Prakhon Chai climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Prakhon Chai?

Prakhon Chai has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,192 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Prakhon Chai?

The hottest day measured in Prakhon Chai between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 2024, reaching 41.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Prakhon Chai?

The coldest day measured in Prakhon Chai between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at 7.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Prakhon Chai?

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

Q: Has the climate of Prakhon Chai warmed?

Yes: Prakhon Chai warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Prakhon Chai?

The wettest day measured in Prakhon Chai between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 1952, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Prakhon Chai?

The windiest day measured in Prakhon Chai between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 1975, with winds reaching 38.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Prakhon Chai?

The warmest month in Prakhon Chai is April (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Prakhon Chai?

Prakhon Chai receives on average 1,192 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 174 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Prakhon Chai?

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

Prakhon Chai (Thailand) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,192 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 (29.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Prakhon Chai averages 0 frost days, 282 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 174 rainy days per year.

Prakhon Chai has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 30 April 2024) and the coldest 7.6 °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

Prakhon ChaiBuriram

coords: 14.61°, 103.12°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthDecemberWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

26.8°C

Average daily high

31.9°C

Average daily low

22.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,192mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

13.6km/h

Seasonal range

5.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

282 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

174 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.9 °C

Average feels-like low

25.7 °C

Average peak gust

31.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

302 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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

