Sakon Nakhon weather in December

In December, Sakon Nakhon sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11 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 58% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Sakon Nakhon's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sakon Nakhon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:30 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
36%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Sakon Nakhon is city in Sakon Nakhon province, Thailand.

Density
1,398/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 Sakon Nakhon reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°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
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33019
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52918
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How December really feels in Sakon Nakhon

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.

Sakon Nakhon 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°61.511.17.0
Feb31° / 19°142.811.45.7
Mar33° / 22°385.711.94.0
Apr34° / 25°7311.612.42.9
May33° / 25°21622.412.82.4
Jun32° / 26°24024.5132.5
Jul31° / 25°3142712.92.5
Aug31° / 25°35528.412.62.5
Sep31° / 25°26823.612.12.9
Oct31° / 23°9410.311.64.4
Nov31° / 20°183.211.25.7
Dec29° / 17°61.2117.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27723
37723
47624
57624
67624
77723
87723
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Sakon Nakhon gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.2 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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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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
191634338
2101734327
3101834317
4111934306
5112034296
6122133285
7122333275
8132433265
9142532254
10142632254
11162731243
12172730243
13182729233
14192728232
15202727232
16212726232
17222726232
18232725232
19242725222
20252725221
21252726211
22262726201
23262727191
24262728181
25262729181
26252730171
27252831161
28242832160
29232833150
30222934150
31212935150

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:225:25
211.06:225:25
311.06:235:25
411.06:235:25
511.06:245:25
611.06:255:26
711.06:255:26
811.06:265:26
911.06:265:27
1011.06:275:27
1111.06:275:27
1211.06:285:27
1311.06:295:28
1411.06:295:28
1511.06:305:29
1611.06:305:29
1711.06:315:29
1811.06:315:30
1911.06:325:30
2011.06:325:31
2111.06:335:31
2211.06:335:32
2311.06:345:32
2411.06:345:33
2511.06:355:33
2611.06:355:34
2711.06:355:34
2811.06:365:35
2911.06:365:35
3011.06:375:36
3111.06:375:36

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Sakon Nakhon

In seasonPeak

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

Sakon Nakhon sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Sakon Nakhon'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 Sakon Nakhon?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Sakon Nakhon for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sakon Nakhon in December

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

In December, Sakon Nakhon sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sakon Nakhon 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 Sakon Nakhon peaks around July 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highJul 19UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Sakon Nakhon 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 Sakon Nakhon is worst in March — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (November, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateMar 1859 µg/m³Nov 1919 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May28Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sakon Nakhon?

Sakon Nakhon sits at 17.2°N, 104.1°E, 165 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Khao Wong, 52 km away.

Mukdahan

Topography around Sakon Nakhon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sakon Nakhon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 162 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 531 m.

The land around Sakon Nakhon is covered by trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
343 m
80 km
531 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
December weather nearby: Khao Wong 52 km · Warichaphum 56 km · Kuchinarai 70 km · Nakhon Phanom 73 km · Tha Khaek 78 km · Sawang Daen Din 81 km · Seka 88 km · Mukdahan 92 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 Sakon Nakhon (17.1612°, 104.1472°, elevation 165 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).