Buriram climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Buriram?

Buriram has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,199 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Buriram?

The hottest day measured in Buriram between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 2024, reaching 42.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Buriram?

The coldest day measured in Buriram between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at 7.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Buriram?

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

Q: Has the climate of Buriram warmed?

Yes: Buriram warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Buriram?

The wettest day measured in Buriram between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1972, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Buriram?

The windiest day measured in Buriram between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 1975, with winds reaching 34.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Buriram?

The warmest month in Buriram is April (29.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Buriram?

Buriram receives on average 1,199 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Buriram?

Buriram gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Buriram (Thailand) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,199 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 (29.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Buriram averages 0 frost days, 295 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.

Buriram has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 27 April 2024) and the coldest 7.1 °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

BuriramBuriram

coords: 14.99°, 103.10°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthDecemberWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

27.1°C

Average daily high

32.4°C

Average daily low

23.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,199mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

13.8km/h

Seasonal range

6.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

295 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

164 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.2 °C

Average feels-like low

25.8 °C

Average peak gust

31.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

299 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

42.8 °C

27 April 2024

Coldest day

7.1 °C

12 January 1955

Wettest day

157 mm

18 September 1972

Windiest day

34.8 km/h

23 November 1975

Strongest gust

72.7 km/h

23 November 1975

Hottest feels-like

47.1 °C

11 April 2001

Coldest feels-like

3.1 °C

12 January 1955

Sunniest day

12.6 h

15 July 1985

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.3 °C25 April 2025	11.8 °C13 January 2025	27.1 °C	1,383 mm	293
2024	42.8 °C27 April 2024	15.0 °C23 December 2024	28.6 °C	1,068 mm	338
2023	40.2 °C12 April 2023	13.5 °C30 January 2023	28.0 °C	1,095 mm	324
2022	37.5 °C14 March 2022	14.2 °C19 December 2022	27.0 °C	1,514 mm	301
2021	38.9 °C29 March 2021	11.3 °C13 January 2021	27.3 °C	1,371 mm	295
2020	40.7 °C1 April 2020	14.1 °C22 December 2020	28.0 °C	1,282 mm	305
2019	40.9 °C3 May 2019	13.8 °C10 December 2019	28.5 °C	1,065 mm	333
2018	38.4 °C24 April 2018	12.6 °C6 February 2018	27.5 °C	1,180 mm	324
2017	38.6 °C14 March 2017	12.1 °C20 December 2017	27.4 °C	1,497 mm	319
2016	42.6 °C11 April 2016	11.8 °C8 February 2016	28.3 °C	1,087 mm	334
2015	41.3 °C19 April 2015	13.1 °C14 January 2015	28.0 °C	1,083 mm	326
2014	39.6 °C1 April 2014	11.5 °C24 January 2014	27.6 °C	1,043 mm	329
2013	40.9 °C6 April 2013	12.7 °C26 December 2013	27.5 °C	1,299 mm	304
2012	39.1 °C26 April 2012	16.0 °C20 February 2012	27.8 °C	1,157 mm	340
2011	39.0 °C18 April 2011	13.4 °C12 December 2011	26.7 °C	1,364 mm	287
2010	41.0 °C13 April 2010	15.7 °C18 December 2010	28.0 °C	1,341 mm	311
2009	38.8 °C24 April 2009	11.4 °C11 January 2009	27.4 °C	1,123 mm	326
2008	38.5 °C30 March 2008	14.1 °C2 January 2008	26.8 °C	1,353 mm	283
2007	40.6 °C1 April 2007	13.8 °C4 February 2007	27.6 °C	1,319 mm	303
2006	38.4 °C13 April 2006	14.1 °C24 December 2006	27.8 °C	1,160 mm	330
2005	39.8 °C11 April 2005	12.0 °C2 January 2005	27.9 °C	1,032 mm	318
2004	40.5 °C16 April 2004	13.2 °C25 January 2004	27.4 °C	948 mm	334
