Climate averages 1991–2020
Nakhon Ratchasima weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the coolest 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 hot month in Nakhon Ratchasima: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 19.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 5.3 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 15 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kabin Buri (121 km away). In December its highs average 30.1°C, 1.3°C warmer than Nakhon Ratchasima, with 5.1 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Thailand, Nakhon Ratchasima ranks 33rd of 46 for the warmest December highs and 4th of 46 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 46 cities is 29.6°C; Nakhon Ratchasima is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 29.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.3 mm to 6.7 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
Nakhon Ratchasima climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.9°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 6.7 | 1.7 | 11.311 h |
| February | 32.3°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 8.7 | 1.7 | 11.612 h |
| March | 34.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 38 | 6.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.0°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 69 | 12.6 | 12.512 h |
| May | 33.5°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 140 | 20.0 | 12.813 h |
| June | 32.8°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 118 | 19.4 | 13.013 h |
| July | 32.0°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 125 | 21.0 | 12.913 h |
| August | 31.3°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 161 | 22.7 | 12.613 h |
| September | 30.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 231 | 24.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.6°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 138 | 16.4 | 11.812 h |
| November | 29.4°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 29 | 4.8 | 11.411 h |
| December, selected | 28.9°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 5.3 | 1.3 | 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
- Kabin Buri in DecemberThailand · 121 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Si Maha Phot in DecemberThailand · 128 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 20.5°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Paoy Paet in DecemberCambodia · 154 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.0°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Khon Kaen in DecemberThailand · 182 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 18.3°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Nong Chok in DecemberThailand · 182 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 20.8°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Khlong Luang in DecemberThailand · 186 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 21.6°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Khlong Sam Wa in DecemberThailand · 191 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 21.2°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Sai Mai in DecemberThailand · 196 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 21.4°C · 8.8 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 Nakhon Ratchasima) is explained once on the Nakhon Ratchasima year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.