Ban Phai climate — normals and trends

Ban Phai (Thailand) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,135 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is April (29.9 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Ban Phai averages 0 frost days, 291 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.

Ban Phai has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 28 April 2024) and the coldest 5.9 °C (on 12 January 1955).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

Ban PhaiKhon Kaen

coords
16.06°, 102.73°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthDecemberWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

27.1°C

Average daily high

32.4°C

Average daily low

22.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,135mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

13.7km/h

Seasonal range

6.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

291 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

146 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.9 °C

Average feels-like low

25.6 °C

Average peak gust

31.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

290 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

43.3 °C

28 April 2024

Coldest day

5.9 °C

12 January 1955

Wettest day

173 mm

26 July 2017

Windiest day

31.5 km/h

23 November 1975

Strongest gust

72.7 km/h

8 October 2020

Hottest feels-like

48.7 °C

21 March 1953

Coldest feels-like

2.2 °C

12 January 1955

Sunniest day

12.7 h

14 July 1941

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202539.7 °C5 March 202510.7 °C13 January 202527.0 °C1,312 mm2860
202443.3 °C28 April 202414.5 °C23 December 202428.5 °C1,026 mm3270
202341.5 °C15 April 202312.0 °C30 January 202328.2 °C1,020 mm3240
202238.9 °C27 April 202213.5 °C19 December 202227.2 °C1,295 mm3000
202138.5 °C26 February 202111.1 °C13 January 202127.4 °C1,463 mm2940
202041.4 °C21 April 202013.9 °C22 December 202028.2 °C1,107 mm3140
201941.5 °C20 April 201912.2 °C7 December 201928.7 °C897 mm3360
201839.1 °C14 April 201812.5 °C6 February 201827.5 °C974 mm3190
201739.4 °C14 March 201711.1 °C20 December 201727.5 °C1,485 mm3150
201642.5 °C17 April 201610.6 °C8 February 201628.2 °C1,163 mm3260
201540.5 °C19 April 201512.5 °C14 January 201528.0 °C1,052 mm3220
201440.1 °C31 March 201410.6 °C24 January 201427.6 °C1,027 mm3210
201341.3 °C5 April 201312.0 °C28 December 201327.6 °C1,118 mm3030
201239.4 °C26 April 201215.7 °C20 February 201227.9 °C938 mm3320
201138.4 °C21 March 201113.1 °C12 December 201126.6 °C1,309 mm2760
201041.3 °C13 April 201014.7 °C27 December 201028.2 °C1,268 mm2960
200940.9 °C25 April 200910.3 °C11 January 200927.4 °C1,107 mm3150
200838.1 °C30 March 200812.9 °C3 January 200826.7 °C1,263 mm2740
200740.8 °C24 April 200712.4 °C4 February 200727.6 °C1,356 mm2970
200639.0 °C13 April 200612.7 °C22 December 200627.8 °C1,154 mm3200
200540.6 °C11 April 200511.5 °C2 January 200528.0 °C873 mm3180
200440.5 °C31 March 200412.5 °C25 January 200427.4 °C909 mm3310
200339.8 °C7 May 200313.2 °C12 January 200327.4 °C1,011 mm3070
200239.5 °C7 April 200214.4 °C6 January 200227.7 °C1,333 mm3130
200140.5 °C10 April 200113.2 °C31 December 200127.6 °C1,035 mm3050
200039.3 °C3 April 200012.0 °C2 February 200027.0 °C1,442 mm2960
199940.6 °C11 March 19997.7 °C25 December 199927.0 °C1,360 mm2880
199842.8 °C14 April 199814.8 °C13 December 199828.7 °C916 mm3340
199740.2 °C8 May 199713.0 °C12 January 199727.7 °C948 mm3280
199640.3 °C20 March 199610.9 °C1 January 199626.9 °C1,385 mm2780
199540.2 °C23 April 199511.8 °C7 January 199527.4 °C1,075 mm2950
199439.8 °C12 April 199413.2 °C24 January 199427.3 °C1,205 mm3030
199340.4 °C28 March 199310.6 °C31 January 199327.1 °C904 mm2980
199241.6 °C13 April 199212.1 °C2 December 199227.3 °C1,022 mm2800
199140.4 °C17 April 199115.4 °C29 December 199127.5 °C1,236 mm2990
199040.8 °C23 April 199013.8 °C6 December 199027.4 °C1,068 mm3070
198940.7 °C23 April 198913.6 °C4 December 198927.0 °C1,146 mm2870
198840.3 °C18 March 198813.4 °C13 December 198827.4 °C1,091 mm2830
198740.1 °C25 March 198711.9 °C9 December 198727.7 °C1,167 mm2940
198640.8 °C20 March 198612.1 °C4 March 198627.3 °C957 mm3020
198540.9 °C12 April 198512.3 °C24 December 198527.0 °C1,079 mm3040
198440.0 °C5 April 198410.1 °C10 January 198426.9 °C1,133 mm2800
198342.4 °C14 April 198310.0 °C24 January 198327.3 °C1,234 mm2820
198240.1 °C16 March 19829.0 °C29 December 198227.2 °C1,158 mm2970
198140.3 °C6 April 198111.1 °C14 January 198127.3 °C868 mm3050
198040.9 °C25 April 198013.1 °C24 December 198027.4 °C1,387 mm3010
197940.1 °C8 April 197913.8 °C28 December 197927.4 °C1,205 mm3110
197841.1 °C22 March 197812.9 °C16 December 197827.2 °C1,453 mm2890
197740.3 °C9 June 197712.8 °C23 February 197727.1 °C1,146 mm2940
197640.0 °C17 April 19769.1 °C16 January 197626.5 °C1,401 mm2810
197541.1 °C29 April 19757.5 °C30 December 197526.8 °C1,258 mm2810
197438.9 °C6 April 19747.8 °C2 January 197426.7 °C1,250 mm2760
197340.5 °C12 April 19739.9 °C31 December 197327.3 °C1,055 mm2840
197240.0 °C13 May 197211.7 °C19 January 197227.1 °C1,191 mm2940
197139.0 °C1 April 197110.3 °C5 January 197126.0 °C1,094 mm2580
197038.7 °C14 March 197013.7 °C20 January 197027.0 °C996 mm2760
196939.0 °C22 March 196912.3 °C5 December 196927.1 °C1,071 mm2730
196839.0 °C3 April 196811.0 °C5 January 196827.0 °C926 mm3180
196739.6 °C31 March 19679.0 °C17 January 196726.6 °C783 mm2570
196638.2 °C29 April 196613.4 °C1 January 196626.7 °C1,411 mm2710
196537.8 °C30 April 196510.9 °C22 January 196526.6 °C1,155 mm3010
196439.8 °C7 April 196410.5 °C19 December 196426.5 °C1,407 mm2730
196340.6 °C23 April 19637.7 °C16 January 196326.2 °C1,158 mm2630
196239.9 °C3 April 19629.4 °C28 January 196226.1 °C1,526 mm2530
196139.4 °C23 March 19619.2 °C19 January 196126.8 °C1,175 mm2780
196041.4 °C29 April 19608.6 °C3 January 196027.1 °C1,175 mm2870
195939.0 °C2 April 195911.9 °C14 January 195927.0 °C1,018 mm2900
195840.4 °C25 April 195812.7 °C6 January 195826.7 °C1,030 mm2690
195740.0 °C15 May 195712.7 °C3 January 195726.7 °C1,353 mm2830
195638.8 °C24 March 19569.4 °C17 January 195626.1 °C1,188 mm2710
195541.0 °C18 April 19555.9 °C12 January 195526.3 °C1,015 mm2840
195439.8 °C18 April 19549.6 °C17 December 195426.7 °C865 mm2950
195336.8 °C15 April 195312.0 °C13 December 195325.9 °C1,779 mm2620
195240.0 °C24 April 195210.8 °C10 December 195226.6 °C1,261 mm2860
195139.3 °C10 April 195111.9 °C2 January 195126.6 °C970 mm2690
195040.6 °C24 April 195012.6 °C25 December 195026.6 °C1,035 mm2680
194937.8 °C15 March 19499.1 °C16 January 194926.7 °C953 mm2780
194839.2 °C13 March 194810.0 °C2 January 194826.3 °C1,115 mm2520
194738.5 °C6 March 194711.6 °C30 December 194726.9 °C944 mm2980
194638.8 °C27 March 194610.2 °C8 January 194627.1 °C611 mm3080
194537.7 °C4 March 194511.4 °C19 January 194526.2 °C1,027 mm2870
194438.4 °C10 April 194410.3 °C22 December 194426.7 °C980 mm2870
194337.5 °C24 March 194311.0 °C13 January 194325.6 °C1,175 mm2380
194236.8 °C24 February 194211.3 °C17 December 194226.0 °C1,059 mm2400
194138.1 °C1 March 194115.7 °C2 February 194126.4 °C1,005 mm2330
194038.4 °C11 March 194011.3 °C3 January 194025.7 °C1,148 mm2200

