★ January33° · ☂ 5 ★ February34° · ☂ 3 March 35° · ☂ 6 April 34° · ☂ 10 May 33° · ☂ 16 June 33° · ☂ 15 July 32° · ☂ 16 August 32° · ☂ 16 September 32° · ☂ 17 October 32° · ☂ 19 November 32° · ☂ 14 ★ December32° · ☂ 8 Phuket in December:seriously hot, occasional rain Phuket, Thailand · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 32° Hottest day 34.4° (2018)
Mean low 25° Coldest night 23.2° (2017)
Rain days 8 days 1-22 by year
Rainfall 89mm Daylight 11.7 → 11.7 h
Phuket's 12 months i Best: December to February
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Beach Goodwarm sea Sightseeing on foot Poorhot and muggy
Humidity 80% 31 muggy days
Clear days 2 days 16 overcast days
Mean wind 17 km/h Rarely windy
Sea temperature 28.8° 28.5-29.1° by year (last 6)
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:32 / 18:12 Daylight 11.7 → 11.7 h
Phuket in December The dry season properly begins. The sea is good for swimming again and skies clear. Rain eases well below November, so a full day on the west-coast beaches is realistic.
December brought serious heat to Phuket, 32°C on a typical afternoon and 25°C overnight. Early mornings were the best time to be outside. Showers came now and then, about 8 rain days in all, and most of the month stayed dry. Averages hide a lot here: one year saw 1, another 22.
31 days past 30°C made it a month for early starts and a long lunch indoors.
Typhoons i Typhoons: January and November
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December 1 Tuesday 1 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 25° December 2 Wednesday 2 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 25° December 3 Thursday 3 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 25° December 4 Friday 4 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 32° 25° December 5 Saturday 5 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 25° 1-5 rain on 45% of days 32° 25°
December 6 Sunday 6 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 25° December 7 Monday 7 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 32° 25° December 8 Tuesday 8 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 25° December 9 Wednesday 9 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 32° 25° December 10 Thursday 10 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 25° December 11 Friday 11 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 25° December 12 Saturday 12 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 25° 6-12 rain on 29% of days 32° 25°
December 13 Sunday 13 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 25° December 14 Monday 14 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 32° 25° December 15 Tuesday 15 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 25° December 16 Wednesday 16 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 32° 25° December 17 Thursday 17 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 32° 25° December 18 Friday 18 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 25° December 19 Saturday 19 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 32° 25° 13-19 rain on 26% of days 32° 25°
December 20 Sunday 20 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 32° 25° December 21 Monday 21 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 32° 25° December 22 Tuesday 22 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 32° 25° December 23 Wednesday 23 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 32° 25° December 24 Thursday 24 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 32° 25° December 25 Friday 25 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 32° 25° December 26 Saturday 26 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 32° 25° 20-26 rain on 19% of days 32° 25°
December 27 Sunday 27 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 32° 25° December 28 Monday 28 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 32° 25° December 29 Tuesday 29 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 32° 25° December 30 Wednesday 30 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 32° 25° December 31 Thursday 31 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 25°
27-31 rain on 13% of days 32° 25°
1-5 rain on 45% of days 32° 25° 6-12 rain on 29% of days 32° 25° 13-19 rain on 26% of days 32° 25° 20-26 rain on 19% of days 32° 25° 27-31 rain on 13% of days 32° 25°
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December 1 Wednesday 1 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 25° December 2 Thursday 2 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 25° December 3 Friday 3 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 25° December 4 Saturday 4 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 32° 25° 1-4 rain on 46% of days 32° 25°
December 5 Sunday 5 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 25° December 6 Monday 6 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 25° December 7 Tuesday 7 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 32° 25° December 8 Wednesday 8 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 25° December 9 Thursday 9 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 32° 25° December 10 Friday 10 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 25° December 11 Saturday 11 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 25° 5-11 rain on 31% of days 32° 25°
