The best time to visit Thailand is between November and February, as this is when it rains the least and it is not too hot. November is also prime time for festivals – Loi Krathong is celebrated all over the country; delicately hand-woven baskets are set bobbing down river to symbolise the release of negative emotion. Meanwhile in Chiang Mai the Yi Peng festival is celebrated by releasing floating lanterns into the sky, creating a truly magical atmosphere.
The below climate charts have been compiled by Weather2Travel.com. For an explanation to the various measurements, please read our climate notes.
The higher the level of heat and humidity the more uncomfortable you are likely to feel. Humidity is not an issue at temperatures below about 24C (75F), no matter how high the humidity.
Heat & humidity keyThe World Health Organisation recommends protective measures be taken for all UV values over 2.
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J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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Max temp (C)(F) | 3290 | 3493 | 3697 | 3697 | 3595 | 3493 | 3391 | 3290 | 3290 | 3290 | 3188 | 3188 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 1966 | 2272 | 2475 | 2577 | 2577 | 2577 | 2475 | 2577 | 2475 | 2475 | 2272 | 2068 |
Sunshine hours | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Daylight hours | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 50 | 221 | 351 | 853 | 1576 | 1847 | 1807 | 1857 | 28211 | 1697 | 432 | 50 |
Rainy Days | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
Humidity | VH | E | E | E | E | E | VH | E | E | E | VH | VH |
UV | 10/VH | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11/E | 10/VH | 9/VH |
Sea temp (C)(F) | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max temp (C)(F) | 3290 | 3391 | 3493 | 3595 | 3493 | 3391 | 3391 | 3290 | 3290 | 3290 | 3290 | 3188 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 2170 | 2373 | 2577 | 2679 | 2679 | 2679 | 2577 | 2577 | 2577 | 2475 | 2373 | 2170 |
Sunshine hours | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Daylight hours | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 80 | 211 | 311 | 683 | 1827 | 1596 | 1677 | 2078 | 29211 | 1998 | 492 | 110 |
Rainy Days | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
Humidity | H | VH | VH | E | E | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | H | H |
UV | 10/VH | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11/E | 10/VH | 9/VH |
Sea temp (C)(F) | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max temp (C)(F) | 2882 | 3290 | 3493 | 3595 | 3391 | 3188 | 3188 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 | 2984 | 2882 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 1355 | 1457 | 1763 | 2170 | 2373 | 2373 | 2373 | 2272 | 2272 | 2170 | 1864 | 1457 |
Sunshine hours | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Daylight hours | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 90 | 60 | 151 | 572 | 1656 | 1375 | 1656 | 2269 | 2249 | 1255 | 412 | 120 |
Rainy Days | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
Humidity | M | H | H | VH | VH | VH | H | H | H | H | H | M |
UV | 9/VH | 11/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11/E | 9/VH | 8/VH |
Sea temp (C)(F) | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max temp (C)(F) | 2781 | 3188 | 3391 | 3493 | 3391 | 3188 | 3188 | 3086 | 3086 | 2984 | 2882 | 2679 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 1254 | 1355 | 1661 | 2068 | 2272 | 2373 | 2373 | 2272 | 2272 | 2068 | 1763 | 1254 |
Sunshine hours | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Daylight hours | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 141 | 80 | 211 | 813 | 2028 | 2169 | 29512 | 38615 | 25810 | 1355 | 552 | 231 |
Rainy Days | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
Humidity | L | M | H | VH | VH | VH | H | H | H | H | M | L |
UV | 8/VH | 10/VH | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 10/VH | 8/VH | 7/H |
Sea temp (C)(F) | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max temp (C)(F) | 2984 | 3188 | 3290 | 3391 | 3391 | 3391 | 3290 | 3290 | 3290 | 3188 | 3086 | 2984 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 2170 | 2272 | 2475 | 2577 | 2577 | 2577 | 2577 | 2577 | 2475 | 2475 | 2373 | 2170 |
Sunshine hours | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Daylight hours | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 141 | 241 | 301 | 422 | 1245 | 914 | 1084 | 1134 | 1395 | 2219 | 1767 | 181 |
Rainy Days | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
Humidity | M | H | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | H | H | M |
UV | 10/VH | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 10/VH | 9/VH |
Sea temp (C)(F) | 2882 | 2882 | 2984 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2882 |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max temp (C)(F) | 3188 | 3290 | 3391 | 3391 | 3188 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 | 2984 | 2984 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 2068 | 1966 | 2170 | 2272 | 2272 | 2272 | 2272 | 2272 | 2272 | 2170 | 2170 | 2068 |
Sunshine hours | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Daylight hours | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 422 | 211 | 402 | 1124 | 33413 | 36414 | 35814 | 37715 | 40916 | 32813 | 24710 | 883 |
Rainy Days | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 10 |
Humidity | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VH |
UV | 11/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11/E | 10/VH |
Sea temp (C)(F) | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max temp (C)(F) | 2984 | 3188 | 3290 | 3391 | 3188 | 3086 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2882 | 2781 | 2781 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 1457 | 1763 | 1966 | 2068 | 2170 | 2170 | 2068 | 2068 | 2068 | 2068 | 1763 | 1559 |
Sunshine hours | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
Daylight hours | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 90 | 261 | 522 | 1054 | 1928 | 1717 | 1887 | 2239 | 29412 | 1757 | 392 | 60 |
Rainy Days | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 |
Humidity | VH | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VH | VH |
UV | 10/VH | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11/E | 10/VH | 9/VH |
Sea temp (C)(F) | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max temp (C)(F) | 3188 | 3188 | 3290 | 3290 | 3290 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 | 3188 | 3188 | 3188 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 2068 | 2272 | 2373 | 2373 | 2475 | 2373 | 2373 | 2373 | 2373 | 2272 | 2170 | 2068 |
