Krabi weather in December

In December, Krabi sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 128 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-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 14% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Krabi's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Krabi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
128 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:35 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
74%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Krabi is town in Krabi province, Thailand.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Krabi reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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How December really feels in Krabi

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.

Krabi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°607.711.64.7
Feb32° / 24°456.511.74.4
Mar32° / 25°11313.211.93.7
Apr32° / 25°19022.912.22.8
May31° / 26°27827.212.42.6
Jun30° / 26°25724.712.53.0
Jul30° / 25°26725.512.43.1
Aug30° / 25°28326.112.33.1
Sep30° / 25°32026.4123.0
Oct30° / 25°35628.411.82.8
Nov30° / 24°24623.411.63.2
Dec30° / 24°1281411.54.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Krabi gets around 128 mm of rain over 14 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 45% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
113663
213861
313960
414158
514356
614554
704753
804951
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1005347
1105545
1205644
1305842
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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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Krabi

In seasonPeak

In December, Krabi sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Krabi sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Krabi?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Krabi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Krabi in December

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

In December, Krabi sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Krabi in December

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
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Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Krabi in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Krabi peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
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Air quality in Krabi 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 Krabi is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1120 µg/m³Aug 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Krabi?

Krabi sits at 8.1°N, 98.9°E, 14 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ao Nang, 11 km away.

Topography around Krabi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Krabi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,369 m.

The land around Krabi is covered by mangroves (35%), trees (23%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
534 m
80 km
1,369 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
December weather nearby: Ao Nang 11 km · Ko Phi Phi 40 km · Ban Ko Sire 57 km · Ban Ratsada 59 km · Phuket 60 km · Ban Talat Yai 60 km · Wichit 61 km · Ban Talat Nua 61 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 Krabi (8.0726°, 98.9105°, elevation 14 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).