Bang Krathum weather in December

In December, Bang Krathum sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.3 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 60% 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 Bang Krathum's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bang Krathum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:44 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
37%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 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 Bang Krathum reaches about 32°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 28°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)
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How December really feels in Bang Krathum

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
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.

Bang Krathum 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° / 20°112.311.14.9
Feb34° / 22°132.111.43.6
Mar37° / 25°335.111.92.1
Apr38° / 27°629.912.41.2
May36° / 27°1982212.81.5
Jun34° / 27°23926.1131.7
Jul33° / 26°27327.512.92.0
Aug33° / 26°33428.712.62.0
Sep33° / 26°30026.512.12.1
Oct33° / 25°12416.411.63.1
Nov33° / 23°243.811.24.4
Dec32° / 20°91.3115.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57327
67327
77327
87327
97426
107426
117624
127624
137822
147822
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Bang Krathum gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.3 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 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
75
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95
104
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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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1141232438
2141333418
3141334407
4151435387
5151436376
6151537356
7161638345
8161639325
9171740315
10171840294
11181841284
12291941273
132102040263
142112040252
152122140242
162122239232
173132239221
183142338211
193142338201
204152437201
214152437191
224152537181
235152537181
245152637170
255152737170
265142737160
275142837160
285132838160
295122939150
304122939150
314112940160

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
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 6:36 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:365:41
211.16:375:41
311.16:375:41
411.16:385:42
511.16:385:42
611.16:395:42
711.06:405:42
811.06:405:43
911.06:415:43
1011.06:415:43
1111.06:425:44
1211.06:425:44
1311.06:435:44
1411.06:435:45
1511.06:445:45
1611.06:445:45
1711.06:455:46
1811.06:455:46
1911.06:465:47
2011.06:465:47
2111.06:475:48
2211.06:475:48
2311.06:485:49
2411.06:485:49
2511.06:495:50
2611.06:495:50
2711.06:505:51
2811.06:505:51
2911.06:505:52
3011.06:515:52
3111.06:515:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Bang Krathum

In seasonPeak

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

Bang Krathum'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 Bang Krathum?

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

What to pack for Bang Krathum in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bang Krathum 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 Bang Krathum peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 14UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bang Krathum 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 Bang Krathum 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 Bang Krathum?

Bang Krathum sits at 16.6°N, 100.3°E, 45 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Phichit, 16 km away.

Topography around Bang Krathum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bang Krathum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,321 m.

The land around Bang Krathum is covered by cropland (71%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
1,321 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Phichit 16 km · Ban Aranyik 28 km · Phitsanulok 28 km · Bang Rakam 28 km · Taphan Hin 42 km · Thap Khlo 56 km · Bang Mun Nak 62 km · Sukhothai 70 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 Bang Krathum (16.5783°, 100.3003°, elevation 45 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).