Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Bangkok across the year
Best-looking months for Bangkok: Jan, Feb, Dec. Rated avoid: Apr, May, Sep.
- JanGreatHighHigh3 events
- FebGreatHighHigh2 events
- MarMixedMediumMedium1 event
- AprAvoidHighHigh2 events
- MayAvoidLowLow2 events
- JunMixedLowLow2 events
- JulMixedMediumMedium2 events
- AugMixedMediumMedium1 event
- SepAvoidLowLow1 event
- OctMixedLowLow3 events
- NovGoodMediumMedium3 events
- DecGreatHighHigh4 events
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
January in Bangkok
Typical highs 32°C (90°F)90°F (32°C), lows 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C), rain on about 2 days.
- WeatherGreat
- Cool (for Bangkok) and dry; high season; smog on still days (check AQI). Typical highs around 32 °C, lows around 22 °C, rain on about 2 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Bangkok
- CrowdsHigh
- High crowd level: Thailand overall. Cool and dry nearly everywhere: the easiest month; book islands and Chiang Mai early.Based on: Thailand overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesHigh
- High price level: Thailand overall.Based on: Thailand overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events3 events
- 3 listed: New Year's Day and Children's Day; Chinese New Year; New Year.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- New Year's Day and Children's Day (1 January; Children's Day on the second Saturday)checkOffices close on 1 January; on Children's Day some government sites and army bases open to kids.
- Chinese New Year (Around 6 February in 2027)checkYaowarat Road closes to traffic for lion dances and food stalls; many Chinatown shops shut for 3–5 days afterwards.
- New Year (31 Dec – 1 Jan)Beach and island beds sell out; Bangkok roads and trains packed on 30 Dec and 2 Jan.