Jellyfish at Ao Pante (Koh Tarutao) Beach in December

December at Ao Pante (Koh Tarutao) Beach is usually a calm month. The prevailing north-east wind of about 3.5 m/s is blowing offshore; mean waves 0.25 m, water 29 °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 64%
  • Moderate 36%
  • 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.

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Weather and sea in December

Wind3.5 m/s, north-east
Onshore wind-2.5 m/s
Waves0.25 m
Water29 °C
Rain145 mm · 14.5 days

Official cases nearby in December

No official warnings nearby in this month.

Nearby beaches 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.

Ao Pante (Koh Tarutao): jellyfish month by month

  1. January: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 3% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  2. February: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 9% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 2.
  3. March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 16% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  4. April: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 16% of days. Onshore wind on 53% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  5. May: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 28% of days. Onshore wind on 68% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  6. June: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 20% of days. Onshore wind on 87% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  7. July: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 3% of days. Onshore wind on 92% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  8. August: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 10% of days. Onshore wind on 92% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  9. September: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 5% of days. Onshore wind on 94% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  10. October: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 73% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  11. November: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 28% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  12. December: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 4% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  • Low
  • Moderate
  • High
  • Very high

Colour shows the typical risk level that month; the number is the share of high-risk days. Warnings and sightings are in each month’s tooltip.

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Questions and answers

Are there jellyfish at Ao Pante (Koh Tarutao) Beach in December?

December at Ao Pante (Koh Tarutao) Beach is usually a calm month. The prevailing north-east wind of about 3.5 m/s is blowing offshore; mean waves 0.25 m, water 29 °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.

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.