Riding weather · Thailand
Bangkok motorcycle weather by month
On our rules, the best months to ride in the Bangkok area are June and November to April.
The driest months are December to February; the wettest is September, with about 249 mm of rain over 25 rain days.
Days are warmest in April (average high 35 °C) and nights coldest in January (average low 22 °C).
Month by month
Bangkok and the central plain.
- JanGood31°/22°21 mm
- FebGood32°/23°21 mm
- MarGood34°/26°40 mm
- AprGood35°/27°72 mm
- MayMixed34°/27°126 mm
- JunGood33°/26°111 mm
- JulMixed32°/26°150 mm
- AugMixed32°/26°140 mm
- SeptMixed31°/25°249 mm
- OctMixed31°/25°205 mm
- NovGood31°/24°64 mm
- DecGood31°/22°17 mm
Average high/low in °C and monthly rain. How we rate months
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| Month | Riding | High | Low | Rain | Rain days | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Good | 31 °C 88 °F | 22 °C 72 °F | 21 mm | 4 | |
| February | Good | 32 °C 90 °F | 23 °C 74 °F | 21 mm | 4 | |
| March | Good | 34 °C 93 °F | 26 °C 78 °F | 40 mm | 6 | |
| April | Good | 35 °C 94 °F | 27 °C 80 °F | 72 mm | 9 | |
| May | Mixed | 34 °C 93 °F | 27 °C 80 °F | 126 mm | 18 | wet |
| June | Good | 33 °C 91 °F | 26 °C 79 °F | 111 mm | 20 | |
| July | Mixed | 32 °C 89 °F | 26 °C 79 °F | 150 mm | 24 | wet |
| August | Mixed | 32 °C 89 °F | 26 °C 78 °F | 140 mm | 23 | wet |
| September | Mixed | 31 °C 88 °F | 25 °C 78 °F | 249 mm | 25 | wet |
| October | Mixed | 31 °C 87 °F | 25 °C 76 °F | 205 mm | 20 | wet |
| November | Good | 31 °C 88 °F | 24 °C 75 °F | 64 mm | 10 | |
| December | Good | 31 °C 87 °F | 22 °C 72 °F | 17 mm | 3 |
Rain days: days with at least 1 mm. Averages of daily values, 2015 to 2024, for Bangkok, corrected to riding elevation. Reanalysis smooths mountains and local showers, so read these as a regional picture rather than a forecast.
Climate data: Open-Meteo / ERA5, 2015 to 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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