Kyaukpadaung weather in December

In December, Kyaukpadaung sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of December to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kyaukpadaung's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyaukpadaung's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:43 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
23%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Kyaukpadaung 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kyaukpadaung reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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 Kyaukpadaung

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.

Kyaukpadaung weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°60.610.97.9
Feb32° / 17°10.211.35.5
Mar36° / 21°30.811.93.0
Apr38° / 25°13212.51.6
May36° / 25°11012.9132.1
Jun32° / 25°15222.513.22.6
Jul31° / 24°1632513.12.7
Aug31° / 24°19126.412.72.7
Sep31° / 24°20323.212.12.9
Oct31° / 23°13918.711.53.7
Nov30° / 20°324.8116.1
Dec28° / 17°8110.88.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28218
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48218
58119
68119
78218
88317
98317
108317
118317
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kyaukpadaung gets around 8 mm of rain over 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 comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
102251234
202452213
312650203
412850183
513050172
613249162
713448152
813647141
923846131
1024045121
1134243111
1244342101
1354540101
146463891
157483681
169493481
1710513270
1811523070
1913532860
2014552650
2116552450
2217572240
2319562140
2420581930
2522571830
2623571730
2725571620
2826561620
2927561520
3028551520
3130531520

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of December to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:355:24
210.86:355:24
310.86:365:24
410.86:365:24
510.86:375:25
610.86:385:25
710.86:385:25
810.86:395:25
910.86:395:26
1010.86:405:26
1110.86:415:26
1210.86:415:26
1310.86:425:27
1410.76:425:27
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3110.86:505:35

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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294.5Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kyaukpadaung

In seasonPeak

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

Kyaukpadaung'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 Kyaukpadaung?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kyaukpadaung in December

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

In December, Kyaukpadaung sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Kyaukpadaung 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 Kyaukpadaung peaks around July 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJul 23UV 13Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May13Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Kyaukpadaung 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 Kyaukpadaung is worst in March — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateMar 1856 µg/m³Jul 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May26Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kyaukpadaung?

Kyaukpadaung sits at 20.8°N, 95.1°E, 380 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Chauk, 33 km away.

Topography around Kyaukpadaung

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyaukpadaung has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m around an average of 377 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,270 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,433 m.

The land around Kyaukpadaung is covered by cropland (57%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
241 m
16 km
1,270 m
80 km
1,433 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Chauk 33 km · Bagan 46 km · Yenangyaung 50 km · Pakokku 55 km · Myingyan 74 km · Meiktila 76 km · Minbu 78 km · Magway 80 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 Kyaukpadaung (20.8416°, 95.1267°, elevation 380 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).