Kaeng Khro weather in December

In December, Kaeng Khro sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kaeng Khro's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaeng Khro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:36 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
43%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Kaeng Khro reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°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)
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How December really feels in Kaeng Khro

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.

Kaeng Khro 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
Jan30° / 18°81.811.16.2
Feb32° / 20°102.311.54.7
Mar35° / 23°386.411.93.1
Apr35° / 25°7211.812.42.3
May34° / 25°15319.312.72.4
Jun33° / 25°12418.612.92.5
Jul32° / 25°15320.512.92.8
Aug32° / 25°19723.112.52.7
Sep31° / 24°25025.212.12.7
Oct31° / 23°1331511.64.1
Nov30° / 21°27411.25.7
Dec29° / 18°61.111.16.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96436
106436
116634
126733
136733
146832
157030
167129
177228
187327
197426
207525
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kaeng Khro gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.1 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 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1513313713
2514323612
3614323512
4615333411
5716343310
671635329
781735328
881836318
991936307
10101936296
11102035295
12112135285
13122234284
14132233274
15142332273
16152332273
17162431263
18172430263
19182529253
20182529253
21192628242
22192728242
23202728232
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25192829222
26192829212
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28182931212
29172932212
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Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 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 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:275:34
211.16:285:34
311.16:295:34
411.16:295:35
511.16:305:35
611.16:305:35
711.16:315:35
811.16:315:36
911.16:325:36
1011.16:335:36
1111.16:335:37
1211.16:345:37
1311.16:345:37
1411.16:355:38
1511.06:355:38
1611.06:365:39
1711.06:365:39
1811.06:375:39
1911.06:375:40
2011.06:385:40
2111.06:385:41
2211.06:395:41
2311.06:395:42
2411.06:405:42
2511.06:405:43
2611.06:415:43
2711.06:415:44
2811.06:415:44
2911.06:425:45
3011.16:425:45
3111.16:435:46

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kaeng Khro

In seasonPeak

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

Kaeng Khro'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 Kaeng Khro?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kaeng Khro in December

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

In December, Kaeng Khro sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kaeng Khro 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 Kaeng Khro peaks around August 13 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 13UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kaeng Khro 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 Kaeng Khro is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (June, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1547 µg/m³Jun 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb42Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr37Poor
May28Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kaeng Khro?

Kaeng Khro sits at 16.1°N, 102.3°E, 205 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Phu Khiao, 33 km away.

Phu Kradueng

Topography around Kaeng Khro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaeng Khro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 197 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,064 m.

The land around Kaeng Khro is covered by cropland (56%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
444 m
80 km
1,064 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Phu Khiao 33 km · Kaset Sombun 38 km · Chaiyaphum 41 km · Ban Phai 51 km · Chum Phae 51 km · Bua Yai 61 km · Khon Kaen 72 km · Phu Kradueng 95 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 Kaeng Khro (16.1086°, 102.2581°, elevation 205 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).