Pathum Thani weather in December

In December, Pathum Thani sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.8 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 43% 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 Pathum Thani's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pathum Thani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:39 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
48%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Pathum Thani is town in Pathum Thani 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 32°C through the month.

A typical December day in Pathum Thani 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 Pathum Thani

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.

Pathum Thani 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°132.711.34.7
Feb34° / 24°132.611.53.9
Mar35° / 26°46711.92.8
Apr36° / 27°7312.112.31.8
May35° / 27°15422.212.61.7
Jun34° / 27°1522312.81.9
Jul34° / 26°1502412.72.0
Aug33° / 26°16824.412.52.1
Sep33° / 26°25525.512.12.1
Oct32° / 25°17419.811.72.9
Nov33° / 24°385.911.44.1
Dec32° / 22°91.811.24.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
36040
46040
56040
66040
76040
86040
96139
106139
116238
126337
136436
146535
156535
166634
176832
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196931
206931
217030
227030
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317327

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Pathum Thani gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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510
69
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98
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126
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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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11616333014
21617342913
31617342912
41618352812
52719352711
62719352610
72720362610
8272136259
9282136249
10282235248
11292235247
123102334247
133112333246
143112333246
154122432245
164132431245
175132430244
185142429244
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315112731242

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
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118calm
128calm
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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 6:31 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:315:45
211.26:315:45
311.26:325:45
411.26:325:45
511.26:335:46
611.26:335:46
711.26:345:46
811.26:355:46
911.26:355:47
1011.26:365:47
1111.26:365:47
1211.26:375:48
1311.26:375:48
1411.26:385:49
1511.26:385:49
1611.26:395:49
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1811.26:405:50
1911.26:405:51
2011.26:415:51
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2211.26:425:52
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2611.26:445:54
2711.26:445:54
2811.26:445:55
2911.26:455:55
3011.26:455:56
3111.26:465:57

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 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 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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294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Pathum Thani

In seasonPeak

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

Pathum Thani sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pathum Thani's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Pathum Thani?

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
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pathum Thani in December

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pathum Thani 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 Pathum Thani peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 19 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 15UV 13Nov 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Pathum Thani 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 Pathum Thani is worst in January — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 2334 µg/m³Jul 2418 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pathum Thani?

Pathum Thani sits at 14.0°N, 100.5°E, 4 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ban Bang Kadi, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Pathum Thani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pathum Thani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 755 m.

The land around Pathum Thani is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (37%), cropland (25%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
755 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Ban Bang Kadi 3.0 km · Pak Kret 12 km · Khlong Luang 14 km · Lak Si 15 km · Bang Bua Thong 16 km · Anusawari 16 km · Sai Mai 16 km · Mueang Nonthaburi 17 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 Pathum Thani (14.0135°, 100.5305°, elevation 4 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).