41.9 °C

30 April 2024

Coldest day

7.6 °C

12 January 1955

Wettest day

142 mm

21 October 1952

Windiest day

38.5 km/h

23 November 1975

Strongest gust

72.4 km/h

23 November 1975

Hottest feels-like

46.5 °C

21 March 1953

Coldest feels-like

3.3 °C

12 January 1955

Sunniest day

12.6 h

7 July 1989

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.1 °C25 April 2025	12.0 °C13 January 2025	26.9 °C	1,356 mm	284
2024	41.9 °C30 April 2024	15.0 °C23 December 2024	28.3 °C	1,193 mm	334
2023	39.8 °C7 May 2023	13.8 °C29 January 2023	27.7 °C	1,216 mm	322
2022	37.5 °C28 April 2022	14.1 °C19 December 2022	26.8 °C	1,497 mm	291
2021	38.6 °C28 March 2021	11.5 °C13 January 2021	27.1 °C	1,285 mm	289
2020	40.4 °C1 April 2020	14.1 °C21 December 2020	27.7 °C	1,222 mm	302
2019	40.2 °C3 May 2019	14.1 °C10 December 2019	28.2 °C	1,045 mm	333
2018	38.5 °C24 April 2018	12.5 °C6 February 2018	27.3 °C	1,075 mm	326
2017	38.3 °C22 April 2017	12.4 °C20 December 2017	27.2 °C	1,447 mm	312
2016	41.6 °C11 April 2016	12.0 °C26 January 2016	27.9 °C	1,132 mm	322
2015	41.0 °C20 April 2015	13.4 °C14 January 2015	27.8 °C	1,083 mm	325
2014	38.3 °C19 March 2014	11.6 °C24 January 2014	27.3 °C	1,067 mm	315
2013	40.4 °C6 April 2013	12.7 °C26 December 2013	27.2 °C	1,518 mm	296
2012	39.0 °C26 April 2012	16.3 °C20 February 2012	27.7 °C	1,141 mm	338
2011	38.4 °C18 April 2011	13.5 °C12 December 2011	26.6 °C	1,373 mm	273
2010	40.6 °C13 April 2010	15.7 °C18 December 2010	27.8 °C	1,273 mm	305
2009	37.9 °C24 April 2009	11.6 °C11 January 2009	27.2 °C	1,215 mm	320
2008	37.9 °C12 April 2008	14.4 °C2 January 2008	26.7 °C	1,379 mm	276
2007	39.5 °C1 April 2007	14.2 °C4 February 2007	27.2 °C	1,295 mm	297
2006	38.0 °C13 March 2006	14.2 °C24 December 2006	27.4 °C	1,235 mm	314
2005	40.7 °C6 May 2005	12.4 °C2 January 2005	27.6 °C	990 mm	312
2004	39.8 °C16 April 2004	13.7 °C25 January 2004	27.2 °C	945 mm	320
2003	38.0 °C14 April 2003	13.7 °C12 January 2003	27.0 °C	1,131 mm	304
2002	38.3 °C7 April 2002	15.8 °C4 January 2002	27.3 °C	1,384 mm	312
2001	39.1 °C10 April 2001	13.3 °C23 December 2001	27.0 °C	1,188 mm	294
2000	37.8 °C3 April 2000	12.8 °C2 February 2000	26.6 °C	1,558 mm	287
1999	38.8 °C19 March 1999	9.3 °C24 December 1999	26.4 °C	1,461 mm	270
1998	41.5 °C14 April 1998	14.6 °C16 December 1998	28.1 °C	1,052 mm	318
1997	38.1 °C8 May 1997	13.6 °C13 January 1997	27.3 °C	1,115 mm	316
1996	39.8 °C22 March 1996	12.5 °C1 January 1996	26.6 °C	1,389 mm	273
1995	39.2 °C12 March 1995	12.6 °C6 January 1995	27.0 °C	1,189 mm	288
1994	39.0 °C2 May 1994	13.6 °C24 January 1994	27.0 °C	1,045 mm	315
1993	39.5 °C4 April 1993	12.1 °C30 January 1993	26.7 °C	992 mm	284
1992	40.3 °C13 April 1992	13.1 °C17 January 1992	26.9 °C	1,053 mm	259
1991	40.2 °C19 April 1991	16.0 °C30 December 1991	27.1 °C	1,155 mm	285
1990	39.8 °C23 April 1990	14.9 °C5 December 1990	27.2 °C	1,194 mm	300
1989	40.1 °C23 April 1989	14.2 °C5 December 1989	26.9 °C	1,225 mm	283
1988	38.8 °C16 March 1988	14.7 °C12 December 1988	27.0 °C	1,254 mm	267
1987	39.8 °C13 April 1987	13.4 °C7 December 1987	27.4 °C	1,091 mm	300
1986	39.8 °C20 March 1986	11.8 °C3 March 1986	26.9 °C	1,075 mm	290
1985	39.1 °C12 April 1985	13.5 °C17 December 1985	26.7 °C	1,240 mm	300
1984	39.4 °C20 March 1984	11.7 °C10 January 1984	26.6 °C	1,023 mm	279
1983	41.6 °C14 April 1983	10.9 °C24 January 1983	27.3 °C	1,182 mm	282
1982	38.8 °C18 March 1982	10.6 °C29 December 1982	26.9 °C	995 mm	303
1981	39.7 °C6 April 1981	12.8 °C12 January 1981	26.9 °C	988 mm	300
1980	39.7 °C30 April 1980	14.0 °C25 December 1980	27.1 °C	1,402 mm	294
1979	39.1 °C7 April 1979	14.8 °C27 December 1979	27.5 °C	998 mm	326
1978	39.0 °C9 April 1978	14.3 °C23 January 1978	27.0 °C	1,353 mm	279
1977	40.5 °C18 April 1977	13.4 °C23 February 1977	26.7 °C	1,037 mm	290
1976	38.3 °C17 April 1976	9.9 °C16 January 1976	26.2 °C	1,417 mm	261
1975	40.1 °C14 April 1975	9.3 °C30 December 1975	26.3 °C	1,393 mm	266
1974	36.5 °C7 April 1974	11.2 °C2 January 1974	26.2 °C	1,351 mm	269
1973	38.5 °C25 April 1973	11.5 °C27 December 1973	26.9 °C	1,076 mm	277
1972	39.0 °C28 May 1972	12.7 °C23 January 1972	26.6 °C	1,463 mm	286
1971	38.0 °C1 April 1971	11.3 °C5 January 1971	25.8 °C	1,015 mm	239
1970	38.0 °C28 February 1970	14.5 °C2 January 1970	26.6 °C	1,070 mm	266
1969	38.2 °C21 April 1969	13.5 °C5 December 1969	26.8 °C	1,022 mm	269
1968	38.1 °C1 April 1968	12.7 °C5 January 1968	26.7 °C	933 mm	303
1967	38.3 °C4 April 1967	9.6 °C17 January 1967	26.0 °C	915 mm	233
1966	37.3 °C23 March 1966	13.7 °C1 January 1966	26.3 °C	1,505 mm	219
1965	38.2 °C28 April 1965	12.9 °C22 January 1965	26.4 °C	1,174 mm	284
1964	39.5 °C6 April 1964	12.7 °C19 December 1964	26.5 °C	1,173 mm	281
1963	39.1 °C23 April 1963	9.3 °C15 January 1963	25.9 °C	1,249 mm	247
1962	38.9 °C22 March 1962	10.6 °C28 January 1962	26.0 °C	1,246 mm	247
1961	39.0 °C26 March 1961	11.5 °C17 January 1961	26.6 °C	1,064 mm	284
1960	39.2 °C26 April 1960	10.8 °C3 January 1960	26.8 °C	1,238 mm	277
1959	39.0 °C11 June 1959	13.5 °C13 January 1959	26.7 °C	1,022 mm	277
1958	40.2 °C25 April 1958	13.6 °C6 January 1958	26.6 °C	973 mm	260
1957	38.6 °C16 May 1957	13.7 °C21 January 1957	26.4 °C	1,518 mm	256
1956	37.7 °C24 March 1956	10.8 °C30 December 1956	25.8 °C	1,297 mm	244
1955	38.8 °C18 April 1955	7.6 °C12 January 1955	25.9 °C	1,285 mm	259
1954	38.5 °C16 April 1954	11.4 °C17 December 1954	26.2 °C	912 mm	271
1953	35.4 °C15 April 1953	13.4 °C12 December 1953	25.5 °C	1,660 mm	234
1952	38.0 °C24 April 1952	12.0 °C10 December 1952	26.2 °C	1,381 mm	265
1951	38.4 °C10 April 1951	12.7 °C2 January 1951	26.3 °C	872 mm	258
1950	37.9 °C24 April 1950	14.2 °C3 January 1950	26.2 °C	1,021 mm	265
1949	37.5 °C15 March 1949	10.3 °C16 January 1949	26.3 °C	1,025 mm	269
1948	37.6 °C13 March 1948	11.7 °C2 January 1948	26.1 °C	1,124 mm	253
1947	37.2 °C6 May 1947	12.3 °C21 December 1947	26.6 °C	1,099 mm	272
1946	37.8 °C12 March 1946	12.3 °C8 January 1946	26.5 °C	805 mm	288
1945	37.4 °C4 March 1945	13.0 °C18 January 1945	25.8 °C	1,194 mm	241
1944	38.2 °C8 April 1944	11.2 °C21 December 1944	26.3 °C	1,193 mm	255
1943	36.5 °C26 March 1943	12.0 °C13 January 1943	25.3 °C	1,372 mm	203
1942	36.0 °C24 February 1942	12.5 °C18 December 1942	25.6 °C	1,096 mm	224
1941	36.8 °C28 February 1941	15.4 °C25 December 1941	26.0 °C	1,241 mm	208
1940	37.8 °C11 March 1940	12.4 °C5 January 1940	25.4 °C	1,320 mm	195

