Phibun Mangsahan weather in December

In December, Phibun Mangsahan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Phibun Mangsahan's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phibun Mangsahan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:22 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
43%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Phibun Mangsahan is town in Ubon Ratchathani 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Phibun Mangsahan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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 Phibun Mangsahan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 3 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
3
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.

Phibun Mangsahan weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°41.111.25.7
Feb33° / 21°71.611.54.5
Mar35° / 24°315.511.93.1
Apr35° / 26°7512.312.32.4
May34° / 26°18723.312.72.1
Jun32° / 26°23225.312.92.3
Jul31° / 25°30127.812.82.4
Aug31° / 25°32028.712.52.5
Sep31° / 25°28226.612.12.6
Oct31° / 24°12515.311.73.9
Nov31° / 22°354.411.35.2
Dec30° / 20°71.311.16.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27030
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Phibun Mangsahan gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.3 wet days in December. 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 6% on the wettest days.

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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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1172543231
2182643221
3282743201
4282842191
5292942180
6293042170
72103241150
82103341140
92113440130
102123439120
112133539120
122143538110
133153537100
143163537100
15317353690
16418353590
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18519343380
19520343280
20621343170
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31620403220

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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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 6:14 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:145:24
211.26:155:24
311.16:155:24
411.16:165:24
511.16:165:25
611.16:175:25
711.16:175:25
811.16:185:25
911.16:185:26
1011.16:195:26
1111.16:205:26
1211.16:205:27
1311.16:215:27
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1511.16:225:28
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1711.16:235:29
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1911.16:245:30
2011.16:245:30
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2411.16:265:32
2511.16:275:32
2611.16:275:33
2711.16:275:33
2811.16:285:34
2911.16:285:34
3011.16:295:35
3111.16:295:35

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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295.0Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Phibun Mangsahan

In seasonPeak

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

Phibun Mangsahan's monsoon runs May–September, 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 Phibun Mangsahan?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Phibun Mangsahan in December

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

In December, Phibun Mangsahan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Phibun Mangsahan 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 Phibun Mangsahan peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Phibun Mangsahan 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 Phibun Mangsahan is worst in March — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateMar 1759 µg/m³Dec 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb42Poor
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr43Poor
May26Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Phibun Mangsahan?

Phibun Mangsahan sits at 15.2°N, 105.2°E, 127 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Warin Chamrap, 40 km away.

Amnat CharoenSi Sa Ket

Topography around Phibun Mangsahan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phibun Mangsahan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 124 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,332 m.

The land around Phibun Mangsahan is covered by trees (43%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
1,332 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Warin Chamrap 40 km · Ubon Ratchathani 41 km · Det Udom 41 km · Pakse 63 km · Champasak 80 km · Kantharalak 92 km · Amnat Charoen 94 km · Si Sa Ket 98 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 Phibun Mangsahan (15.2447°, 105.2291°, elevation 127 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).