Maha Sarakham climate — normals and trends
Maha Sarakham (Thailand) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 1,220 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 (23.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Maha Sarakham averages 0 frost days, 288 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Maha Sarakham has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 28 April 2024) and the coldest 5.6 °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
Maha SarakhamMaha Sarakham
- coords
- 16.18°, 103.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
32.2°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,220mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
288 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
287 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
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
43.5 °C
28 April 2024
Coldest day
5.6 °C
12 January 1955
Wettest day
149 mm
17 September 1962
Windiest day
32.4 km/h
23 September 1964
Strongest gust
72.0 km/h
23 July 1992
Hottest feels-like
49.0 °C
21 March 1953
Coldest feels-like
1.8 °C
12 January 1955
Sunniest day
12.7 h
2 July 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 32.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 33.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 49 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 35.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 56 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 33.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 234 mm | +68 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 163 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 177 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 218 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 327 mm | +65 mm |
| Oct | 31.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 82 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 94 mm | +70 mm |
| Dec | 30.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 6 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maha Sarakham?
Maha Sarakham has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 1,220 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maha Sarakham?
The hottest day measured in Maha Sarakham between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2024, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maha Sarakham?
The coldest day measured in Maha Sarakham between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at 5.6 °C.
Does it snow in Maha Sarakham?
Almost never: Maha Sarakham sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maha Sarakham warmed?
Yes: Maha Sarakham warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maha Sarakham?
The wettest day measured in Maha Sarakham between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1962, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maha Sarakham?
The windiest day measured in Maha Sarakham between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1964, with winds reaching 32.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maha Sarakham?
The warmest month in Maha Sarakham is April (29.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Maha Sarakham?
Maha Sarakham receives on average 1,220 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maha Sarakham?
Maha Sarakham gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maha Sarakham?
Yes: Maha Sarakham has on average 287 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maha Sarakham?
In Maha Sarakham, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.0 °C on 21 March 1953, and the lowest was 1.8 °C on 12 January 1955.
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