Weather in Bangkok in December 2024
- December is usually the coldest month of the year in Bangkok;
- December is usually the driest month of the year in Bangkok
Average weather
Average temperature in Bangkok in December
Going from a maximum of +35°C during the day to a minimum of +19°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +33°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 13% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +32°C to +34°C.
Is Bangkok warm or cold in December?
Bangkok is typically hot in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +32°C to +31°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +24°C to +21°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
December is the coldest month in Bangkok, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Bangkok in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +31°C | +32°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +12°C | +13°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +36°C | +35°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 46 mm | 8 mm | 11 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 67% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 9 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 20 | 16 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +32°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +31°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 46 mm to 8 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 72% to 67%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 4 to 7.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in January as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Bangkok is gradually decreasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Bangkok?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bangkok in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+32°C) and the highest in 2020 (+34°C). The driest year was 1979 with only 810 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 1630 mm.
FAQ
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Other cities in Thailand
Monthly weather in Bangkok
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bangkok, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.