Taphan Hin weather in December

In December, Taphan Hin sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.1 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 59% 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 Taphan Hin's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taphan Hin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:43 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
38%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Taphan Hin is town in Taphan Hin district, Phichit province, Thailand.

Founded
1944

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 Taphan Hin reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Taphan Hin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 17 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
17
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.

Taphan Hin 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° / 20°122.311.15.0
Feb34° / 22°122.611.53.8
Mar36° / 25°366.211.92.3
Apr37° / 26°6810.812.41.6
May35° / 27°19022.712.71.6
Jun34° / 26°20725.212.91.9
Jul33° / 26°24226.912.92.1
Aug32° / 26°31228.812.52.1
Sep32° / 25°33227.712.12.2
Oct32° / 25°15217.911.63.2
Nov32° / 22°304.611.24.5
Dec31° / 20°91.511.15.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27228
37228
47228
57228
67228
77228
87228
97327
107327
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Taphan Hin gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.5 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 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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28
38
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58
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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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1251735356
2261835336
3261836326
4261936315
5272037305
6272137285
7282237274
8282238264
9292338244
10292438233
112102438223
122112538212
133122538212
143132637201
154142637191
164152636181
174152635181
185162735171
195172734170
206172733160
216172833160
227172832150
237172932150
247173031140
258173031140
268163132130
278163232130
287153233130
297143333130
307143334130
316133435130

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

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

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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 6:35 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:355:41
211.16:365:41
311.16:365:42
411.16:375:42
511.16:375:42
611.16:385:42
711.16:385:43
811.16:395:43
911.16:405:43
1011.16:405:43
1111.16:415:44
1211.06:415:44
1311.06:425:45
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1511.06:435:45
1611.06:435:46
1711.06:445:46
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1911.06:455:47
2011.06:455:47
2111.06:465:48
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2711.06:495:51
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3011.06:505:52
3111.06:505:53

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Taphan Hin

In seasonPeak

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

Taphan Hin'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 Taphan Hin?

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
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Taphan Hin in December

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

In December, Taphan Hin sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Taphan Hin in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Taphan Hin peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 14UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Taphan Hin 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 Taphan Hin is worst in March — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1355 µg/m³Jun 2223 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May32Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Taphan Hin?

Taphan Hin sits at 16.2°N, 100.4°E, 36 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Thap Khlo, 20 km away.

Topography around Taphan Hin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taphan Hin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,324 m.

The land around Taphan Hin is covered by cropland (56%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
1,324 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Thap Khlo 20 km · Bang Mun Nak 22 km · Phichit 26 km · Bang Krathum 42 km · Chon Daen 47 km · Khanu Woralaksaburi 62 km · Nakhon Sawan 65 km · Bang Rakam 68 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 Taphan Hin (16.2209°, 100.4198°, elevation 36 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).