Tak in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Tak sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 34 mm of rain over about 5 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 31°C in early December to 35°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high: 32°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 19°C
Rainfall: 34 mm; 5 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 5.3; best season of the year
Months: Dec · Jan · Feb

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Temperature in Tak in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 31°C in early December to 35°C by late February.

A typical winter day in Tak reaches about 32°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

How winter really feels in Tak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 42 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Tak 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 18°	15	2.1	11.1	5.6
Feb	34° / 19°	9	1.3	11.4	3.9
Mar	36° / 23°	31	4.2	11.9	2.2
Apr	37° / 25°	51	8.6	12.4	1.5
May	35° / 26°	191	17.8	12.8	2.0
Jun	33° / 26°	204	20.6	13	2.5
Jul	32° / 25°	203	20.2	12.9	2.9
Aug	32° / 25°	217	21.2	12.6	2.9
Sep	32° / 25°	192	19.5	12.1	2.9
Oct	32° / 24°	101	12.2	11.6	4.0
Nov	31° / 22°	18	3.2	11.2	5.3
Dec	30° / 19°	10	1.4	11	6.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time across winter.

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Tak gets around 34 mm of rain over 5 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Winter

Winds average 6 km/h across winter.

Sunrise & sunset in Winter

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early December to 11 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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.

Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Tak

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

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

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Is winter a good time to visit Tak?

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.

5.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.1

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

winter 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 Winter

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

In winter, Tak sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in Tak 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	10	10	11	12	13	13	13	12	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Tak 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	27	41	85	46	21	14	14	14	16	18	19	22
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	27	Moderate
Feb	41	Poor
Mar	85	Unhealthy
Apr	46	Poor
May	21	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

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

trees 33%

16 km

975 m

trees 60%

80 km

2,059 m

trees 59%

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Winter 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

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.