Tharyarwady weather in December

In December, Tharyarwady sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 69% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tharyarwady's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tharyarwady's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:35 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
29%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Tharyarwady 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 Tharyarwady reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°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)
13221
23221
33221
43221
53221
63221
73221
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93221
103220
113120
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313118

How December really feels in Tharyarwady

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 18 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
18
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.

Tharyarwady weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°50.911.15.4
Feb35° / 19°30.211.43.5
Mar38° / 22°91.411.91.5
Apr39° / 26°253.712.40.6
May35° / 26°22220.612.81.6
Jun31° / 25°44129.4132.2
Jul30° / 25°45830.5132.4
Aug30° / 25°42930.612.62.4
Sep31° / 25°30528.212.12.3
Oct32° / 25°15121.211.62.9
Nov32° / 23°37511.24.5
Dec31° / 20°61115.6

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 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27624
37723
47723
57822
67822
77822
87921
98020
108020
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128119
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318317

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tharyarwady gets around 6 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 4% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
27
37
47
56
66
75
85
95
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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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1011940337
2012140326
3012240315
4012439314
5022639304
6022838293
7023038282
8023237272
9033437251
10033536241
11043735231
12053934211
13064034201
14074233180
15084332170
16094431150
171104530130
181124629120
191134729100
20114472890
21116472880
22217472770
23219462760
24220462650
25222462650
26223452540
27224452540
28225442540
29226442430
30327432430
31328432330

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 hours at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:265:27
211.06:275:27
311.06:275:28
411.06:285:28
511.06:285:28
611.06:295:28
711.06:305:28
811.06:305:29
911.06:315:29
1011.06:315:29
1111.06:325:30
1211.06:325:30
1311.06:335:30
1411.06:335:31
1511.06:345:31
1610.96:355:31
1710.96:355:32
1810.96:365:32
1910.96:365:33
2010.96:375:33
2110.96:375:34
2210.96:385:34
2310.96:385:35
2410.96:385:35
2510.96:395:36
2610.96:395:36
2710.96:405:37
2810.96:405:37
2911.06:415:38
3011.06:415:38
3111.06:415:39

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Tharyarwady

In seasonPeak

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

Tharyarwady'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 Tharyarwady?

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 Tharyarwady for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tharyarwady in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tharyarwady 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 Tharyarwady peaks around August 11 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 11UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tharyarwady 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 Tharyarwady is worst in March — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModerateMar 1683 µg/m³Jul 1418 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar87Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May26Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tharyarwady?

Tharyarwady sits at 17.7°N, 95.8°E, 17 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Letpandan, 15 km away.

Topography around Tharyarwady

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tharyarwady has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 772 m.

The land around Tharyarwady is covered by cropland (72%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
772 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Letpandan 15 km · Zalun 31 km · Hinthada 35 km · Taikkyi 42 km · Ingabu 58 km · Nyaungdon 70 km · San Chaung 70 km · Kyonpyaw 74 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 Tharyarwady (17.654°, 95.7881°, elevation 17 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).