2003	38.8 °C14 April 2003	13.6 °C12 January 2003	27.4 °C	1,154 mm	316
2002	39.7 °C7 April 2002	15.4 °C6 January 2002	27.7 °C	1,325 mm	321
2001	39.5 °C11 April 2001	13.5 °C23 December 2001	27.4 °C	1,135 mm	309
2000	38.6 °C3 April 2000	12.5 °C2 February 2000	26.9 °C	1,609 mm	297
1999	39.8 °C19 March 1999	9.0 °C24 December 1999	26.7 °C	1,438 mm	280
1998	42.4 °C14 April 1998	14.3 °C16 December 1998	28.5 °C	1,045 mm	328
1997	38.9 °C8 May 1997	13.5 °C13 January 1997	27.5 °C	1,091 mm	320
1996	39.7 °C18 March 1996	12.1 °C1 January 1996	26.8 °C	1,516 mm	287
1995	39.7 °C12 March 1995	12.5 °C6 January 1995	27.3 °C	1,270 mm	300
1994	39.9 °C2 May 1994	13.4 °C24 January 1994	27.4 °C	1,072 mm	325
1993	40.5 °C4 April 1993	11.7 °C30 January 1993	27.0 °C	988 mm	303
1992	41.1 °C23 April 1992	12.9 °C17 January 1992	27.3 °C	1,078 mm	277
1991	41.0 °C13 April 1991	15.9 °C30 December 1991	27.5 °C	1,113 mm	302
1990	40.4 °C17 April 1990	14.8 °C5 December 1990	27.5 °C	1,243 mm	311
1989	41.0 °C23 April 1989	14.4 °C5 December 1989	27.2 °C	1,221 mm	305
1988	39.9 °C6 April 1988	14.1 °C21 January 1988	27.4 °C	1,231 mm	284
1987	40.2 °C13 April 1987	13.2 °C7 December 1987	27.7 °C	1,144 mm	302
1986	40.9 °C20 March 1986	12.0 °C3 March 1986	27.3 °C	1,106 mm	303
1985	40.3 °C12 April 1985	13.4 °C17 December 1985	27.0 °C	1,155 mm	313
1984	39.5 °C17 March 1984	11.1 °C10 January 1984	26.9 °C	1,060 mm	293
1983	42.4 °C14 April 1983	10.5 °C24 January 1983	27.6 °C	1,278 mm	296
1982	39.5 °C16 March 1982	9.9 °C29 December 1982	27.2 °C	1,135 mm	309
1981	40.2 °C6 April 1981	12.4 °C14 January 1981	27.2 °C	923 mm	303
1980	40.5 °C21 April 1980	14.0 °C24 December 1980	27.4 °C	1,494 mm	302
1979	39.9 °C7 April 1979	14.6 °C27 December 1979	27.5 °C	1,185 mm	322
1978	39.7 °C22 March 1978	13.9 °C23 January 1978	27.2 °C	1,488 mm	296
1977	40.9 °C18 April 1977	13.1 °C23 February 1977	27.0 °C	1,137 mm	291
1976	39.5 °C17 April 1976	9.9 °C16 January 1976	26.6 °C	1,532 mm	275
1975	40.9 °C14 April 1975	9.0 °C30 December 1975	26.7 °C	1,412 mm	284
1974	38.8 °C13 July 1974	10.3 °C2 January 1974	26.6 °C	1,263 mm	277
1973	39.5 °C11 April 1973	11.2 °C27 December 1973	27.3 °C	1,159 mm	286
1972	40.0 °C29 May 1972	12.9 °C15 January 1972	27.1 °C	1,515 mm	305
1971	39.3 °C1 April 1971	11.2 °C5 January 1971	26.2 °C	1,117 mm	264
1970	38.8 °C14 March 1970	14.4 °C20 January 1970	27.1 °C	937 mm	287
1969	39.1 °C5 May 1969	13.2 °C5 December 1969	27.1 °C	1,023 mm	279
1968	39.2 °C1 April 1968	12.1 °C5 January 1968	26.9 °C	1,010 mm	312
1967	39.0 °C31 March 1967	9.6 °C17 January 1967	26.3 °C	876 mm	247
1966	38.3 °C29 April 1966	13.6 °C1 January 1966	26.7 °C	1,519 mm	261
1965	39.1 °C1 May 1965	12.0 °C2 January 1965	26.7 °C	1,195 mm	300
1964	39.4 °C6 April 1964	12.2 °C19 December 1964	26.7 °C	1,210 mm	280
1963	40.0 °C23 April 1963	8.9 °C15 January 1963	26.2 °C	1,261 mm	269
1962	39.2 °C22 March 1962	10.2 °C28 January 1962	26.3 °C	1,191 mm	267
1961	39.4 °C26 March 1961	11.2 °C19 January 1961	27.0 °C	987 mm	301
1960	40.6 °C14 April 1960	10.3 °C3 January 1960	27.1 °C	1,227 mm	285
1959	39.0 °C17 June 1959	13.0 °C14 January 1959	27.1 °C	1,054 mm	289
1958	40.4 °C25 April 1958	13.3 °C6 January 1958	26.8 °C	1,021 mm	271
1957	39.5 °C16 May 1957	12.9 °C3 January 1957	26.7 °C	1,459 mm	273
1956	38.4 °C24 March 1956	10.0 °C19 January 1956	26.1 °C	1,339 mm	274
1955	39.7 °C18 April 1955	7.1 °C12 January 1955	26.2 °C	1,290 mm	272
1954	39.3 °C18 April 1954	10.9 °C17 December 1954	26.6 °C	906 mm	296
1953	36.5 °C15 April 1953	13.3 °C12 December 1953	25.9 °C	1,649 mm	270
1952	39.2 °C24 April 1952	11.7 °C10 December 1952	26.5 °C	1,375 mm	278
1951	39.2 °C10 April 1951	12.5 °C2 January 1951	26.7 °C	940 mm	277
1950	39.4 °C24 April 1950	13.7 °C25 December 1950	26.6 °C	1,073 mm	277
1949	38.3 °C15 March 1949	10.0 °C16 January 1949	26.7 °C	1,045 mm	285
1948	39.2 °C13 March 1948	11.4 °C2 January 1948	26.4 °C	1,199 mm	266
1947	38.2 °C6 March 1947	12.1 °C21 December 1947	26.9 °C	1,172 mm	295
1946	38.4 °C28 March 1946	11.9 °C8 January 1946	26.9 °C	750 mm	301
1945	38.0 °C4 March 1945	12.7 °C19 January 1945	26.2 °C	1,100 mm	282
1944	39.1 °C9 April 1944	11.3 °C21 December 1944	26.7 °C	1,055 mm	282
1943	37.2 °C25 March 1943	11.7 °C13 January 1943	25.6 °C	1,294 mm	233
1942	36.9 °C23 February 1942	12.3 °C17 December 1942	26.0 °C	1,093 mm	246
1941	37.5 °C28 February 1941	16.1 °C25 December 1941	26.4 °C	1,078 mm	237
1940	37.9 °C10 March 1940	12.5 °C5 January 1940	25.7 °C	1,388 mm	225