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.1 °C

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

284 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1356 mm

+164 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.9 °C	-0.5 °C	0 mm	-8 mm
Feb	33.5 °C	+0.8 °C	3 mm	-15 mm
Mar	34.5 °C	-0.1 °C	31 mm	-20 mm
Apr	36.1 °C	+1.2 °C	58 mm	-29 mm
May	33.2 °C	-0.4 °C	270 mm	+124 mm
Jun	32.7 °C	-0.3 °C	133 mm	+6 mm
Jul	32.1 °C	-0.2 °C	133 mm	-10 mm
Aug	32.4 °C	+0.5 °C	156 mm	-9 mm
Sep	31.0 °C	+0.1 °C	301 mm	+53 mm
Oct	30.8 °C	+0.6 °C	133 mm	-16 mm
Nov	28.9 °C	-0.8 °C	127 mm	+85 mm
Dec	30.1 °C	+0.9 °C	10 mm	+3 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.1 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest day

12.0 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

57.3 mm

7 Nov 2025

Windiest day

31.2 km/h

19 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

66.2 km/h

23 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.4 °C

28 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.5 °C

13 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

2 Aug 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Prakhon Chai?

Prakhon Chai has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,192 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Prakhon Chai?

The hottest day measured in Prakhon Chai between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 2024, reaching 41.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Prakhon Chai?

The coldest day measured in Prakhon Chai between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at 7.6 °C.

Does it snow in Prakhon Chai?

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

Has the climate of Prakhon Chai warmed?

Yes: Prakhon Chai warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Prakhon Chai?

The wettest day measured in Prakhon Chai between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 1952, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Prakhon Chai?

The windiest day measured in Prakhon Chai between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 1975, with winds reaching 38.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Prakhon Chai?

The warmest month in Prakhon Chai is April (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Prakhon Chai?

Prakhon Chai receives on average 1,192 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 174 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Prakhon Chai?

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

Are there tropical nights in Prakhon Chai?

Yes: Prakhon Chai has on average 302 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Prakhon Chai?

In Prakhon Chai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 21 March 1953, and the lowest was 3.3 °C on 12 January 1955.

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