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Kanchanaburi motorcycle weather by month
On our rules, the best months to ride in the Kanchanaburi area are November to February.
The driest months are December to February; the wettest is September, with about 234 mm of rain over 25 rain days.
Days are warmest in April (average high 36 °C) and nights coldest in January (average low 20 °C).
Month by month
Kanchanaburi and the Kwai valley towards Hellfire Pass.
- JanGood31°/20°16 mm
- FebGood33°/21°18 mm
- MarMixed35°/23°45 mm
- AprMixed36°/25°68 mm
- MayMixed34°/26°147 mm
- JunMixed32°/25°158 mm
- JulMixed30°/25°169 mm
- AugMixed30°/25°180 mm
- SeptMixed30°/24°234 mm
- OctMixed30°/23°214 mm
- NovGood30°/22°50 mm
- DecGood29°/20°10 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 87 °F | 20 °C 68 °F | 16 mm | 3 | |
| February | Good | 33 °C 91 °F | 21 °C 70 °F | 18 mm | 4 | |
| March | Mixed | 35 °C 96 °F | 23 °C 74 °F | 45 mm | 7 | hot |
| April | Mixed | 36 °C 97 °F | 25 °C 78 °F | 68 mm | 11 | hot |
| May | Mixed | 34 °C 94 °F | 26 °C 79 °F | 147 mm | 20 | wet |
| June | Mixed | 32 °C 89 °F | 25 °C 77 °F | 158 mm | 23 | wet |
| July | Mixed | 30 °C 87 °F | 25 °C 77 °F | 169 mm | 24 | wet |
| August | Mixed | 30 °C 86 °F | 25 °C 76 °F | 180 mm | 24 | wet |
| September | Mixed | 30 °C 87 °F | 24 °C 76 °F | 234 mm | 25 | wet |
| October | Mixed | 30 °C 86 °F | 23 °C 74 °F | 214 mm | 22 | wet |
| November | Good | 30 °C 86 °F | 22 °C 72 °F | 50 mm | 11 | |
| December | Good | 29 °C 85 °F | 20 °C 69 °F | 10 mm | 2 |
Rain days: days with at least 1 mm. Averages of daily values, 2015 to 2024, for Kanchanaburi, 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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