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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Bang Phae Thailand

In Bang Phae, the wet season is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is muggy and partly cloudy, and it is hot year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 69°F to 96°F and is rarely below 62°F or above 101°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Bang Phae for hot-weather activities is from late November to early March.

Climate in Bang Phae

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Bang Phae weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 1.7 months, from March 16 to May 8, with an average daily high temperature above 95°F. The hottest month of the year in Bang Phae is April, with an average high of 96°F and low of 80°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.5 months, from September 26 to January 12, with an average daily high temperature below 89°F. The coldest month of the year in Bang Phae is December, with an average low of 70°F and high of 88°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Bang Phae

Average High and Low Temperature in Bang PhaehotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 189°FJan 189°FApr 1296°FApr 1296°F69°F69°F80°F80°FSep 2689°FSep 2689°F77°F77°F80°F80°F77°F77°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 90°F92°F95°F96°F94°F92°F91°F91°F90°F89°F88°F88°F
Temp. 79°F83°F85°F87°F86°F85°F84°F84°F83°F82°F81°F78°F
Low 70°F74°F77°F80°F80°F80°F79°F79°F78°F76°F74°F70°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Bang Phae

Average Hourly Temperature in Bang PhaeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcomfortablecomfortablewarmwarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Colonia San Luis, Mexico (10,126 miles away); Maracaibo, Venezuela (10,668 miles); and Santa Teresa, Venezuela (10,557 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Bang Phae (view comparison).

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In Bang Phae, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Bang Phae begins around November 12 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around March 30.

The clearest month of the year in Bang Phae is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 56% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 30 and lasts for 7.4 months, ending around November 12.

The cloudiest month of the year in Bang Phae is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 92% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Bang Phae

Cloud Cover Categories in Bang PhaeclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Feb 1058%Feb 1058%May 297%May 297%Nov 1232%Nov 1232%Mar 3033%Mar 3033%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 44%44%57%75%90%92%92%92%90%81%66%49%
Clearer 56%56%43%25%10%8%8%8%10%19%34%51%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Bang Phae varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.8 months, from May 3 to October 30, with a greater than 33% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Bang Phae is September, with an average of 18.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.2 months, from October 30 to May 3. The month with the fewest wet days in Bang Phae is December, with an average of 0.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Bang Phae is September, with an average of 18.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 64% on September 24.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Bang Phae

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Bang PhaewetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Sep 2464%Sep 2464%Dec 201%Dec 201%May 333%May 333%Oct 3033%Oct 3033%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.9d1.6d3.2d6.1d12.8d13.5d13.4d15.4d18.0d15.4d5.1d0.8d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Bang Phae experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.4 months, from February 23 to December 4, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Bang Phae is September, with an average rainfall of 7.3 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from December 4 to February 23. The month with the least rain in Bang Phae is December, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Bang Phae

Average Monthly Rainfall in Bang PhaerainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inSep 308.4 inSep 308.4 inDec 260.1 inDec 260.1 inMay 224.1 inMay 224.1 inFeb 230.5 inFeb 230.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.2″0.4″0.9″2.0″4.0″3.6″3.5″4.0″7.3″7.0″2.0″0.2″

The length of the day in Bang Phae varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 19 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 56 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Bang Phae

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Bang PhaeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 56 minJun 2112 hr, 56 minJun 2112 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 19 minDec 2111 hr, 19 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 11.4h11.7h12.1h12.4h12.8h12.9h12.8h12.6h12.2h11.8h11.5h11.3h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:51 AM on June 1, and the latest sunrise is 56 minutes later at 6:48 AM on January 24. The earliest sunset is at 5:49 PM on November 20, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 3 minutes later at 6:52 PM on July 9.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Bang Phae during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Bang Phae

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Bang PhaeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 15:51 AMJun 15:51 AM6:52 PMJul 96:52 PMJul 9Nov 205:49 PMNov 205:49 PM6:48 AMJan 246:48 AMJan 24daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Bang Phae

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Bang PhaeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060707080805390NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Bang Phae

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Bang Phae experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 11 months, from January 24 to December 9, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 62% of the time.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Bang Phae is December, with 17.9 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Bang Phae

Humidity Comfort Levels in Bang PhaemuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 3150%Dec 3150%100%Jul 22100%Jul 22Jan 2462%Jan 2462%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumiddrydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 18.2d23.1d28.9d29.6d31.0d30.0d31.0d31.0d30.0d30.4d25.7d17.9d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Bang Phae experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.3 months, from January 25 to September 3, with average wind speeds of more than 6.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Bang Phae is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.7 months, from September 3 to January 25. The calmest month of the year in Bang Phae is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Bang Phae

Average Wind Speed in Bang PhaewindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mph11 mph11 mphMar 117.2 mphMar 117.2 mphOct 34.8 mphOct 34.8 mphJan 256.0 mphJan 256.0 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 5.96.67.16.66.16.76.96.85.35.16.26.4

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Bang Phae varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 4.4 months, from January 16 to May 27, with a peak percentage of 71% on March 26. The wind is most often from the west for 4.4 months, from May 27 to October 9, with a peak percentage of 77% on August 17. The wind is most often from the north for 3.0 months, from October 9 to January 9, with a peak percentage of 41% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Bang Phae

Wind Direction in Bang PhaeSWNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Bang Phae is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.6 months, from April 8 to June 26, with an average temperature above 86°F. The month of the year in Bang Phae with the warmest water is May, with an average temperature of 87°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 2.0 months, from December 9 to February 10, with an average temperature below 82°F. The month of the year in Bang Phae with the coolest water is January, with an average temperature of 81°F.

Average Water Temperature in Bang Phae

Average Water Temperature in Bang PhaewarmcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°F86°F86°F88°F88°F90°F90°FMay 987°FMay 987°F81°FJan 581°FJan 5Apr 886°FApr 886°FJun 2686°FJun 2686°FDec 982°FDec 982°FFeb 1082°FFeb 1082°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 81°F82°F84°F86°F87°F86°F85°F85°F85°F85°F84°F81°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Bang Phae throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Bang Phae for general outdoor tourist activities is from early December to late January, with a peak score in the third week of December.

Tourism Score in Bang Phae

Tourism Score in Bang PhaeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.56.52.22.22.72.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Bang Phae for hot-weather activities is from late November to early March, with a peak score in the first week of February.

Beach/Pool Score in Bang Phae

Beach/Pool Score in Bang Phaebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.07.03.73.73.93.9NowNowtemperaturetemperature precipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Bang Phae are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Bang Phae

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Bang PhaeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowwarmhotswelteringcomfortablecool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Bang Phae

Growing Degree Days in Bang PhaeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°FJan 490°FJan 490°FDec 3111,549°FDec 3111,549°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.1 months, from February 6 to April 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Bang Phae is March, with an average of 6.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from May 19 to October 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Bang Phae is September, with an average of 4.3 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Bang Phae

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Bang PhaebrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMar 66.2 kWhMar 66.2 kWhSep 244.2 kWhSep 244.2 kWhMay 194.6 kWhMay 194.6 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.55.96.15.64.74.44.54.44.34.55.05.3

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Bang Phae are 13.692 deg latitude, 99.930 deg longitude, and 36 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Bang Phae is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 43 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 27 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (226 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (4,019 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Bang Phae is covered by cropland (100%), within 10 miles by cropland (99%), and within 50 miles by cropland (67%) and water (13%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Bang Phae, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Bang Phae.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Bang Phae according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Bang Phae is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Bang Phae and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Bang Phae and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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