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
32.3 °C
-0.1 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
286 d/yr
-5
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
1312 mm
+177 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan29.5 °C-0.8 °C0 mm-8 mm
Feb33.1 °C+0.3 °C2 mm-13 mm
Mar34.4 °C-0.6 °C56 mm+17 mm
Apr35.8 °C0.0 °C69 mm-4 mm
May33.6 °C-0.7 °C242 mm+91 mm
Jun33.4 °C-0.3 °C144 mm+22 mm
Jul32.2 °C-0.9 °C127 mm-7 mm
Aug33.1 °C+0.8 °C200 mm+24 mm
Sep31.9 °C+0.5 °C256 mm-4 mm
Oct31.7 °C+0.9 °C110 mm-16 mm
Nov28.7 °C-1.4 °C92 mm+64 mm
Dec30.0 °C+0.8 °C15 mm+10 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
39.7 °C
5 Mar 2025
Coldest day
10.7 °C
13 Jan 2025
Wettest day
47.7 mm
7 Nov 2025
Windiest day
27.8 km/h
26 Jan 2025
Strongest gust
67.7 km/h
23 Jul 2025
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
25 Apr 2025
Coldest feels-like
8.6 °C
13 Jan 2025
Sunniest day
12.4 h
7 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ban Phai?

Ban Phai has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,135 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ban Phai?

The hottest day measured in Ban Phai between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2024, reaching 43.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ban Phai?

The coldest day measured in Ban Phai between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at 5.9 °C.

Does it snow in Ban Phai?

Almost never: Ban Phai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Ban Phai warmed?

Yes: Ban Phai warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ban Phai?

The wettest day measured in Ban Phai between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2017, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ban Phai?

The windiest day measured in Ban Phai between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 1975, with winds reaching 31.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ban Phai?

The warmest month in Ban Phai is April (29.9 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Ban Phai?

Ban Phai receives on average 1,135 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ban Phai?

Ban Phai gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ban Phai?

Yes: Ban Phai has on average 290 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ban Phai?

In Ban Phai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.7 °C on 21 March 1953, and the lowest was 2.2 °C on 12 January 1955.

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