Climate averages 1991–2020
Thandwe weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Thandwe: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 19.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes December a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 03 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pyay (98 km away). In December its highs average 28.5°C, about as warm as Thandwe, with 4.1 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Thandwe ranks 19th of 49 for the warmest December highs and joint 31st of 49 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 49 cities is 27.1°C; Thandwe is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 28.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 10 mm to 6.5 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
Thandwe climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.5°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 6.5 | 0.6 | 11.211 h |
| February | 30.2°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 1.9 | 0.3 | 11.512 h |
| March | 31.9°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 6.5 | 0.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.9°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 27 | 2.8 | 12.613 h |
| May | 31.0°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 311 | 21.6 | 13.013 h |
| June | 28.0°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 1,025 | 29.3 | 13.213 h |
| July | 27.2°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 1,089 | 30.8 | 13.113 h |
| August | 27.2°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 852 | 30.9 | 12.813 h |
| September | 28.3°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 477 | 28.7 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.7°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 158 | 20.2 | 11.712 h |
| November | 29.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 31 | 4.5 | 11.311 h |
| December, selected | 28.9°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 10 | 1.0 | 11.011 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
- Pyay in DecemberMyanmar · 98 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 18.7°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Thayetmyo in DecemberMyanmar · 128 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 18.2°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Kyaukpyu in DecemberMyanmar · 137 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 21.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Hinthada in DecemberMyanmar · 147 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 19.4°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Ann in DecemberMyanmar · 152 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 16.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Pathein in DecemberMyanmar · 191 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 19.6°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Magway in DecemberMyanmar · 196 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 17.0°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Taungdwingyi in DecemberMyanmar · 211 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 16.5°C · 7.1 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 Thandwe) is explained once on the Thandwe year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.