Nong Khae weather in December

In December, Nong Khae sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.2 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 45% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nong Khae's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nong Khae's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:38 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
47%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

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 Nong Khae 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 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Nong Khae

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.

Nong Khae 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
Jan32° / 22°102.611.24.7
Feb34° / 23°143.511.53.9
Mar35° / 25°487.911.92.8
Apr36° / 27°781312.32.0
May35° / 27°17022.712.71.8
Jun34° / 26°17824.112.82.0
Jul33° / 26°18025.312.82.1
Aug33° / 26°20326.212.52.1
Sep32° / 26°2742612.12.2
Oct32° / 25°15019.211.73.1
Nov32° / 24°295.311.34.3
Dec32° / 22°71.711.25.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36238
46238
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106337
116436
126535
136535
146634
156634
166733
176832
186832
196931
207030
217030
227030
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277129
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297129
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nong Khae gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.7 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 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
29
39
49
58
68
78
87
97
106
116
125
135
144
154
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284
295
305
316

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 60% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1251736319
2251837308
3261937298
4261937287
5262037277
6272137266
7272237266
8282337255
9282337245
10292437245
112102436234
123102536234
133112535233
143122534233
154132533233
164132532233
175142531232
186152431232
196152430232
207162429232
217162429222
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Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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188calm
198calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 12 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 6:30 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:305:43
211.26:305:43
311.26:315:43
411.26:325:43
511.26:325:44
611.26:335:44
711.26:335:44
811.26:345:44
911.26:345:45
1011.26:355:45
1111.26:355:45
1211.26:365:46
1311.26:365:46
1411.26:375:47
1511.26:375:47
1611.26:385:47
1711.26:395:48
1811.26:395:48
1911.26:405:49
2011.26:405:49
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2211.26:415:50
2311.26:415:51
2411.26:425:51
2511.26:425:51
2611.26:435:52
2711.26:435:52
2811.26:445:53
2911.26:445:54
3011.26:445:54
3111.26:455:55

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Nong Khae

In seasonPeak

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

Nong Khae'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 Nong Khae?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nong Khae in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nong Khae 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 Nong Khae peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 13Nov 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nong Khae 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 Nong Khae is worst in January — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 43 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 2382 µg/m³Jul 2443 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan83Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May54Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep54Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nong Khae?

Nong Khae sits at 14.3°N, 100.9°E, 9 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Wang Noi, 21 km away.

Topography around Nong Khae

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nong Khae has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Nong Khae is covered by cropland (41%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
1,364 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Wang Noi 21 km · Saraburi 22 km · Tha Ruea 29 km · Kaeng Khoi 31 km · Nakhon Luang 31 km · Ayutthaya 31 km · Bang Pa-in 34 km · Ban Mo 34 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 Nong Khae (14.3405°, 100.8669°, elevation 9 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).