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.5 °C

+0.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

293 d/yr

-2

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1383 mm

+184 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.0 °C	-0.5 °C	0 mm	-7 mm
Feb	33.6 °C	+0.6 °C	1 mm	-14 mm
Mar	34.5 °C	-0.5 °C	37 mm	-7 mm
Apr	36.3 °C	+0.7 °C	55 mm	-24 mm
May	33.4 °C	-0.8 °C	258 mm	+113 mm
Jun	33.7 °C	0.0 °C	153 mm	+23 mm
Jul	33.0 °C	0.0 °C	109 mm	-41 mm
Aug	33.1 °C	+0.7 °C	190 mm	+8 mm
Sep	31.6 °C	+0.3 °C	294 mm	+29 mm
Oct	31.2 °C	+0.6 °C	158 mm	+18 mm
Nov	29.1 °C	-0.9 °C	125 mm	+90 mm
Dec	30.1 °C	+0.7 °C	4 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.3 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest day

11.8 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

64.8 mm

7 Nov 2025

Windiest day

30.7 km/h

19 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

66.2 km/h

21 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.6 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.4 °C

13 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

2 Aug 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Buriram?

Buriram has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,199 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Buriram?

The hottest day measured in Buriram between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 2024, reaching 42.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Buriram?

The coldest day measured in Buriram between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at 7.1 °C.

Does it snow in Buriram?

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

Has the climate of Buriram warmed?

Yes: Buriram warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Buriram?

The wettest day measured in Buriram between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1972, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Buriram?

The windiest day measured in Buriram between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 1975, with winds reaching 34.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Buriram?

The warmest month in Buriram is April (29.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Buriram?

Buriram receives on average 1,199 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Buriram?

Buriram gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Buriram?

Yes: Buriram has on average 299 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Buriram?

In Buriram, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 11 April 2001, and the lowest was 3.1 °C on 12 January 1955.

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