Sunshine hours | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Daylight hours | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 301 | 512 | 924 | 1436 | 38015 | 67026 | 67026 | 78231 | 60824 | 30512 | 1074 | 221 |
Rainy Days | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
Humidity | VH | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VH | VH |
UV | 10/VH | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 10/VH | 10/VH |
Sea temp (C)(F) | 2882 | 2882 | 2984 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2882 |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max temp (C)(F) | 3188 | 3391 | 3391 | 3391 | 3290 | 3188 | 3188 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 2170 | 2170 | 2272 | 2373 | 2373 | 2373 | 2373 | 2373 | 2373 | 2373 | 2272 | 2272 |
Sunshine hours | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Daylight hours | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 442 | 311 | 653 | 1466 | 24410 | 25810 | 25710 | 25710 | 33413 | 30412 | 2169 | 883 |
Rainy Days | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 10 |
Humidity | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
UV | 11/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11/E | 11/E |
Sea temp (C)(F) | 2882 | 2882 | 2984 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2882 |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max temp (C)(F) | 3188 | 3391 | 3391 | 3391 | 3290 | 3188 | 3188 | 3188 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 | 3188 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 2272 | 2272 | 2373 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2373 | 2373 | 2272 |
Sunshine hours | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Daylight hours | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 482 | 251 | 522 | 1295 | 30912 | 26110 | 27311 | 25910 | 37315 | 33013 | 2309 | 914 |
Rainy Days | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
Humidity | H | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | H | H |
UV | 11/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11/E | 11/E |
Sea temp (C)(F) | 2882 | 2882 | 2984 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2882 |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max temp (C)(F) | 2984 | 2984 | 3086 | 3290 | 3290 | 3188 | 3188 | 3188 | 3188 | 3086 | 2984 | 2984 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 2272 | 2373 | 2475 | 2577 | 2577 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2373 | 2373 | 2272 |
Sunshine hours | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Daylight hours | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 1235 | 392 | 542 | 853 | 1727 | 1185 | 1466 | 1375 | 1416 | 27511 | 46318 | 1887 |
Rainy Days | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 13 |
Humidity | H | H | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | H | H | H |
UV | 11/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11/E | 10/VH |
Sea temp (C)(F) | 2882 | 2882 | 2984 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2882 |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max temp (C)(F) | 3290 | 3391 | 3493 | 3493 | 3290 | 3290 | 3188 | 3188 | 3188 | 3188 | 3086 | 3188 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 2272 | 2272 | 2373 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2373 | 2373 |
Sunshine hours | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Daylight hours | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 532 | 241 | 492 | 1245 | 29211 | 24510 | 26010 | 24610 | 35514 | 32513 | 25210 | 1084 |
Rainy Days | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 10 |
Humidity | H | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | H | H |
UV | 11/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11/E | 10/VH |
Sea temp (C)(F) | 2882 | 2882 | 2984 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2882 |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max temp (C)(F) | 3290 | 3391 | 3391 | 3391 | 3290 | 3188 | 3188 | 3188 | 3086 | 3188 | 3188 | 3188 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 2373 | 2373 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2373 | 2373 |
Sunshine hours | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Daylight hours | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 402 | 271 | 592 | 1406 | 33413 | 27511 | 28411 | 26510 | 39816 | 33913 | 1877 | 663 |
Rainy Days | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 8 |
Humidity | H | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | VH | H | H | H | H | H |
UV | 11/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11/E | 10/VH |
Sea temp (C)(F) | 2882 | 2882 | 2984 | 3086 | 3086 | 3086 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2984 | 2882 |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max temp (C)(F) | 3290 | 3595 | 3799 | 38100 | 3697 | 3391 | 3391 | 3391 | 3391 | 3290 | 3290 | 3188 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 1763 | 2068 | 2373 | 2577 | 2577 | 2577 | 2577 | 2577 | 2475 | 2373 | 2170 | 1864 |
Sunshine hours | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Daylight hours | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 70 | 80 | 231 | 522 | 1928 | 1385 | 1365 | 1837 | 24310 | 1677 | 381 | 50 |
Rainy Days | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
Humidity | VH | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VH | VH |
UV | 9/VH | 11/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11/E | 9/VH | 8/VH |
Sea temp (C)(F) | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A |
J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max temp (C)(F) | 3188 | 3391 | 3595 | 3697 | 3493 | 3391 | 3290 | 3188 | 3188 | 3188 | 3188 | 3086 |
Min temp (C)(F) | 1763 | 1966 | 2373 | 2475 | 2577 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2475 | 2373 | 2068 | 1864 |
Sunshine hours | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Daylight hours | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Rainfall (mm)(in) | 10 | 110 | 291 | 853 | 2118 | 27611 | 27511 | 33813 | 29512 | 1024 | 231 | 20 |
Rainy Days | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
Humidity | VH | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VH | VH |
UV | 10/VH | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11+/E | 11/E | 9/VH | 9/VH |
Sea temp (C)(F) | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A | N/AN/A |