Samut Prakan weather in December

In December, Samut Prakan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-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 47% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of December to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Samut Prakan's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Samut Prakan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
1st coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:38 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
47%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Samut Prakan is city in Samut Prakan province, Thailand.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 25.8 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 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Samut Prakan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Samut Prakan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 8 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
8
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.

Samut Prakan weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°15311.36.5
Feb30° / 26°122.611.56.2
Mar31° / 27°385.911.95.3
Apr32° / 28°679.712.34.2
May32° / 28°12418.212.63.2
Jun31° / 28°10020.112.83.0
Jul31° / 28°1072112.73.2
Aug31° / 27°11421.612.53.2
Sep30° / 27°21224.512.13.0
Oct30° / 26°2082111.73.7
Nov30° / 25°436.311.45.2
Dec30° / 24°101.711.26.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% 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 (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Samut Prakan gets around 10 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 6% and peaks near 10% 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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:305:45
211.26:305:45
311.26:315:45
411.26:315:46
511.26:325:46
611.26:325:46
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Samut Prakan

In seasonPeak

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

Samut Prakan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Samut Prakan's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Samut Prakan?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Samut Prakan in December

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

In December, Samut Prakan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Samut Prakan in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in May at about 31°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Samut Prakan 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 Samut Prakan peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 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 16UV 13Nov 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Samut Prakan 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 Samut Prakan is worst in January — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Samut Prakan's WHO annual average of 25.8 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1539 µg/m³Aug 1016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb34Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov35Poor
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Samut Prakan?

Samut Prakan sits at 13.6°N, 100.6°E, 2 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Bang Na, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Samut Prakan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Samut Prakan 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 39 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 874 m.

The land around Samut Prakan is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (43%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (33%), cropland (24%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
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80 km
874 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Bang Na 9.0 km · Phra Pradaeng 10 km · Thung Khru 10 km · Phra Khanong 12 km · Chong Nonsi 12 km · Yan Nawa 12 km · Khlong Toei 13 km · Rat Burana 14 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 Samut Prakan (13.5976°, 100.5972°, elevation 2 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).