Climate averages 1991–2020
Pleiku weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 3rd 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 Pleiku: daytime highs average 25.6°C and nights cool to about 17.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 29 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 19 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kon Tum (41 km away). In December its highs average 25.9°C, about as warm as Pleiku, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 136 cities listed in Vietnam, Pleiku ranks joint 61st of 136 for the warmest December highs and joint 7th of 136 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 136 cities is 25.0°C; Pleiku is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 26.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 29 mm to 7.7 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
Pleiku climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.9°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 7.7 | 1.1 | 11.411 h |
| February | 29.2°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 7.4 | 1.5 | 11.712 h |
| March | 30.8°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 45 | 6.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.5°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 118 | 14.0 | 12.412 h |
| May | 28.5°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 243 | 26.2 | 12.813 h |
| June | 26.8°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 271 | 28.6 | 12.913 h |
| July | 25.9°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 353 | 30.0 | 12.913 h |
| August | 25.8°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 373 | 30.3 | 12.613 h |
| September | 25.9°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 389 | 28.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 26.3°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 229 | 20.1 | 11.812 h |
| November | 26.2°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 91 | 8.5 | 11.511 h |
| December, selected | 25.6°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 29 | 4.3 | 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
- Kon Tum in DecemberVietnam · 41 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 17.4°C · 27 mm rain
- An Khê in DecemberVietnam · 70 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 18.6°C · 120 mm rain
- Buôn Hồ in DecemberVietnam · 119 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 17.8°C · 57 mm rain
- An Nhơn in DecemberVietnam · 120 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 21.2°C · 197 mm rain
- Qui Nhon in DecemberVietnam · 134 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 21.7°C · 283 mm rain
- Đức Phổ in DecemberVietnam · 139 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 20.9°C · 401 mm rain
- Sông Cầu in DecemberVietnam · 145 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 22.3°C · 278 mm rain
- Buôn Ma Thuột in DecemberVietnam · 146 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 19.2°C · 37 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 Pleiku) is explained once on the Pleiku year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.