Climate averages 1991–2020
Lakang weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Lakang: daytime highs average 23.4°C and nights cool to about 13.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 17 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 38 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yingjiang (76 km away). In December its highs average 22.8°C, 0.6°C cooler than Lakang, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Lakang ranks 41st of 49 for the warmest December highs and joint 43rd of 49 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 49 cities is 27.1°C; Lakang is 3.8°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 23.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 17 mm to 26 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
Lakang climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.3°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 26 | 3.4 | 10.811 h |
| February | 26.3°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 29 | 3.6 | 11.311 h |
| March | 30.6°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 41 | 5.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.6°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 102 | 10.6 | 12.713 h |
| May | 30.6°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 390 | 23.4 | 13.313 h |
| June | 28.6°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 580 | 29.4 | 13.614 h |
| July | 27.9°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 522 | 30.4 | 13.514 h |
| August | 28.2°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 443 | 29.2 | 13.013 h |
| September | 27.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 340 | 26.7 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.0°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 212 | 18.3 | 11.612 h |
| November | 25.1°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 47 | 5.2 | 11.011 h |
| December, selected | 23.4°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 17 | 2.1 | 10.611 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
- Yingjiang in DecemberChina · 76 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 11.5°C · 26 mm rain
- Myitkyina in DecemberMyanmar · 83 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.7°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Mu-se in DecemberMyanmar · 103 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 11.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Tengyue in DecemberChina · 139 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 4.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Menghuan in DecemberChina · 143 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 11.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Longling County in DecemberChina · 152 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 7.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Lashio in DecemberMyanmar · 200 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 9.5°C · 10 mm rain
- Baoshan (Yunnan), China in DecemberChina · 206 kmHigh 16.2°C · Low 5.8°C · 16 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 Lakang) is explained once on the Lakang year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.