Sawang Daen Din in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Sawang Daen Din sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 28 mm of rain over about 5 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 30°C in early December to 32°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels humid.

Winter is Sawang Daen Din's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sawang Daen Din's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
28 mm
5 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
6.5
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Sawang Daen Din in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 30°C in early December to 32°C by late February.

A typical winter day in Sawang Daen Din reaches about 30°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Sawang Daen Din

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 12 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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 winter is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sawang Daen Din weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°81.511.16.9
Feb31° / 19°142.311.45.4
Mar34° / 22°365.911.93.7
Apr35° / 25°7411.312.42.5
May34° / 26°2202212.82.3
Jun32° / 26°24424.2132.3
Jul32° / 25°30526.912.92.4
Aug31° / 25°35728.112.62.4
Sep31° / 25°2722412.12.8
Oct31° / 23°8810.711.64.3
Nov31° / 21°192.911.25.6
Dec29° / 18°61.1117.1

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Sawang Daen Din gets around 28 mm of rain over 5 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 9 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early December to 11 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Sawang Daen Din

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None of Sawang Daen Din's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Sawang Daen Din's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
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Is winter a good time to visit Sawang Daen Din?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Sawang Daen Din for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sawang Daen Din in Winter

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

In winter, Sawang Daen Din sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in Sawang Daen Din in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sawang Daen Din peaks around July 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJul 17UV 13Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Sawang Daen Din in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sawang Daen Din is worst in March — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1853 µg/m³Nov 2020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr43Poor
May30Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sawang Daen Din?

Sawang Daen Din sits at 17.5°N, 103.5°E, 169 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Warichaphum, 28 km away.

Topography around Sawang Daen Din

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sawang Daen Din has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m.

The land around Sawang Daen Din is covered by trees (40%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
79 m
80 km
523 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Warichaphum 28 km · Ban Dung 33 km · Ban Nong Wua So 34 km · Ban Phan Don 63 km · Phon Charoen 69 km · Udon Thani 72 km · Seka 73 km · Sakon Nakhon 81 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 Sawang Daen Din (17.4753°, 103.4575°, elevation 169 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.