Manaung weather in December

In December, Manaung sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 14 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of December to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Manaung's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manaung's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:45 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
24%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical December day in Manaung reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12825
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How December really feels in Manaung

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.

Manaung weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 23°60.7119.2
Feb26° / 23°20.311.49.2
Mar27° / 25°30.711.98.8
Apr28° / 27°242.312.47.5
May29° / 27°32820.212.94.4
Jun28° / 27°93429.413.13.1
Jul28° / 26°96930.7133.2
Aug27° / 26°77930.812.63.2
Sep28° / 26°47928.212.13.4
Oct29° / 27°23219.211.64.6
Nov28° / 26°514.811.17.1
Dec27° / 24°141.310.98.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27921
37921
47921
57921
67921
77921
88020
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Manaung gets around 14 mm of rain over 1.3 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 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
27
37
47
57
66
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96
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313

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101150381
201251361
301351351
401352341
501452331
601552321
701654300
801655290
901755280
1011855260
1111955250
1212155230
1312255220
1412455200
1512555190
1622754170
1722953160
1823153140
1933253120
2033452110
2133552100
224375180
234385170
245395060
255405050
265414940
275424940
285424930
295434830
306434830
316444830

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of December to 10 h 54 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 6:36 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:365:33
210.96:375:33
310.96:385:34
410.96:385:34
510.96:395:34
610.96:395:34
710.96:405:34
810.96:415:35
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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 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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284.8Bright
294.8Bright
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314.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Manaung

In seasonPeak

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

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

Manaung's monsoon runs June–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 Manaung?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Manaung in December

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

In December, Manaung sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Manaung in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Manaung 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 Manaung peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 13UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Manaung 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 Manaung is worst in April — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.9× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 936 µg/m³Nov 128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr36Poor
May26Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Manaung?

Manaung sits at 18.9°N, 93.7°E, 9 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Taungup, 54 km away.

KyeintaliPyayThayetmyoMyaydo

Topography around Manaung

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manaung has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,051 m.

The land around Manaung is covered by cropland (34%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (59%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (61%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
289 m
80 km
1,051 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: Taungup 54 km · Kyaukpyu 66 km · Ngapali 78 km · Ann 110 km · Kyeintali 124 km · Pyay 156 km · Thayetmyo 161 km · Myaydo 166 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 Manaung (18.8548°, 93.7291°, elevation 9 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).