Lop Buri weather in December

In December, Lop Buri sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.5 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lop Buri's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lop Buri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:40 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
44%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Lop Buri is capital city of Lopburi 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 32°C through the month.

A typical December day in Lop Buri reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with 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 Lop Buri

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.

Lop Buri 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
Jan33° / 22°102.411.24.3
Feb35° / 23°132.611.53.2
Mar36° / 25°396.911.92.2
Apr37° / 27°7212.212.31.5
May35° / 27°15521.712.71.6
Jun34° / 27°16023.312.91.8
Jul34° / 26°16623.912.82.0
Aug33° / 26°19825.612.52.1
Sep33° / 26°25125.112.12.2
Oct32° / 25°13216.411.73.2
Nov33° / 24°274.411.34.2
Dec32° / 22°71.511.14.9

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 20% 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 (%)
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26733
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46634
56733
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86634
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Lop Buri gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.5 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 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1392141206
2392241206
33102241195
43102440185
53102539184
63112639184
74112738173
84122837173
94122937162
104133036162
114133035152
125143035151
136153034141
146163033141
157173033131
168172932130
179182931130
189192931120
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Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:325:43
211.26:325:43
311.26:335:43
411.26:335:43
511.26:345:44
611.26:345:44
711.26:355:44
811.26:355:45
911.16:365:45
1011.16:375:45
1111.16:375:45
1211.16:385:46
1311.16:385:46
1411.16:395:47
1511.16:395:47
1611.16:405:47
1711.16:405:48
1811.16:415:48
1911.16:415:49
2011.16:425:49
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2211.16:435:50
2311.16:435:51
2411.16:445:51
2511.16:445:51
2611.16:445:52
2711.16:455:53
2811.16:455:53
2911.16:465:54
3011.16:465:54
3111.16:465:55

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Lop Buri

In seasonPeak

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

Lop Buri'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 Lop Buri?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lop Buri in December

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

In December, Lop Buri sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lop Buri in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lop Buri peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 14UV 13Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Lop Buri 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 Lop Buri is worst in February — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (June, 30 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1960 µg/m³Jun 2330 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May41Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Lop Buri?

Lop Buri sits at 14.8°N, 100.7°E, 20 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Phra Phutthabat, 17 km away.

Topography around Lop Buri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lop Buri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 507 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,104 m.

The land around Lop Buri is covered by trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
507 m
80 km
1,104 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Phra Phutthabat 17 km · Ban Mo 22 km · Tha Ruea 27 km · Sing Buri 29 km · Nakhon Luang 38 km · Bang Racham 38 km · Wiset Chaichan 41 km · Saraburi 41 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 Lop Buri (14.7981°, 100.654°, elevation 20 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).