Minbu weather in December

In December, Minbu sees average daytime highs of 29°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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Minbu's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Minbu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:43 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
23%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Minbu 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Minbu reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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)
13019
23019
33019
43019
53018
63018
73018
82918
92918
102918
112918
122918
132918
142917
152917
162917
172917
182917
192917
202917
212917
222917
232916
242916
252916
262916
272916
282916
292916
302916
312916

How December really feels in Minbu

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.

Minbu 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
Jan30° / 15°60.610.97.1
Feb33° / 17°10.211.34.7
Mar37° / 21°20.711.92.1
Apr39° / 25°152.212.40.8
May37° / 26°11513.912.91.5
Jun33° / 26°20024.813.22.2
Jul32° / 25°20026.313.12.4
Aug32° / 25°20427.712.72.3
Sep32° / 25°21424.512.12.5
Oct32° / 24°14218.411.53.3
Nov31° / 21°294.5115.5
Dec29° / 17°8110.87.2

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 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
48020
58020
68020
78020
88020
98119
108218
118218
128218
138317
148416
158515
168614
178713
188812
198911
208911
219010
229010
239010
24919
25919
26919
27919
289010
298911
308911
318911

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Minbu 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
25
35
45
55
65
74
84
94
104
114
123
133
143
153
163
173
183
192
202
212
222
232
243
253
263
273
283
293
304
314

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10848358
20949347
301150337
401250326
501451305
601650295
701850284
802050274
912249253
1012448243
1112647233
1212846222
1323145202
1423344192
1533542181
1633841171
1744040161
1844238141
1954437131
2064636120
2164835110
2275034100
238513290
248533180
259543070
2610552960
2710572760
2811572660
2911592550
3012592450
3112592450

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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:34 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:345:26
210.96:355:26
310.86:365:27
410.86:365:27
510.86:375:27
610.86:375:27
710.86:385:27
810.86:395:28
910.86:395:28
1010.86:405:28
1110.86:405:28
1210.86:415:29
1310.86:415:29
1410.86:425:29
1510.86:435:30
1610.86:435:30
1710.86:445:31
1810.86:445:31
1910.86:455:31
2010.86:455:32
2110.86:465:32
2210.86:465:33
2310.86:475:33
2410.86:475:34
2510.86:485:34
2610.86:485:35
2710.86:485:35
2810.86:495:36
2910.86:495:36
3010.86:495:37
3110.86:505:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Minbu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Minbu's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Minbu?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Minbu in December

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

In December, Minbu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Minbu 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 Minbu peaks around August 10 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 highExtremeVery highHighAug 10UV 13Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May13Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Minbu 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 Minbu is worst in March — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMar 1561 µg/m³Jul 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Moderate
Feb52Poor
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May25Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Minbu?

Minbu sits at 20.2°N, 94.9°E, 49 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Magway, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Minbu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Minbu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,875 m.

The land around Minbu is covered by water (31%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), grassland (29%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
1,875 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Magway 7.0 km · Yenangyaung 32 km · Taungdwingyi 73 km · Kyaukpadaung 78 km · Chauk 80 km · Ann 97 km · Myaydo 97 km · Thayetmyo 101 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 Minbu (20.1806°, 94.876°, elevation 49 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). 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).