211.06:275:26
1311.06:275:26
1411.06:285:26
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1611.06:295:27
1711.06:305:28
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1911.06:315:29
2011.06:315:29
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3011.06:355:34
3111.06:365:34

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kyaikto

In seasonPeak

In December, Kyaikto sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kyaikto sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Kyaikto's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Kyaikto?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kyaikto in December

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

In December, Kyaikto sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Kyaikto in December

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Kyaikto in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kyaikto peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 11UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kyaikto 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 Kyaikto is worst in March — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (June, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1145 µg/m³Jun 2317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr36Poor
May23Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kyaikto?

Kyaikto sits at 17.3°N, 97.0°E, 23 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Kyauktaga, 21 km away.

Topography around Kyaikto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyaikto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,753 m.

The land around Kyaikto is covered by cropland (43%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
672 m
80 km
1,753 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Kyauktaga 21 km · Waw 40 km · Thanatpin 46 km · Bago 56 km · Thaton 58 km · Daik-u 65 km · Kayan 65 km · Shwegyin 70 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 Kyaikto (17.3086°, 97.0112°, elevation 23 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).