Kut Chap climate — normals and trends
Kut Chap (Thailand) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,565 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Kut Chap averages 0 frost days, 250 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.
Kut Chap has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 6 May 2023) and the coldest 4.7 °C (on 13 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
Kut ChapUdon Thani
- coords
- 17.43°, 102.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,565mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
7.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
250 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
165 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
25.0 °C
Average peak gust
26.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
268 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
42.2 °C
6 May 2023
Coldest day
4.7 °C
13 January 1955
Wettest day
148 mm
27 June 1983
Windiest day
33.5 km/h
17 September 1962
Strongest gust
71.3 km/h
22 October 1952
Hottest feels-like
48.0 °C
8 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.4 °C
12 January 1955
Sunniest day
12.7 h
6 July 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 37 mm | +21 mm |
| Mar | 33.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 6 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 35.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 67 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 33.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 178 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 33.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 177 mm | -46 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 291 mm | +62 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 345 mm | +47 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 224 mm | -77 mm |
| Oct | 31.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 72 mm | -40 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 68 mm | +43 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 11 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kut Chap?
Kut Chap has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,565 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kut Chap?
The hottest day measured in Kut Chap between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2023, reaching 42.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kut Chap?
The coldest day measured in Kut Chap between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1955, at 4.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kut Chap?
Almost never: Kut Chap sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kut Chap warmed?
Yes: Kut Chap warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kut Chap?
The wettest day measured in Kut Chap between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1983, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kut Chap?
The windiest day measured in Kut Chap between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1962, with winds reaching 33.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kut Chap?
The warmest month in Kut Chap is April (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kut Chap?
Kut Chap receives on average 1,565 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kut Chap?
Kut Chap gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kut Chap?
Yes: Kut Chap has on average 268 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kut Chap?
In Kut Chap, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.0 °C on 8 April 2024, and the lowest was 1.4 °C on 12 January 1955.
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