Climate averages 1991–2020
Yala weather
in December.
A hot, very wet month: the coolest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Yala: daytime highs average 28.0°C and nights cool to about 22.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 236 mm of rain on roughly 21 days, which makes December a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Hat Yai (103 km away). In December its highs average 27.9°C, about as warm as Yala, with 277 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Thailand, Yala ranks 38th of 46 for the warmest December highs and 43rd of 46 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 46 cities is 29.6°C; Yala is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 236 mm to 79 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
Yala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 79 | 11.4 | 11.812 h |
| February | 30.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 43 | 7.1 | 11.912 h |
| March | 32.5°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 86 | 11.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.0°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 124 | 17.2 | 12.312 h |
| May | 32.5°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 151 | 22.6 | 12.412 h |
| June | 32.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 111 | 19.3 | 12.512 h |
| July | 32.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 114 | 19.1 | 12.512 h |
| August | 32.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 125 | 20.0 | 12.312 h |
| September | 31.4°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 160 | 22.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.9°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 268 | 28.1 | 12.012 h |
| November | 28.6°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 290 | 25.7 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 28.0°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 236 | 21.3 | 11.812 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
- Hat Yai in DecemberThailand · 103 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 23.5°C · 277 mm rain
- Pendang in DecemberMalaysia · 107 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 23.0°C · 160 mm rain
- Pasir Mas in DecemberMalaysia · 109 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 22.5°C · 412 mm rain
- Ban Mai in DecemberThailand · 110 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 24.8°C · 338 mm rain
- Alor Setar in DecemberMalaysia · 112 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 129 mm rain
- Kota Bharu in DecemberMalaysia · 116 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 412 mm rain
- Sungai Petani in DecemberMalaysia · 133 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 23.2°C · 161 mm rain
- Kota Kuala Muda in DecemberMalaysia · 146 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 23.8°C · 167 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 Yala) is explained once on the Yala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.