Loikaw weather in December

In December, Loikaw sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of December to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Loikaw's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loikaw's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:33 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
32%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Loikaw is capital settlement of Kayah State, 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 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Loikaw reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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

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.

Loikaw 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
Jan27° / 12°151.910.98.2
Feb30° / 13°50.811.36.4
Mar33° / 16°14211.94.4
Apr34° / 20°527.612.43.4
May31° / 21°18420.912.93.3
Jun29° / 22°2412713.23.0
Jul28° / 22°28228.713.13.2
Aug28° / 22°29429.112.73.2
Sep29° / 21°22025.912.13.3
Oct29° / 20°11618.911.54.6
Nov28° / 17°336.211.17.2
Dec26° / 14°14310.88.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47624
57723
67723
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87723
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Loikaw gets around 14 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
413
513
613
713
813
913
1012
1112
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1412
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1810
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287
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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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
113333716
214343615
315353515
416353414
517363313
618373213
720373112
821383011
922383010
1023382910
112439289
122639278
132739268
142939257
153139247
163339226
173539215
183739204
193939194
204139173
214338162
224438152
234638142
244737142
254937132
265037121
275136121
285136121
295136121
305135122
315035132

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
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24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
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104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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154calm
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264calm
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304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:245:18
210.96:255:18
310.96:255:18
410.96:265:18
510.96:265:19
610.96:275:19
710.96:285:19
810.86:285:19
910.86:295:19
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1110.86:305:20
1210.86:315:20
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1410.86:325:21
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1810.86:345:23
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2910.86:395:28
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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 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Loikaw

In seasonPeak

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

Loikaw's monsoon runs May–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 Loikaw?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Loikaw in December

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

In December, Loikaw sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Loikaw 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 Loikaw peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Loikaw 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 Loikaw is worst in March — around 181 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 25.5× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodMar 17166 µg/m³Nov 97 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb48Poor
Mar181Very unhealthy
Apr76Unhealthy
May19Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Loikaw?

Loikaw sits at 19.7°N, 97.2°E, 893 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Pèkon, 30 km away.

LeweTaungooHeho

Topography around Loikaw

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loikaw has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 887 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 665 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,024 m.

The land around Loikaw is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), cropland (27%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
665 m
80 km
2,024 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Pèkon 30 km · Pyinmana 105 km · Yedashe 108 km · Nyaung Shwe 113 km · Naypyidaw 113 km · Lewe 115 km · Taungoo 115 km · Heho 123 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 Loikaw (19.678°, 97.2097°, elevation 893 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).