Climate averages 1991–2020
Paoy Paet weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 9th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Paoy Paet: daytime highs average 30.1°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.8 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 20 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Battambang (92 km away). In December its highs average 30.5°C, about as warm as Paoy Paet, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Cambodia, Paoy Paet ranks joint 6th of 8 for the warmest December highs and 1st of 8 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 8 cities is 30.3°C; Paoy Paet is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 31.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.8 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Paoy Paet climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.2°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 11 | 2.2 | 11.411 h |
| February | 33.0°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 16 | 3.1 | 11.712 h |
| March | 34.4°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 49 | 8.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.6°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 80 | 14.4 | 12.412 h |
| May | 33.0°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 145 | 22.0 | 12.813 h |
| June | 31.6°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 141 | 22.4 | 12.913 h |
| July | 30.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 161 | 24.5 | 12.813 h |
| August | 30.4°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 181 | 25.4 | 12.613 h |
| September | 30.0°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 237 | 25.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 157 | 18.3 | 11.812 h |
| November | 30.1°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 29 | 5.2 | 11.512 h |
| December, selected | 30.1°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 5.8 | 1.4 | 11.311 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Battambang in DecemberCambodia · 92 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 21.5°C · 13 mm rain
- Kabin Buri in DecemberThailand · 97 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Si Maha Phot in DecemberThailand · 118 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 20.5°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Chanthaburi in DecemberThailand · 127 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 22.3°C · 16 mm rain
- Siem Reap in DecemberCambodia · 144 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Nakhon Ratchasima in DecemberThailand · 154 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 19.1°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Chon Buri in DecemberThailand · 174 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 21.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Rayong in DecemberThailand · 178 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.0°C · 17 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Paoy Paet) is explained once on the Paoy Paet year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.