December 12 Sunday 12 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 25° December 13 Monday 13 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 25° December 14 Tuesday 14 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 32° 25° December 15 Wednesday 15 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 25° December 16 Thursday 16 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 32° 25° December 17 Friday 17 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 32° 25° December 18 Saturday 18 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 25° 12-18 rain on 28% of days 32° 25°
December 19 Sunday 19 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 32° 25° December 20 Monday 20 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 32° 25° December 21 Tuesday 21 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 32° 25° December 22 Wednesday 22 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 32° 25° December 23 Thursday 23 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 32° 25° December 24 Friday 24 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 32° 25° December 25 Saturday 25 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 32° 25° 19-25 rain on 19% of days 32° 25°
December 26 Sunday 26 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 32° 25° December 27 Monday 27 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 32° 25° December 28 Tuesday 28 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 32° 25° December 29 Wednesday 29 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 32° 25° December 30 Thursday 30 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 32° 25° December 31 Friday 31 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 32° 25°
26-31 rain on 13% of days 32° 25°
1-4 rain on 46% of days 32° 25° 5-11 rain on 31% of days 32° 25° 12-18 rain on 28% of days 32° 25° 19-25 rain on 19% of days 32° 25° 26-31 rain on 13% of days 32° 25°
Tap another date to change
2006 none
2007 none
2008 6mm
2009 34mm
2010 16mm
2011 5mm
2012 13mm
2013 none
2014 none
2015 25mm
2016 6mm
2017 20mm
2018 none
2019 1mm
2020 6mm
2021 40mm
2022 none
2023 1mm
2024 none
2025 none
Holidays in December (2026) December 5 to December 7 National Day long weekendDecember 7 Substitute for King Bhumibol's Birthday, National Day and Father's Day (5 Dec)December 10 Constitution DayDecember 31 to January 3 New Year breakDecember 25 Christmas Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Holidays in December (2027) December 4 to December 6 National Day long weekendDecember 6 Substitute for King Bhumibol's Birthday, National Day and Father's Day (5 Dec)December 10 to December 12 Constitution Day long weekendDecember 31 to January 2 New Year breakDecember 24 Christmas Day (observed)December 25 Christmas Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates December 1 (Tue) 2 (Wed) 3 (Thu) 4 (Fri) 5 (Sat) 6 (Sun) 7 (Mon) 8 (Tue) 9 (Wed) 10 (Thu) 11 (Fri) 12 (Sat) 13 (Sun) 14 (Mon) 15 (Tue) 16 (Wed) 17 (Thu) 18 (Fri) 19 (Sat) 20 (Sun) 21 (Mon) 22 (Tue) 23 (Wed) 24 (Thu) 25 (Fri) 26 (Sat) 27 (Sun) 28 (Mon) 29 (Tue) 30 (Wed) 31 (Thu) ~ December 1 (Tue) 2 (Wed) 3 (Thu) 4 (Fri) 5 (Sat) 6 (Sun) 7 (Mon) 8 (Tue) 9 (Wed) 10 (Thu) 11 (Fri) 12 (Sat) 13 (Sun) 14 (Mon) 15 (Tue) 16 (Wed) 17 (Thu) 18 (Fri) 19 (Sat) 20 (Sun) 21 (Mon) 22 (Tue) 23 (Wed) 24 (Thu) 25 (Fri) 26 (Sat) 27 (Sun) 28 (Mon) 29 (Tue) 30 (Wed) 31 (Thu) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
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6 11 Fri Pick December 11
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6 13 Sun Pick December 13
6 14 Mon Pick December 14
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6 16 Wed Pick December 16
5 17 Thu Pick December 17
5 18 Fri Pick December 18
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3 20 Sun Pick December 20
4 21 Mon Pick December 21
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4 25 Fri Pick December 25
4 26 Sat Pick December 26
2 27 Sun Pick December 27
1 28 Mon Pick December 28
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2 31 Thu Pick December 31
6 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2025 had 1 rain day, 2010 had 22.
Phuket through the year Month High Low Rain days Rainfall Sea January Good 33° 25° 5 days 68mm 29° February Good 34° 26° 3 days 38mm 29° March 35° 26° 6 days 78mm 30° April 34° 26° 10 days 154mm 31° May 33° 26° 16 days 245mm 31° June 33° 26° 15 days 255mm 30° July 32° 26° 16 days 248mm 30° August 32° 26° 16 days 274mm 30° September 32° 25° 17 days 366mm 30° October 32° 25° 19 days 340mm 29° November 32° 25° 14 days 198mm 29° December Good 32° 25° 8 days 89mm 29°
What to pack Loose linen or quick-dry cotton, a wide-brimmed hat and sunscreen were the basics. A water bottle stayed in the bag, and midday plans moved indoors.
Most days stayed dry, yet a thin packable jacket cost nothing to carry and saved the odd soaked afternoon.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Phuket in December? Over the past 20 years December averaged 8 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 1 in the driest to 22 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Phuket in December? Days averaged 32°C and nights 25°C. Pack a compact umbrella, T-shirts, sunscreen plus a hat, a swimsuit, and insect repellent.
Can you swim in Phuket in December? Sea surface temperature averaged 28.8°C in December, warm enough to stay in for a long swim. Year to year it ranged 28.5-29.1°C. Check local flags for waves and jellyfish on the day.
Is December a good time to visit Phuket? On warmth and rain days alone, Phuket's easiest months were December to February. December ranked 3 of 12, close to the top.
Is Phuket humid in December? Mean relative humidity was 80%, with about 31 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.
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