Loei weather in December

In December, Loei sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.6 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 27°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 hours at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Loei's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loei's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:40 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
36%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Loei is town in Loei province, Thailand.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 25 µg/m³ · 2019

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 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Loei reaches about 27°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 24°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12818
22818
32818
42818
52818
62817
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112717
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How December really feels in Loei

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.

Loei 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
Jan28° / 16°121.911.17.4
Feb31° / 18°152.811.45.7
Mar33° / 21°477.811.93.8
Apr34° / 23°8814.812.42.8
May33° / 24°19823.612.82.4
Jun32° / 25°16820.8132.7
Jul31° / 25°18822.212.92.9
Aug31° / 24°24924.812.62.8
Sep31° / 24°24124.112.13.0
Oct30° / 22°11313.711.64.6
Nov29° / 19°243.411.26.6
Dec27° / 17°101.6118.1

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 20% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47525
57525
67525
77525
87624
97624
107723
117723
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317624

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Loei gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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27
37
47
57
66
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286
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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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
171433369
281534358
381635348
481636337
591736317
691837307
7101938286
8101938275
9112039255
10122139244
11132139234
12142239223
13152239213
14162338202
15182337202
16192436202
17202435192
18212434192
19222533191
20232532191
21242631181
22242631181
23242730181
24242830171
25242830171
26242830171
27232931161
28222932161
29212933161
30203034161
31193035151

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
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56calm
66calm
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126calm
136calm
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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 6:32 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:325:34
211.06:335:34
311.06:335:34
411.06:345:34
511.06:345:34
611.06:355:35
711.06:355:35
811.06:365:35
911.06:375:36
1011.06:375:36
1111.06:385:36
1211.06:385:37
1311.06:395:37
1411.06:395:37
1511.06:405:38
1611.06:405:38
1711.06:415:38
1811.06:425:39
1911.06:425:39
2011.06:435:40
2111.06:435:40
2211.06:435:41
2311.06:445:41
2411.06:445:42
2511.06:455:42
2611.06:455:43
2711.06:465:43
2811.06:465:44
2911.06:465:44
3011.06:475:45
3111.06:475:45

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
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244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Loei

In seasonPeak

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

Loei'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 Loei?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Loei in December

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

In December, Loei sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Loei 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 Loei peaks around August 12 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 12UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Loei 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 Loei is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Loei's WHO annual average of 25 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1849 µg/m³Jul 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar50Poor
Apr40Poor
May23Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Loei?

Loei sits at 17.5°N, 101.7°E, 244 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Wang Saphung, 22 km away.

Lom Sak

Topography around Loei

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loei has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m around an average of 256 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,810 m.

The land around Loei is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
274 m
16 km
518 m
80 km
1,810 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Wang Saphung 22 km · Erawan 32 km · Na Klang 53 km · Nam Som 58 km · Phu Kradueng 69 km · Nong Bua Lamphu 82 km · Kut Chap 89 km · Lom Sak 94 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 Loei (17.4905°, 101.7275°, elevation 244 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).