Weather, climate and best time to go to Thailand
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Thailand
Best time to go to Thailand
Best time to go to Thailand
The best time to go to Thailand is from january until april and november and december, in which you have a hot temperature and barely till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Thailand is 37° in april and the lowest is 33° in january.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Thailand or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
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| Jan | 33° | 30 mm | |
| Feb | 35° | 15 mm | |
| Mar | 36° | 47 mm | |
| Apr | 37° | 85 mm | |
| May | 36° | 179 mm | |
| Jun | 34° | 178 mm | |
| Jul | 33° | 188 mm | |
| Aug | 33° | 193 mm | |
| Sep | 33° | 267 mm | |
| Oct | 33° | 339 mm | |
| Nov | 33° | 101 mm | |
| Dec | 33° | 25 mm |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Thailand? Go to the full climate information about Thailand
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Thailand indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Thailand.
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Climate Thailand
Climate Thailand
In Thailand there are 4 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical rainforest climate, tropical monsoon climate, tropical wet and dry or savanna climate and monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate. The average annual temperature for Thailand is 34° degrees and there is 1647 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 125 days a year with an average humidity of 68% and an UV-index of 7.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Bangkok in Thailand per month.
| Average max °C |
Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
Average UV-index |
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| Jan | 33° | 24° | 30 mm | 8 | 23 | 2 | 8 |
| Feb | 35° | 26° | 15 mm | 7 | 21 | 3 | 8 |
| Mar | 36° | 28° | 47 mm | 11 | 20 | 3 | 7 |
| Apr | 37° | 30° | 85 mm | 16 | 14 | 3 | 8 |
| May | 36° | 30° | 179 mm | 26 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Jun | 34° | 29° | 178 mm | 26 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Jul | 33° | 28° | 188 mm | 27 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Aug | 33° | 28° | 193 mm | 28 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Sep | 33° | 27° | 267 mm | 27 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Oct | 33° | 27° | 339 mm | 26 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Nov | 33° | 26° | 101 mm | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 |
| Dec | 33° | 24° | 25 mm | 6 | 25 | 2 | 7 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 33° in january in Thailand and at least around 24° degrees. In january there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 30 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Thailand.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 35° in february in Thailand and at least around 26° degrees. In february there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 15 mm and the it will be dry 21 days this month in Thailand.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 36° in march in Thailand and at least around 28° degrees. In march there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 47 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Thailand.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 37° in april in Thailand and at least around 30° degrees. In april there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 85 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Thailand.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 36° in may in Thailand and at least around 30° degrees. In may there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 179 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in Thailand.
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 34° in june in Thailand and at least around 29° degrees. In june there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 178 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Thailand.
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 33° in july in Thailand and at least around 28° degrees. In july there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 188 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Thailand.
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 33° in august in Thailand and at least around 28° degrees. In august there are 28 days of rainfall with a total of 193 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Thailand.
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 33° in september in Thailand and at least around 27° degrees. In september there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 267 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Thailand.
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 33° in october in Thailand and at least around 27° degrees. In october there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 339 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in Thailand.
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 33° in november in Thailand and at least around 26° degrees. In november there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 101 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Thailand.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 33° in december in Thailand and at least around 24° degrees. In december there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 25 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Thailand.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather statistics Thailand
Weather statistics Thailand
View all weather statistics from Thailand per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Thailand and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Thailand
About Thailand
Time difference Thailand
Vaccinations Thailand
Currency Thailand
Exchange rate Thaise baht op
14 day weather forecast Thailand
The weather for Bangkok in Thailand will be 37° till 30° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers or a quite a few rain.
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| Max (°C) | 36° | 37° | 36° | 35° | 34° | 35° | 35° |
| Min (°C) | 29° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 0% | 15% | 30% | 35% | 35% | 15% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0mm | 0.1mm | 2.8mm | 3.5mm | 3.1mm | 0.3mm |
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| UV-index | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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| Max (°C) | 33° | 33° | 34° | 32° | 29° | 30° | 29° |
| Min (°C) | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 65% | 25% | 15% | 20% | 50% | 60% | 70% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 10.8mm | 1.9mm | 0.4mm | 1.7mm | 6.6mm | 9.0mm | 13.4mm |
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| UV-index | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
About Thailand
Thailand is in the continental part Azië and the capital is Bangkok. It is 514.000 km² with 3.219 km of coastline and has a population of 69.037.513. In terms of area, the country is 17x bigger than United Kingdom. If you want to call Thailand you have to use +66 or 0066 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +665012457809 or 00665012457809.
Thailand is in a straight line at 9.531 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 13 hour and 15 min.
Time difference Thailand
In Thailand it is now 23:47 hour in the evening on tuesday 21 august 2018. That is 5 hour later than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Thailand is Asia/Bangkok and the Greenwich time is UTC+07.
Vaccinations Thailand
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Thailand.
- BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
- Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
- Gele koorts
- Hepatitis B
- Japanse encefalitis
- Rabiës
- Schistosomiasis
- Tuberculose (TBC)
- ZIKA-virus
Currency Thailand
In Thailand the Thaise baht is used to pay.
Exchange rate Thaise baht op
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1 Thaise baht = € 0,03 euro
100 Thaise baht = € 2,63 euro
1 euro = 37,96 Thaise baht
100 euro = 3.795,73 Thaise baht
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
MasterCard ATM Hunter
Download Android
Download Apple
MasterCard Nearby
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