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° / 22°, 2 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryGreatWarm and dry; Chinese New Year crowds Yaowarat some years.33° / 24°, 2 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- MarchMixedHot; heat builds, highs around 34 °C.34° / 26°, 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilAvoidHottest; Songkran 13–15 Apr: water fights, closures, sold-out transport.35° / 27°, 6 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayAvoidHot and humid; first afternoon storms.34° / 27°, 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- JuneMixedRainy season starts; storms usually in the afternoon.33° / 26°, 16 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- JulyMixedRain most days, mostly short and heavy.33° / 26°, 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- AugustMixedRain most days; low hotel prices.33° / 26°, 19 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberAvoidWettest month; street flooding in low areas after storms.32° / 25°, 21 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberMixedRain eases late in the month; river levels high; Vegetarian Festival some years.32° / 25°, 16 rain daysCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
- NovemberGoodCooler and drier; Loy Krathong on the river.32° / 24°, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
- DecemberGreatCool and dry; peak crowds and prices around New Year.31° / 22°, 2 rain daysCrowds: High · 4 festivals or holidays