When to go to Bangkok.

January

The cool season is the most comfortable and the most requested, and hotel rates tend to follow. Mornings and evenings can feel almost mild, while the midday sun still has bite. Book ahead for the popular weeks and keep a light layer for boats and air-conditioned trains.

February

The cool season is the most comfortable and the most requested, and hotel rates tend to follow. Mornings and evenings can feel almost mild, while the midday sun still has bite. Book ahead for the popular weeks and keep a light layer for boats and air-conditioned trains.

March

The hot season builds through these months, and midday is better spent indoors, in a pool or over a long lunch. Temples and markets are easier at opening time, and a hotel near a train station saves you from long walks in the sun. Carry water and avoid scheduling two outdoor sights back to back.

April

The hot season builds through these months, and midday is better spent indoors, in a pool or over a long lunch. Temples and markets are easier at opening time, and a hotel near a train station saves you from long walks in the sun. Carry water and avoid scheduling two outdoor sights back to back.

May

The hot season builds through these months, and midday is better spent indoors, in a pool or over a long lunch. Temples and markets are easier at opening time, and a hotel near a train station saves you from long walks in the sun. Carry water and avoid scheduling two outdoor sights back to back.

June

Afternoons can bring heavy showers, often short-lived but enough to slow traffic and soak a walk. Keep an indoor option for each day and treat the rain as a reason for a café or museum stop rather than a lost afternoon. The city is at its greenest, and evenings after the rain are often more comfortable.

July

Afternoons can bring heavy showers, often short-lived but enough to slow traffic and soak a walk. Keep an indoor option for each day and treat the rain as a reason for a café or museum stop rather than a lost afternoon. The city is at its greenest, and evenings after the rain are often more comfortable.

August

Afternoons can bring heavy showers, often short-lived but enough to slow traffic and soak a walk. Keep an indoor option for each day and treat the rain as a reason for a café or museum stop rather than a lost afternoon. The city is at its greenest, and evenings after the rain are often more comfortable.

September

Afternoons can bring heavy showers, often short-lived but enough to slow traffic and soak a walk. Keep an indoor option for each day and treat the rain as a reason for a café or museum stop rather than a lost afternoon. The city is at its greenest, and evenings after the rain are often more comfortable.

October

Afternoons can bring heavy showers, often short-lived but enough to slow traffic and soak a walk. Keep an indoor option for each day and treat the rain as a reason for a café or museum stop rather than a lost afternoon. The city is at its greenest, and evenings after the rain are often more comfortable.

November

The cool season is the most comfortable and the most requested, and hotel rates tend to follow. Mornings and evenings can feel almost mild, while the midday sun still has bite. Book ahead for the popular weeks and keep a light layer for boats and air-conditioned trains.

December

The cool season is the most comfortable and the most requested, and hotel rates tend to follow. Mornings and evenings can feel almost mild, while the midday sun still has bite. Book ahead for the popular weeks and keep a light layer for boats and air-conditioned trains.