Sai Mai climate — normals and trends
Sai Mai (Thailand) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 1,505 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 (29.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Sai Mai averages 0 frost days, 327 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 193 rainy days per year.
Sai Mai 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 40.4 °C (on 20 April 1979) and the coldest 10.0 °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
Sai MaiBangkok
- coords
- 13.92°, 100.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.8°C
Average daily high
32.5°C
Average daily low
24.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,505mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
327 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
193 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.5 °C
Average feels-like low
28.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
334 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
40.4 °C
20 April 1979
Coldest day
10.0 °C
12 January 1955
Wettest day
120 mm
17 October 1988
Windiest day
26.6 km/h
3 November 2009
Strongest gust
73.4 km/h
8 August 2008
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
18 April 1953
Coldest feels-like
7.8 °C
12 January 1955
Sunniest day
12.8 h
13 July 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 33.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 28 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 34.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 54 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 34.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 93 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 33.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 262 mm | +74 mm |
| Jun | 33.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 150 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 209 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 33.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 154 mm | -51 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 386 mm | +94 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 136 mm | -53 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 94 mm | +47 mm |
| Dec | 31.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 9 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sai Mai?
Sai Mai has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 1,505 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sai Mai?
The hottest day measured in Sai Mai between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1979, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sai Mai?
The coldest day measured in Sai Mai between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1955, at 10.0 °C.
Does it snow in Sai Mai?
Almost never: Sai Mai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sai Mai warmed?
Yes: Sai Mai warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sai Mai?
The wettest day measured in Sai Mai between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1988, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sai Mai?
The windiest day measured in Sai Mai between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 2009, with winds reaching 26.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sai Mai?
The warmest month in Sai Mai is April (29.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Sai Mai?
Sai Mai receives on average 1,505 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sai Mai?
Sai Mai gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sai Mai?
Yes: Sai Mai has on average 334 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sai Mai?
In Sai Mai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 18 April 1953, and the lowest was 7.8 °C on 12 January 1955.
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