Southeast Asia · Nature travel

Best time to visit Kanchanaburi

Early Dec–Mid Jan is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 32.0°C, with 0.4 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Kanchanaburi
Photo: Krzysztof Golik (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Kanchanaburi season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 93.9)Mid Jan: Best (season score 87.4)Late Jan: Great (season score 74.3)Early Feb: Great (season score 72.3)Mid Feb: Okay (season score 56.0)Late Feb: Okay (season score 51.0)Early Mar: Okay (season score 43.1)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 34.7)Late Mar: Off-season (season score 25.8)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 14.4)Mid Apr: Avoid (season score 7.8)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 6.0)Early May: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid May: Avoid (season score 2.7)Late May: Avoid (season score 9.5)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 14.3)Mid Jun: Off-season (season score 18.5)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 25.1)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 28.0)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 29.8)Late Jul: Fair (season score 29.4)Early Aug: Fair (season score 32.6)Mid Aug: Off-season (season score 27.8)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 27.1)Early Sep: Off-season (season score 14.8)Mid Sep: Off-season (season score 18.8)Late Sep: Off-season (season score 19.5)Early Oct: Off-season (season score 19.7)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 35.4)Late Oct: Okay (season score 51.6)Early Nov: Good (season score 63.7)Mid Nov: Good (season score 70.0)Late Nov: Great (season score 83.9)Early Dec: Best (season score 94.2)Mid Dec: Best (season score 99.1)Late Dec: Best (season score 100.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGreat33.0°C0.635.3%
FebruaryGood35.2°C0.833.2%
MarchFair36.9°C1.343.3%
AprilAvoid37.8°C2.555.3%
MayAvoid36.1°C4.280.3%
JuneOff-season34.9°C3.789.1%
JulyFair34.0°C3.991.0%
AugustFair34.1°C3.893.1%
SeptemberOff-season33.7°C5.589.9%
OctoberFair32.6°C4.675.3%
NovemberGreat32.1°C1.855.2%
DecemberBest31.7°C0.439.3%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Kanchanaburi?
Early Dec–Mid Jan. During this period, the average daytime high is 32.0°C, with 0.4 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Kanchanaburi?
Mid Apr–Late May is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 36.8°C, with 3.6 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Kanchanaburi?
September, with about 5.5 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: KANCHANABURI(1 km). Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.