Lashio weather in December

In December, Lashio sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.6 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 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Lashio's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lashio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:37 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
25%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Lashio is city in Shan State, Myanma.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Lashio reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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 Lashio

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.

Lashio 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
Jan25° / 121.610.79.1
Feb27° / 10°91.311.28.3
Mar31° / 14°102.111.86.0
Apr32° / 18°307.312.54.5
May31° / 21°13918.113.13.8
Jun29° / 23°21926.213.43.1
Jul28° / 23°32828.613.33.1
Aug28° / 22°38329.712.83.1
Sep28° / 22°28225.412.13.5
Oct28° / 19°14418.111.55.2
Nov26° / 15°425.310.97.9
Dec24° / 11°101.610.69.0

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 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
48614
58713
68713
78713
88713
98812
108812
118812
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Lashio gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.6 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
77
87
97
107
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126
136
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12951182
23151162
33350152
43549142
53848132
64046122
74245112
84444101
9464391
10484291
11514081
12533971
13553771
14583561
15603361
16623251
17653041
18682840
19712630
20722530
21742330
22762220
23772120
24791920
25801820
26811720
27811720
28821620
29831520
30831520
31841420

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
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264calm
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314calm

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 6:28 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:285:10
210.76:295:10
310.76:295:10
410.76:305:10
510.76:315:10
610.76:315:10
710.66:325:10
810.66:325:11
910.66:335:11
1010.66:345:11
1110.66:345:11
1210.66:355:12
1310.66:365:12
1410.66:365:12
1510.66:375:13
1610.66:375:13
1710.66:385:14
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1910.66:395:14
2010.66:395:15
2110.66:405:15
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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 4.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Lashio

In seasonPeak

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

Lashio's monsoon runs June–September, 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 Lashio?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lashio in December

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

In December, Lashio sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Lashio 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 Lashio peaks around July 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 18UV 13Dec 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Lashio 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 Lashio is worst in March — around 130 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 15.3× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 22126 µg/m³Oct 119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar130Unhealthy
Apr113Unhealthy
May23Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lashio?

Lashio sits at 22.9°N, 97.7°E, 845 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Kutkai, 61 km away.

Mu-seMogokLaukkaiPanglong

Topography around Lashio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lashio has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m around an average of 867 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 920 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,269 m.

The land around Lashio is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), grassland (27%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
324 m
16 km
920 m
80 km
2,269 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Kutkai 61 km · Tangyan 82 km · Kyaukme 86 km · Namhkam 100 km · Mu-se 119 km · Mogok 127 km · Laukkai 134 km · Panglong 142 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 Lashio (22.9359°, 97.7498°, elevation 845 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).