Phitsanulok climate — normals and trends
Phitsanulok (Thailand) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 1,625 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 (31.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Phitsanulok averages 0 frost days, 327 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 173 rainy days per year.
Phitsanulok 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 43.3 °C (on 16 May 1963) and the coldest 6.2 °C (on 5 January 1974).
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
PhitsanulokPhitsanulok
- coords
- 16.82°, 100.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.9°C
Average daily high
33.3°C
Average daily low
23.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,625mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
9.6km/h
Seasonal range
7.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
327 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
173 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
38.3 °C
Average feels-like low
27.4 °C
Average peak gust
25.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
310 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 = 0.71 · 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
43.3 °C
16 May 1963
Coldest day
6.2 °C
5 January 1974
Wettest day
165 mm
19 August 1991
Windiest day
32.9 km/h
10 May 1986
Strongest gust
61.2 km/h
10 May 1986
Hottest feels-like
49.3 °C
7 May 2023
Coldest feels-like
3.8 °C
5 January 1974
Sunniest day
12.9 h
27 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 33.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 34 mm | +19 mm |
| Mar | 36.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 15 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 37.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 47 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 34.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 214 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 290 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 310 mm | +53 mm |
| Aug | 33.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 287 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 311 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 33.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 102 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 89 mm | +58 mm |
| Dec | 31.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 23 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Phitsanulok?
Phitsanulok has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 1,625 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Phitsanulok?
The hottest day measured in Phitsanulok between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1963, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Phitsanulok?
The coldest day measured in Phitsanulok between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1974, at 6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Phitsanulok?
Almost never: Phitsanulok sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Phitsanulok warmed?
Yes: Phitsanulok warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Phitsanulok?
The wettest day measured in Phitsanulok between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1991, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Phitsanulok?
The windiest day measured in Phitsanulok between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1986, with winds reaching 32.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Phitsanulok?
The warmest month in Phitsanulok is April (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Phitsanulok?
Phitsanulok receives on average 1,625 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 173 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Phitsanulok?
Phitsanulok gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Phitsanulok?
Yes: Phitsanulok has on average 310 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Phitsanulok?
In Phitsanulok, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.3 °C on 7 May 2023, and the lowest was 3.8 °C on 5 January 1974.
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