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🇹🇭 Weather in Patong in December

This is what the weather in Patong (Phuket, Thailand) was like in December in 2016–2025.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Rain

Avg. daytime high

28.3 °C

27.9 °C – 29.0 °C

Avg. night-time low

26.3 °C

25.7 °C – 26.9 °C

Avg. rain days in period

20.8

67 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

214 mm

86.7 mm – 442 mm

Avg. cloud cover

72 %

This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.

Avg. sea temperature

–

Sea temperature unavailable for today (daily limit).

Extremes: Highest temperature 29.9 °C (20 Dec 2023) · Lowest temperature 23.5 °C (20 Dec 2017) · Avg. daily peak wind 16 km/h

Weather mix of all days

  • 28Sunny
  • 50Partly cloudy
  • 24Cloudy
  • 97Light rain
  • 111Rain

Summary

  • On average 28.3 °C during the day and 26.3 °C at night.
  • On average 20.8 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 214 mm of precipitation in total.
  • Prevailing: Rain.
  • Warmest year: 2023 (avg. 29.0 °C), coolest: 2016 (avg. 27.9 °C).
  • Wettest year: 2020 (442 mm), driest: 2019 (86.7 mm).
  • Extremes: 29.9 °C on 20 Dec 2023 and 23.5 °C on 20 Dec 2017.

Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?

Charts

Temperatures per year

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Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

  • 2025

    Light rain
    Avg. max28.5°Avg. min26.0°
    Rain days
    20 Rain days
    Precipitation
    131 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    67 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.3 °C · Min 25.1 °C

  • 2024

    Light rain
    Avg. max28.7°Avg. min26.5°
    Rain days
    19 Rain days
    Precipitation
    298 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    74 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.4 °C · Min 25.4 °C

  • 2023

    Light rain
    Avg. max29.0°Avg. min26.9°
    Rain days
    27 Rain days
    Precipitation
    129 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    68 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.9 °C · Min 26.1 °C

  • 2022

    Rain
    Avg. max28.0°Avg. min26.0°
    Rain days
    20 Rain days
    Precipitation
    234 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    87 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.9 °C · Min 24.9 °C

  • 2021

    Light rain
    Avg. max28.2°Avg. min25.9°
    Rain days
    17 Rain days
    Precipitation
    152 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    59 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.7 °C · Min 24.0 °C

  • 2020

    Rain
    Avg. max28.1°Avg. min26.2°
    Rain days
    22 Rain days
    Precipitation
    442 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    77 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.1 °C · Min 24.8 °C

  • 2019

    Sunny
    Avg. max28.3°Avg. min25.7°
    Rain days
    11 Rain days
    Precipitation
    86.7 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    44 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.8 °C · Min 24.5 °C

  • 2018

    Rain
    Avg. max28.3°Avg. min26.9°
    Rain days
    27 Rain days
    Precipitation
    218 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    78 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.2 °C · Min 26.0 °C

  • 2017

    Rain
    Avg. max28.2°Avg. min26.1°
    Rain days
    18 Rain days
    Precipitation
    152 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    70 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.1 °C · Min 23.5 °C

  • 2016

    Rain
    Avg. max27.9°Avg. min26.3°
    Rain days
    27 Rain days
    Precipitation
    296 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    92 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.8 °C · Min 25.4 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Patong in December?
Daytime highs averaged 28.3 °C, night-time lows 26.3 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 29.9 °C (20 Dec 2023), the lowest 23.5 °C (20 Dec 2017).
How often does it rain in Patong in December?
On average there were 20.8 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 214 mm of precipitation in total.

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Data sources

Weather data
Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains.
Sea temperature
MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis)
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