Phanat Nikhom climate — normals and trends
Phanat Nikhom (Thailand) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,477 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 (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Phanat Nikhom averages 0 frost days, 320 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 195 rainy days per year.
Phanat Nikhom has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 23 April 1990) and the coldest 12.2 °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
Phanat NikhomChon Buri
- coords
- 13.45°, 101.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.5°C
Average daily high
32.2°C
Average daily low
24.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,477mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
320 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
195 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.0 °C
Average feels-like low
28.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
339 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
40.0 °C
23 April 1990
Coldest day
12.2 °C
12 January 1955
Wettest day
205 mm
11 September 2008
Windiest day
32.5 km/h
28 December 1975
Strongest gust
72.0 km/h
3 August 2019
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
18 April 1953
Coldest feels-like
8.4 °C
12 January 1955
Sunniest day
12.7 h
1 July 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 33.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 25 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 33.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 74 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 34.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 129 mm | +30 mm |
| May | 32.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 309 mm | +128 mm |
| Jun | 33.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 115 mm | -54 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 154 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 32.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 133 mm | -66 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 261 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 123 mm | -66 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 98 mm | +51 mm |
| Dec | 31.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 8 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Phanat Nikhom?
Phanat Nikhom has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,477 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Phanat Nikhom?
The hottest day measured in Phanat Nikhom between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1990, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Phanat Nikhom?
The coldest day measured in Phanat Nikhom between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at 12.2 °C.
Does it snow in Phanat Nikhom?
Almost never: Phanat Nikhom sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Phanat Nikhom warmed?
Yes: Phanat Nikhom warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Phanat Nikhom?
The wettest day measured in Phanat Nikhom between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 2008, with 205 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Phanat Nikhom?
The windiest day measured in Phanat Nikhom between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1975, with winds reaching 32.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Phanat Nikhom?
The warmest month in Phanat Nikhom is April (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Phanat Nikhom?
Phanat Nikhom receives on average 1,477 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 195 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Phanat Nikhom?
Phanat Nikhom gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Phanat Nikhom?
Yes: Phanat Nikhom has on average 339 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Phanat Nikhom?
In Phanat Nikhom, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 18 April 1953, and the lowest was 8.4 °C on 12 January 1955.
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