Giá Rai weather in December

In December, Giá Rai sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 93 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Giá Rai's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Giá Rai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:10 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
74%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Giá Rai is ward in Giá Rai town, Bạc Liêu province, Vietnam.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Giá Rai reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with 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 Giá Rai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 18 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
18
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.

Giá Rai weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°254.411.56.0
Feb30° / 24°12211.76.0
Mar31° / 25°426.411.94.9
Apr32° / 26°8714.612.23.6
May32° / 27°22326.912.42.5
Jun31° / 26°2602812.52.5
Jul30° / 26°26629.612.52.6
Aug30° / 26°25029.512.32.6
Sep30° / 25°29028.612.12.6
Oct30° / 25°33028.711.82.8
Nov30° / 25°18120.511.63.8
Dec29° / 24°9311.411.55.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
82971
92872
102971
112971
122872
132872
142773
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212773
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232773
242773
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262971
272971
283070
293268
303367
313466

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Giá Rai gets around 93 mm of rain over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
252
351
450
549
648
746
845
944
1043
1141
1240
1339
1437
1536
1635
1734
1833
1932
2032
2131
2230
2329
2428
2528
2627
2726
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2925
3024
3123

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10075538
20075736
30075934
40076132
50086131
60086329
70086527
80186526
90196624
100196723
1101106722
1201106920
1301116919
1401126918
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1601137016
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1801157014
1911166913
2012176812
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2212186811
2312196810
241120699
251120708
261121698
271121707
280121717
290122716
300122716
310122716

Wind in December

Winds average 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:035:33
211.56:035:33
311.56:045:33
411.56:045:34
511.56:055:34
611.56:055:34
711.56:065:35
811.56:065:35
911.56:075:35
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1911.56:125:40
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2711.56:165:43
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3011.56:175:45
3111.56:175:45

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Giá Rai

In seasonPeak

In December, Giá Rai sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Giá Rai sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Giá Rai's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Giá Rai?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Giá Rai in December

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

In December, Giá Rai sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Giá Rai in December

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Giá Rai in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Giá Rai peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 13Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Giá Rai 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 Giá Rai is worst in December — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 1524 µg/m³May 1115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Giá Rai?

Giá Rai sits at 9.2°N, 105.5°E, 4 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Ấp Hô Phòng, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Giá Rai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Giá Rai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m.

The land around Giá Rai is covered by cropland (46%) and water (22%) within 3 km, water (41%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
6 m
16 km
12 m
80 km
23 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Ấp Hô Phòng 4.0 km · Phong Thạnh 16 km · An Trạch 20 km · Gành Hào 23 km · Bạc Liêu 30 km · Cà Mau 34 km · Phú Lộc 38 km · Ngã Năm 40 km

Vietnam travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,066
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
59%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
30.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 500
Religion
none 86%Catholic 6%Buddhist 6%Protestant 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 Giá Rai (9.2344°, 105.4583°, elevation 4 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).