Tak weather in December

In December, Tak sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 63% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Tak's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:50 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
35%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Tak is town in Tak province, Thailand.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 28 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,322/km²
people per km²
Founded
1937

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 Tak reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 about 1°C cooler than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13120
23120
33120
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53020
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How December really feels in Tak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 4 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
4
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.

Tak weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°152.111.15.6
Feb34° / 19°91.311.43.9
Mar36° / 23°314.211.92.2
Apr37° / 25°518.612.41.5
May35° / 26°19117.812.82.0
Jun33° / 26°20420.6132.5
Jul32° / 25°20320.212.92.9
Aug32° / 25°21721.212.62.9
Sep32° / 25°19219.512.12.9
Oct32° / 24°10112.211.64.0
Nov31° / 22°183.211.25.3
Dec30° / 19°101.4116.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37426
47525
57525
67525
77624
87624
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Tak gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
45
55
65
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114
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184
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286
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317

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116194232
216204131
327204130
427214129
528224127
628224126
729234225
829244223
9210254222
10211254221
11212264219
12213264118
13214264117
14215274116
15216274014
16317273913
17318283913
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19420283711
20421283610
21521283610
2252228359
2362229359
2462229348
2562229348
2672230347
2772230347
2872130347
2962131357
3062031357
3162032358

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:415:45
211.16:425:45
311.16:425:46
411.06:435:46
511.06:445:46
611.06:445:46
711.06:455:47
811.06:455:47
911.06:465:47
1011.06:465:47
1111.06:475:48
1211.06:485:48
1311.06:485:48
1411.06:495:49
1511.06:495:49
1611.06:505:50
1711.06:505:50
1811.06:515:50
1911.06:515:51
2011.06:525:51
2111.06:525:52
2211.06:535:52
2311.06:535:53
2411.06:545:53
2511.06:545:54
2611.06:545:54
2711.06:555:55
2811.06:555:55
2911.06:565:56
3011.06:565:56
3111.06:565:57

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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44.5Bright
54.5Bright
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94.5Bright
104.5Bright
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134.5Bright
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164.6Bright
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284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Tak

In seasonPeak

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

Tak'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 Tak?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tak in December

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

In December, Tak sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tak in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tak peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highAug 13UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tak 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 Tak is worst in March — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (June, 14 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tak's WHO annual average of 28 µg/m³.

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateMar 1780 µg/m³Jun 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb41Poor
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May21Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tak?

Tak sits at 16.9°N, 99.1°E, 113 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ban Tak, 20 km away.

Topography around Tak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 975 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,059 m.

The land around Tak is covered by trees (33%), cropland (28%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
975 m
80 km
2,059 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Ban Tak 20 km · Kamphaeng Phet 60 km · Mae Sot 62 km · Ban Na 66 km · Mae Ramat 66 km · Myawaddy 69 km · Sukhothai 75 km · Thoen 83 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 Tak (16.8697°, 99.129°, elevation 113 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).