Saraburi weather in December

In December, Saraburi sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.7 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Saraburi's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saraburi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:38 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
47%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Saraburi is town in Saraburi province, Thailand.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 23 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 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Saraburi reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°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)
13122
23122
33122
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How December really feels in Saraburi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 12 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
12
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.

Saraburi 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° / 21°102.611.25.0
Feb33° / 23°153.211.54.1
Mar34° / 25°457.511.93.1
Apr35° / 26°7612.712.32.3
May34° / 26°14521.212.72.1
Jun33° / 26°17923.412.82.3
Jul32° / 25°20325.112.82.5
Aug32° / 25°21926.412.52.5
Sep31° / 25°2752612.12.5
Oct31° / 24°17118.911.73.4
Nov32° / 23°365.911.34.7
Dec31° / 21°81.711.25.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36337
46337
56436
66337
76337
86337
96337
106436
116436
126436
136535
146634
156634
166733
176832
186832
196931
207030
217030
227129
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257129
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287129
297129
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Saraburi gets around 8 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 5% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
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49
59
69
78
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97
107
116
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304
315

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 53% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1272036287
2282136277
3282235266
4392235256
5392335255
63102435245
73102534244
83112634234
93112733233
103122733223
113132733222
124142732222
134142832211
145152731211
155162730211
166172630211
177172629200
188182529200
198182528200
209192528190
2110192528180
2210202528180
2310202528170
2411202528160
2511202528150
2611202629140
2711202629140
2810202730130
2910202730130
309192830130
319192830140

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:30 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:305:42
211.26:315:42
311.26:315:43
411.26:325:43
511.26:325:43
611.26:335:43
711.26:335:44
811.26:345:44
911.26:345:44
1011.26:355:45
1111.26:365:45
1211.26:365:45
1311.26:375:46
1411.16:375:46
1511.16:385:46
1611.16:385:47
1711.16:395:47
1811.16:395:48
1911.16:405:48
2011.16:405:49
2111.16:415:49
2211.16:415:49
2311.16:425:50
2411.16:425:50
2511.16:425:51
2611.16:435:51
2711.16:435:52
2811.16:445:52
2911.16:445:53
3011.16:455:53
3111.26:455:54

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 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 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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34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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94.7Bright
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294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Saraburi

In seasonPeak

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

Saraburi's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Saraburi?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Saraburi in December

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

In December, Saraburi sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Saraburi 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 Saraburi peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 14UV 13Nov 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Saraburi 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 Saraburi is worst in February — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Saraburi's WHO annual average of 23 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateFeb 1732 µg/m³Dec 1019 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Saraburi?

Saraburi sits at 14.5°N, 100.9°E, 22 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Kaeng Khoi, 11 km away.

Topography around Saraburi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saraburi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Saraburi is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
321 m
80 km
1,364 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Kaeng Khoi 11 km · Tha Ruea 21 km · Nong Khae 22 km · Ban Mo 22 km · Phra Phutthabat 25 km · Nakhon Luang 34 km · Wang Noi 40 km · Lop Buri 41 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 Saraburi (14.5333°, 100.9167°, elevation 22 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).