When to go · Bangkok
Bangkok in February
Great month. Warm and dry; Chinese New Year crowds Yaowarat some years.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 33° / 24°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 2
- Crowds
- High
- Thailand overall
- Prices
- High
- Thailand overall
Verdict
Warm and dry; Chinese New Year crowds Yaowarat some years.
Weather in February
- BangkokHighs around 33 °C, lows around 24 °C, rain on about 2 days
- Bangkok and centre, Thailand · Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Kanchanaburibest weather
Cool season Nov–Feb is the easy window; April reaches 38 °C; September and October bring street flooding in short bursts.
Cool season season
Dry days in the low 30s, cooler nights, Loy Krathong on the river, New Year fireworks; the easiest walking months.
Watch: Peak prices and crowds; smog on still days in Jan–Feb.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Chinese New Year check
Around 6 February in 2027 · Yaowarat and Chinatown
Yaowarat Road closes to traffic for lion dances and food stalls; many Chinatown shops shut for 3–5 days afterwards.
Makha Bucha check
Full moon of the 3rd lunar month (public holiday) · Temples
Candlelit processions around temple halls in the evening; no alcohol sales for the day.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Thailand overall
- High
- Prices · Thailand overall
- High
Thailand overall: Dry and warming; the north starts to haze late in the month — go south.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen