Ban Samae Dam climate — normals and trends
Ban Samae Dam (Thailand) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 1,137 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 (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Ban Samae Dam averages 0 frost days, 207 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
Ban Samae Dam has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 10 May 2010) and the coldest 14.7 °C (on 25 December 1999).
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 Samae DamBangkok
- coords
- 13.59°, 100.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.9°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
26.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,137mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
207 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.8 °C
Average feels-like low
29.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
359 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · p = < 0.001
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
35.2 °C
10 May 2010
Coldest day
14.7 °C
25 December 1999
Wettest day
166 mm
6 September 2012
Windiest day
39.9 km/h
9 May 1986
Strongest gust
73.1 km/h
9 August 2007
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
11 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.0 °C
25 December 1999
Sunniest day
12.8 h
25 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 1 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 29.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 32 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 31.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 27 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 31.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 51 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 206 mm | +63 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 63 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 105 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 87 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 235 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 143 mm | -75 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 109 mm | +46 mm |
| Dec | 29.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ban Samae Dam?
Ban Samae Dam has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 1,137 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ban Samae Dam?
The hottest day measured in Ban Samae Dam between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 2010, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ban Samae Dam?
The coldest day measured in Ban Samae Dam between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1999, at 14.7 °C.
Does it snow in Ban Samae Dam?
Almost never: Ban Samae Dam sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ban Samae Dam warmed?
Yes: Ban Samae Dam warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ban Samae Dam?
The wettest day measured in Ban Samae Dam between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2012, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ban Samae Dam?
The windiest day measured in Ban Samae Dam between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 1986, with winds reaching 39.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ban Samae Dam?
The warmest month in Ban Samae Dam is April (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ban Samae Dam?
Ban Samae Dam receives on average 1,137 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ban Samae Dam?
Ban Samae Dam gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ban Samae Dam?
Yes: Ban Samae Dam has on average 359 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ban Samae Dam?
In Ban Samae Dam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 11 April 2024, and the lowest was 11.0 °C on 25 December 1999.
Compare Ban Samae Dam with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Ban Samae Dam