Warichaphum weather in December

In December, Warichaphum sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of December to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Warichaphum's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Warichaphum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:32 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
35%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Warichaphum reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52918
62918
72918
82918
92818
102818
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How December really feels in Warichaphum

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Warichaphum 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
Jan29° / 17°81.711.17.1
Feb31° / 19°162.711.45.7
Mar33° / 22°436.111.94.0
Apr34° / 25°7811.612.42.9
May33° / 26°21021.612.82.5
Jun32° / 26°20422.8132.5
Jul31° / 26°27425.512.92.6
Aug31° / 25°32427.512.62.6
Sep31° / 25°26023.512.12.9
Oct31° / 23°9010.511.64.6
Nov30° / 20°202.811.26.2
Dec28° / 17°61.2117.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% 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 (%)
17822
27822
37822
47723
57723
67723
77723
87723
97723
107723
117723
127723
137822
147921
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308317
318218

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Warichaphum gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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24
34
44
54
64
74
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314

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1816323510
2816323410
391732339
491833328
5101933318
6102033307
7112133296
8112233286
9122333275
10132332275
11142432264
12152531264
13162530253
14172529253
15182528253
16202528243
17212527243
18212526243
19222526243
20232526233
21232627222
22242527222
23242627212
24242628202
25242629192
26242630192
27232631191
28222632181
29222633181
30212634181
31202635181

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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910calm
1010calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:245:26
211.06:255:27
311.06:255:27
411.06:265:27
511.06:265:27
611.06:275:27
711.06:275:28
811.06:285:28
911.06:295:28
1011.06:295:29
1111.06:305:29
1211.06:305:29
1311.06:315:30
1411.06:315:30
1511.06:325:30
1611.06:325:31
1711.06:335:31
1811.06:335:32
1911.06:345:32
2011.06:345:32
2111.06:355:33
2211.06:355:33
2311.06:365:34
2411.06:365:34
2511.06:375:35
2611.06:375:35
2711.06:385:36
2811.06:385:36
2911.06:385:37
3011.06:395:37
3111.06:395:38

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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44.6Bright
54.6Bright
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84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Warichaphum

In seasonPeak

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

Warichaphum's monsoon runs May–September, 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 Warichaphum?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Warichaphum for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Warichaphum in December

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

In December, Warichaphum sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Warichaphum 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 Warichaphum peaks around August 10 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 10UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Warichaphum 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 Warichaphum 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 Warichaphum?

Warichaphum sits at 17.3°N, 103.6°E, 181 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Sawang Daen Din, 28 km away.

Topography around Warichaphum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Warichaphum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 510 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m.

The land around Warichaphum is covered by cropland (66%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
510 m
80 km
524 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Sawang Daen Din 28 km · Ban Nong Wua So 44 km · Sakon Nakhon 56 km · Ban Dung 60 km · Ban Phan Don 73 km · Seka 78 km · Nong Kung Si 80 km · Khao Wong 82 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 Warichaphum (17.2941°, 103.6382°, elevation 181 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).