Pyapon weather in December

In December, Pyapon sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 7 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 Pyapon's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pyapon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:32 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
31%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Pyapon is city 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Pyapon reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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)
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How December really feels in Pyapon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 9 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
9
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.

Pyapon weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°50.811.16.8
Feb31° / 22°10.211.56.1
Mar32° / 24°101.711.95.0
Apr33° / 26°344.212.43.9
May32° / 27°28622.512.72.9
Jun30° / 26°45429.6132.6
Jul29° / 26°46930.612.92.7
Aug29° / 26°46530.712.52.7
Sep29° / 26°35328.812.12.8
Oct30° / 26°20521.211.63.7
Nov30° / 25°435.311.25.5
Dec30° / 22°70.8116.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Pyapon gets around 7 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.

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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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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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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 6:24 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:245:30
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311.16:255:30
411.16:265:31
511.16:265:31
611.16:275:31
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811.16:285:32
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1911.06:345:36
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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 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Pyapon

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pyapon'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 Pyapon?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pyapon in December

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

In December, Pyapon sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Pyapon in December

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Feb27Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Pyapon 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 Pyapon peaks around August 13 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 13UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Pyapon 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 Pyapon is worst in February — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (June, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorFeb 1841 µg/m³Jun 2320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr31Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Pyapon?

Pyapon sits at 16.3°N, 95.7°E, 8 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Kyaiklat, 18 km away.

Topography around Pyapon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pyapon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m.

The land around Pyapon is covered by cropland (47%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
14 m
80 km
59 m
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December weather nearby: Kyaiklat 18 km · Dawbon 27 km · Bogale 30 km · Kungyangon 40 km · Mawlamyinegyunn 45 km · Maubin 50 km · Twante 54 km · Kanbe 58 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 Pyapon (16.2854°, 95.6788°, elevation 8 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).