Kut Chap weather in December

In December, Kut Chap sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Kut Chap's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kut Chap's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:37 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
34%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
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 Kut Chap reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°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 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

10°15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62918
72918
82918
92918
102918
112918
122918
132918
142817
152817
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172817
182817
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202817
212817
222817
232817
242817
252817
262816
272816
282816
292816
302816
312817

How December really feels in Kut Chap

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.

Kut Chap 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
Jan29° / 17°91.611.16.9
Feb32° / 19°152.411.45.3
Mar34° / 22°366.211.93.5
Apr35° / 25°7111.712.42.4
May34° / 26°22222.412.82.2
Jun33° / 26°21122.8132.3
Jul32° / 26°24924.812.92.4
Aug32° / 25°31626.512.62.5
Sep31° / 25°26924.312.12.7
Oct31° / 23°10012.211.64.3
Nov30° / 20°212.911.26.0
Dec29° / 17°81117.3

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 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47624
57525
67525
77525
87525
97525
107525
117624
127624
137822
147822
157921
168020
178020
188218
198317
208317
218416
228416
238416
248416
258416
268416
278317
288317
298218
308119
318119

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Kut Chap gets around 8 mm of rain over 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 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
53
63
73
83
93
102
112
122
132
142
152
162
172
182
193
203
213
224
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244
254
264
274
284
294
304
315

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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1814323312
2815333211
3916333211
4917343110
5101734309
6101834299
7101935288
8112035277
9122035276
10132135265
11132235255
12152234254
13162234253
14172333243
15182332243
16192331242
17202330242
18212330242
19222429242
20232428232
21232428232
22242527231
23242527221
24242627221
25242628211
26232728211
27222729201
28222730201
29212831201
30192832201
31182832201

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:295:30
211.06:295:31
311.06:305:31
411.06:305:31
511.06:315:31
611.06:315:32
711.06:325:32
811.06:335:32
911.06:335:32
1011.06:345:33
1111.06:345:33
1211.06:355:33
1311.06:355:34
1411.06:365:34
1511.06:365:34
1611.06:375:35
1711.06:385:35
1811.06:385:36
1911.06:395:36
2011.06:395:36
2111.06:405:37
2211.06:405:37
2311.06:405:38
2411.06:415:38
2511.06:415:39
2611.06:425:39
2711.06:425:40
2811.06:435:40
2911.06:435:41
3011.06:435:41
3111.06:445:42

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 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 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
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
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
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Kut Chap

In seasonPeak

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

Kut Chap'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 Kut Chap?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Kut Chap for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kut Chap in December

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

In December, Kut Chap sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kut Chap 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 Kut Chap peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 11UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kut Chap 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 Kut Chap is worst in March — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorModerateMar 1664 µg/m³Jul 1227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May36Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov35Poor
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kut Chap?

Kut Chap sits at 17.4°N, 102.6°E, 197 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Udon Thani, 23 km away.

Topography around Kut Chap

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kut Chap has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 193 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 735 m.

The land around Kut Chap is covered by cropland (68%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
359 m
80 km
735 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Udon Thani 23 km · Nong Bua Lamphu 28 km · Na Klang 42 km · Tha Bo 47 km · Ban Phan Don 53 km · Nong Khai 54 km · Nam Som 55 km · Vientiane 60 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 Kut Chap (17.4257°, 102.5669°, elevation 197 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).