Nong Khai weather in December

In December, Nong Khai sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 10.9 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 67% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of December to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Nong Khai's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nong Khai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:37 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Nong Khai is town in Nong Khai province, Thailand.

Density
2,042/km²
people per km²

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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Nong Khai reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13019
23019
33019
42919
52919
62919
72918
82918
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112918
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How December really feels in Nong Khai

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.

Nong Khai 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°91.6117.0
Feb31° / 19°14211.45.7
Mar34° / 22°315.611.93.8
Apr35° / 25°6610.612.42.6
May33° / 25°24522.612.82.3
Jun32° / 26°31425.513.12.3
Jul32° / 26°37927.4132.4
Aug31° / 25°40627.912.62.4
Sep31° / 25°29724.512.12.7
Oct31° / 24°9311.511.64.2
Nov31° / 21°193.111.25.8
Dec29° / 18°81.310.97.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48317
58317
68218
78218
88218
98218
108218
118317
128317
138317
148317
158317
168416
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288317
298218
308218
318119

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Nong Khai gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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24
34
44
54
64
74
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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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17143033151
27153132141
38153231131
48163231121
59173330110
69173429100
71018342890
81019352880
91119352770
101220362760
111320362650
121421352650
131521352540
141621342540
151721342530
161821332530
171921332430
182021322430
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202122312420
212122312320
222223312320
232223312220
242224312220
252124322120
262124322120
272024332120
281924342120
291825342120
301725352120
311625352120

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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of December to 10 h 54 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 6:29 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:295:29
211.06:295:29
311.06:305:29
411.06:305:30
511.06:315:30
611.06:325:30
711.06:325:30
811.06:335:30
911.06:335:31
1011.06:345:31
1110.96:345:31
1210.96:355:32
1310.96:365:32
1410.96:365:32
1510.96:375:33
1610.96:375:33
1710.96:385:34
1810.96:385:34
1910.96:395:34
2010.96:395:35
2110.96:405:35
2210.96:405:36
2310.96:415:36
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2510.96:425:37
2610.96:425:38
2710.96:425:38
2810.96:435:39
2910.96:435:39
3010.96:445:40
3110.96:445:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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44.5Bright
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194.5Bright
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214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Nong Khai

In seasonPeak

In December, Nong Khai sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Nong Khai sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Nong Khai's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Nong Khai?

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

7.2
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 Nong Khai for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nong Khai in December

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

In December, Nong Khai sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Nong Khai in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nong Khai peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (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 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Nong Khai 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 Khai is worst in March — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateMar 2376 µg/m³Jul 2123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb44Poor
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr73Unhealthy
May32Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nong Khai?

Nong Khai sits at 17.9°N, 102.7°E, 168 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Tha Bo, 17 km away.

Topography around Nong Khai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nong Khai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,489 m.

The land around Nong Khai is covered by trees (34%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
47 m
80 km
1,489 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Tha Bo 17 km · Vientiane 18 km · Phon Charoen 48 km · Udon Thani 52 km · Kut Chap 54 km · Ban Dung 58 km · Nam Som 60 km · Nong Bua Lamphu 82 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 Khai (17.8785°, 102.742°, elevation 168 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). 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).