When to go · Bangkok
Bangkok, month by month
The best months for Bangkok: Jan, Feb, Dec. Months to avoid: Apr, May, Sep.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatCool (for Bangkok) and dry; high season; smog on still days (check AQI).32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 2 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryGreatWarm and dry; Chinese New Year crowds Yaowarat some years.33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 2 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 2 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- MarchMixedHot; heat builds, highs around 34 °C (93 °F).Hot; heat builds, highs around 93 °F (34 °C).34 °C (93 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 4 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilAvoidHottest; Songkran 13–15 Apr: water fights, closures, sold-out transport.35 °C (95 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 6 rain days95 °F (35 °C) / 81 °F (27 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayAvoidHot and humid; first afternoon storms.34 °C (93 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 15 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 81 °F (27 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- JuneMixedRainy season starts; storms usually in the afternoon.33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 16 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- JulyMixedRain most days, mostly short and heavy.33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 17 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- AugustMixedRain most days; low hotel prices.33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 19 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 19 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberAvoidWettest month; street flooding in low areas after storms.32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 21 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 21 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberMixedRain eases late in the month; river levels high; Vegetarian Festival some years.32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 16 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
- NovemberGoodCooler and drier; Loy Krathong on the river.32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 6 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
- DecemberGreatCool and dry; peak crowds and prices around New Year.31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 2 rain daysCrowds: High · 4 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bangkok, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Feb: 33 °C (91 °F)91 °F (33 °C)
Night low
Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Feb: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 2
Feb: 2
Crowds
Jan: High
Feb: High
Prices
Jan: High
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Jan: 3
Feb: 2
January: Cool (for Bangkok) and dry; high season; smog on still days (check AQI).
February: Warm and dry; Chinese New Year crowds Yaowarat some years.
Bangkok: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.