Ban Tak weather in December

In December, Ban Tak sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 58% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Tak's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ban Tak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:50 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
37%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

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 Ban Tak reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13120
23020
33019
43019
53019
63019
73019
83019
93019
103019
113019
123019
133018
143018
153018
163018
173018
183018
193018
203018
213018
223017
233017
243017
253017
263017
273017
283017
293017
303017
313017

How December really feels in Ban Tak

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.

Ban Tak weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°122.111.15.6
Feb34° / 18°71.211.43.7
Mar36° / 21°283.811.92.3
Apr37° / 24°519.612.41.8
May34° / 25°14416.612.82.5
Jun32° / 25°15618.4133.1
Jul30° / 24°1821912.93.5
Aug30° / 24°20020.812.63.4
Sep31° / 24°17420.212.13.2
Oct31° / 23°1011411.64.1
Nov31° / 21°21411.25.3
Dec30° / 18°101.7116.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
56931
67030
77030
87129
97129
107129
117228
127327
137327
147525
157624
167723
177822
187921
197921
208020
218119
228119
238218
248218
258218
268218
278218
288218
298218
308119
318119

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ban Tak gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
77
87
97
106
116
126
135
145
155
164
174
184
194
204
214
224
234
245
255
265
275
286
296
307
317

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 36% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1411254316
2412264215
3413274115
4413284014
5414293913
6415303812
7415323811
8416333710
951634369
1051735368
1151835357
1261936346
1362036335
1472136324
1582236314
1682335303
1792435293
18102534282
19102634272
20102834262
21112933252
22112933242
23113033232
24123133222
25123133222
26123134212
27113135203
28113135203
29113136193
30103137193
3193038184

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 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 6:42 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:425:45
211.06:425:45
311.06:435:45
411.06:445:46
511.06:445:46
611.06:455:46
711.06:455:46
811.06:465:47
911.06:465:47
1011.06:475:47
1111.06:485:48
1211.06:485:48
1311.06:495:48
1411.06:495:49
1511.06:505:49
1611.06:505:49
1711.06:515:50
1811.06:515:50
1911.06:525:51
2011.06:525:51
2111.06:535:52
2211.06:535:52
2311.06:545:53
2411.06:545:53
2511.06:555:54
2611.06:555:54
2711.06:555:55
2811.06:565:55
2911.06:565:56
3011.06:575:56
3111.06:575:57

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
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 Ban Tak

In seasonPeak

None of Ban Tak'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 Tak's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Tak?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ban Tak in December

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

In December, Ban Tak sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ban Tak 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 Ban Tak peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ban Tak 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 Tak is worst in March — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (July, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 2160 µg/m³Jul 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May20Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ban Tak?

Ban Tak sits at 17.0°N, 99.1°E, 148 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Tak, 20 km away.

Topography around Ban Tak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ban Tak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 139 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 924 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,836 m.

The land around Ban Tak is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
924 m
80 km
1,836 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Tak 20 km · Mae Ramat 60 km · Thoen 65 km · Mae Sot 66 km · Ban Na 69 km · Myawaddy 73 km · Kamphaeng Phet 78 km · Sukhothai 79 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 Tak (17.0433°, 99.0813°, elevation 148 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).