Nyaungdon weather in December

In December, Nyaungdon sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 6 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nyaungdon's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyaungdon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:34 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
30%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Nyaungdon 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 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Nyaungdon reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13222
23222
33222
43222
53221
63221
73221
83221
93221
103221
113121
123121
133121
143121
153120
163120
173120
183120
193120
203120
213120
223120
233120
243119
253119
263119
273119
283119
293119
303119
313119

How December really feels in Nyaungdon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 22 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
22
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Nyaungdon weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°40.811.15.4
Feb35° / 20°20.211.43.7
Mar37° / 23°91.511.91.9
Apr38° / 26°324.312.41.0
May35° / 26°25221.512.81.8
Jun31° / 26°45729.6132.2
Jul31° / 25°47630.512.92.3
Aug31° / 25°45230.712.62.3
Sep31° / 25°34628.812.12.2
Oct32° / 25°18321.811.62.9
Nov32° / 23°405.211.24.5
Dec31° / 20°60.8115.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27525
37525
47525
57624
67624
77723
87822
97921
107921
118020
128020
138119
148119
158317
168317
178416
188416
198416
208416
218515
228515
238515
248515
258416
268416
278317
288317
298218
308218
318218

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nyaungdon gets around 6 mm of rain over 0.8 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 9% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
19
28
38
47
56
66
75
85
94
104
114
123
133
143
152
162
172
182
192
202
211
221
231
242
252
262
272
282
293
303
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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10111344410
2011235439
3011336428
4011437418
5011537407
6011638396
7011838375
8011939365
9022139354
10022240333
11022440313
12022640292
13032839282
14033139262
15033338241
16043538221
17143738201
18153937181
19154037160
20164137150
21164336130
22174436120
23174536110
24184536100
2528463590
2629463580
2719473580
2819473570
29110473570
30110473570
31110473570

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
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:265:29
211.06:265:29
311.06:275:29
411.06:275:29
511.06:285:30
611.06:285:30
711.06:295:30
811.06:305:30
911.06:305:31
1011.06:315:31
1111.06:315:31
1211.06:325:32
1311.06:325:32
1411.06:335:32
1511.06:335:33
1611.06:345:33
1711.06:345:34
1811.06:355:34
1911.06:365:34
2011.06:365:35
2111.06:365:35
2211.06:375:36
2311.06:375:36
2411.06:385:37
2511.06:385:37
2611.06:395:38
2711.06:395:38
2811.06:405:39
2911.06:405:39
3011.06:405:40
3111.06:415:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Nyaungdon

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nyaungdon's monsoon runs May–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 Nyaungdon?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Nyaungdon for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nyaungdon in December

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

In December, Nyaungdon sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nyaungdon 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 Nyaungdon peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 12UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Nyaungdon 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 Nyaungdon is worst in March — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1049 µg/m³Jul 1220 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr37Poor
May26Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nyaungdon?

Nyaungdon sits at 17.0°N, 95.6°E, 11 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Maubin, 35 km away.

Topography around Nyaungdon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyaungdon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m.

The land around Nyaungdon is covered by cropland (42%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
21 m
80 km
310 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Maubin 35 km · Taikkyi 46 km · Ah Lel 47 km · Okpo 48 km · Shwe Lin Ban 48 km · Twante 49 km · Zalun 49 km · San Chaung 49 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 Nyaungdon (17.0446°, 95.6396°, elevation 11 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).