Jellyfish in Khao Lak in December

December in Khao Lak is usually a calm month. The prevailing north-east wind of about 2.2 m/s is blowing offshore; mean waves 0.29 m, water 29.1 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 0% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in December: 0.

Typical risk this monthLow
  • Low 74%
  • Moderate 26%
  • High 0%
  • Very high 0%

How the days of this month split by risk level (2022–2026 weather). A typical day is low; 0% of days are high or very high.

Risk in Khao Lak today →

Weather and sea in December

Wind2.2 m/s, north-east
Onshore wind-1.5 m/s
Waves0.29 m
Water29.1 °C
Rain137 mm · 17.5 days

Beaches this month

BeachesTypical riskOnshore windDMCR
Bang Lut BeachLow-1.40
Bang Niang BeachLow-20
Bang Sak BeachLow-1.40
Khao Lak Beach (Sunset Beach)Low-1.10
Khuk Khak BeachLow-1.90
Nang Thong BeachLow-1.30
Pak Weep BeachLow00
Pakarang BeachLow-20
Natai BeachLow-2.10
Thai Mueang BeachLow-1.60

Official cases in December

No official warnings nearby in this month.

Jellyfish found here

This is the dry-season jellyfish period: large rhizostome jellyfish, lilac medusae and stinging plankton. Bluebottles are rare on the Andaman coast at this time.

Khao Lak: jellyfish month by month

  1. 0%Jan9January: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 14% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 9.
  2. 0%Feb8February: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 22% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 8.
  3. 9%Mar24March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 9% of days. Onshore wind on 33% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 24.
  4. 61%Apr21April: Usually high risk. High risk on 61% of days. Onshore wind on 58% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 21.
  5. 54%May115May: Usually high risk. High risk on 54% of days. Onshore wind on 66% of days. Official warnings: 1. Eyewitness reports: 15.
  6. 10%Jun217June: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 10% of days. Onshore wind on 91% of days. Official warnings: 2. Eyewitness reports: 17.
  7. 0%Jul2July: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 93% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 2.
  8. 0%AugAugust: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 95% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  9. 2%Sep14September: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 2% of days. Onshore wind on 91% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 14.
  10. 1%Oct10October: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 54% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 10.
  11. 0%Nov13November: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 23% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 13.
  12. 0%Dec8December: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 7% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 8.
  • typical level that month
  • bar and % — share of high-risk days
  • nofficial warnings, all years
  • neyewitness reports, all years

Questions and answers

Are there jellyfish in Khao Lak in December?

December in Khao Lak is usually a calm month. The prevailing north-east wind of about 2.2 m/s is blowing offshore; mean waves 0.29 m, water 29.1 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 0% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in December: 0.

Where in Khao Lak is the jellyfish risk lowest in December?

Based on this month’s weather the risk is lowest at: Bang Lut Beach, Bang Niang Beach, Bang Sak Beach.

What to do if a jellyfish stings you in Thailand?

Get out of the water. Call 1669 for trouble breathing, chest pain or collapse. Do not rub the sting and do not rinse it with fresh water. If a box jellyfish is possible, pour vinegar over the sting for at least 30 seconds.