Weather in Chiang Mai in December 2024
- December is usually the coldest month of the year in Chiang Mai;
Average weather
Average temperature in Chiang Mai in December
Going from a maximum of +33°C during the day to a minimum of +14°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +31°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +31°C to +31°C.
Is Chiang Mai warm or cold in December?
Chiang Mai is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +30°C to +29°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +20°C to +17°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
December is the coldest month in Chiang Mai, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Chiang Mai in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +29°C | +30°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +5°C | +10°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +37°C | +34°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 25 mm | 11 mm | 8 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 0 m/s | 0 m/s | 0 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 70% | 66% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 12 | 18 | 22 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December often has better weather than November. It’s getting colder in December. From +30°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +29°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 25 mm to 11 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 73% to 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 0 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 12 to 18.
January brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 1 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Chiang Mai is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Chiang Mai?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Chiang Mai in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2011 (+31°C) and the highest in 1998 (+34°C). The driest year was 1998 with only 604 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1994 with 1462 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Chiang Mai, 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.