Ban Aranyik weather in December

In December, Ban Aranyik sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Ban Aranyik's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ban Aranyik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:45 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
36%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical December day in Ban Aranyik reaches about 32°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 34°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
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93220
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How December really feels in Ban Aranyik

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 30 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
30
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.

Ban Aranyik weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°112.311.14.9
Feb34° / 21°131.811.43.6
Mar37° / 25°314.511.92.0
Apr38° / 27°639.512.41.1
May36° / 27°20321.712.81.5
Jun34° / 27°25325.8131.8
Jul33° / 26°27226.812.92.0
Aug33° / 26°31427.812.62.1
Sep33° / 26°27726.112.12.1
Oct33° / 25°12216.511.63.1
Nov33° / 23°243.711.24.4
Dec32° / 20°101.4115.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% 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 (%)
17624
27624
37624
47624
57624
67624
77624
87624
97624
107822
117822
127822
138020
148020
158119
168218
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188218
198416
208416
218416
228416
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288218
298119
308020
318020

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ban Aranyik gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days in December, the driest month. 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 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
75
85
95
104
114
124
133
143
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173
183
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203
213
223
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254
265
275
285
296
306
317

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1141533398
2151534388
3251534367
4251635357
5261636336
6261737326
7271838306
8271839295
9281940275
10281941264
11292041254
122102041243
132112141233
142122141222
152132240212
163142240202
173152339201
183152338191
194162338191
204172337181
214172437181
225172436171
235172436170
245172536160
255172536160
266172636160
276162637150
285152737150
295142738150
305132839150
315132839150

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
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65calm
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125calm
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275calm
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295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:37 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:375:41
211.16:375:41
311.16:385:41
411.06:385:41
511.06:395:41
611.06:395:42
711.06:405:42
811.06:415:42
911.06:415:43
1011.06:425:43
1111.06:425:43
1211.06:435:44
1311.06:435:44
1411.06:445:44
1511.06:445:45
1611.06:455:45
1711.06:455:45
1811.06:465:46
1911.06:475:46
2011.06:475:47
2111.06:475:47
2211.06:485:48
2311.06:485:48
2411.06:495:49
2511.06:495:49
2611.06:505:50
2711.06:505:50
2811.06:515:51
2911.06:515:51
3011.06:515:52
3111.06:525:52

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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44.5Bright
54.5Bright
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104.5Bright
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154.6Bright
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214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ban Aranyik

In seasonPeak

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

Ban Aranyik'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 Ban Aranyik?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ban Aranyik in December

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

In December, Ban Aranyik sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ban Aranyik in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ban Aranyik peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 8 (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 13Nov 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ban Aranyik 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 Ban Aranyik is worst in March — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1355 µg/m³Jun 2223 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May32Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ban Aranyik?

Ban Aranyik sits at 16.8°N, 100.3°E, 47 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Phitsanulok, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Ban Aranyik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ban Aranyik has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,663 m.

The land around Ban Aranyik is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), trees (27%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
214 m
80 km
1,663 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Phitsanulok 3.0 km · Bang Rakam 19 km · Bang Krathum 28 km · Phichit 43 km · Sukhothai 53 km · Ban Na 62 km · Taphan Hin 69 km · Sawankhalok 73 km

Thailand travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,057
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.8
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
32.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 402
Religion
Buddhist 93%Muslim 5%Christian 1%other 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 Ban Aranyik (16.8255°, 100.2849°, elevation 47 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).