Ban Phai weather in February

In February, Ban Phai sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ban Phai's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ban Phai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:40 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical February day in Ban Phai reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13219
23219
33219
43219
53219
63219
73219
83220
93320
103320
113320
123320
133320
143320
153321
163321
173421
183421
193421
203421
213421
223421
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263422
273422
283522

How February really feels in Ban Phai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 24 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
24
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ban Phai weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°71.511.25.8
Feb33° / 20°102.411.54.3
Mar35° / 24°366.111.92.7
Apr36° / 26°6310.812.41.9
May35° / 26°14719.812.71.9
Jun34° / 26°12617.912.92.2
Jul33° / 26°14919.512.92.4
Aug33° / 26°19922.112.52.5
Sep32° / 25°23824.212.12.6
Oct31° / 24°12113.711.63.9
Nov31° / 21°273.611.35.3
Dec30° / 19°61.211.16.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48416
58416
68416
78416
88416
98416
108317
118317
128317
138317
148317
158317
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208317
218416
228416
238515
248515
258515
268614
278614
288515

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ban Phai gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.4 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
76
86
97
107
117
127
138
148
158
169
179
1810
1910
2011
2111
2211
2312
2412
2512
2612
2712
2812

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1132633217
2132633217
3132533227
4132533227
5122533227
6122533237
7112434238
8112434248
9102434248
1092334249
1182335259
12823352510
13723352610
14622342611
15522342711
16522342812
17421332913
18420322914
19420313015
20419303116
21319293117
22319283218
23318273219
24318263320
25318253320
26317253421
27316243521
28316243522

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:446:01
211.36:446:02
311.36:436:02
411.36:436:03
511.36:436:03
611.36:436:04
711.46:436:04
811.46:426:05
911.46:426:05
1011.46:426:06
1111.46:416:06
1211.46:416:06
1311.46:416:07
1411.56:406:07
1511.56:406:08
1611.56:396:08
1711.56:396:08
1811.56:386:09
1911.56:386:09
2011.56:376:09
2111.56:376:10
2211.66:366:10
2311.66:366:10
2411.66:356:11
2511.66:356:11
2611.66:346:11
2711.66:346:12
2811.66:336:12

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ban Phai

In seasonPeak

None of Ban Phai's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ban Phai's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Ban Phai?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Ban Phai for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ban Phai in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Ban Phai sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ban Phai in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ban Phai peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ban Phai in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ban Phai is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 21 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1549 µg/m³Jun 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb43Poor
Mar50Poor
Apr39Poor
May29Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ban Phai?

Ban Phai sits at 16.1°N, 102.7°E, 174 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Khon Kaen, 44 km away.

Topography around Ban Phai

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ban Phai.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ban Phai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 173 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 894 m.

The land around Ban Phai is covered by cropland (41%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
894 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Khon Kaen 44 km · Kaeng Khro 51 km · Bua Yai 62 km · Maha Sarakham 62 km · Phu Khiao 73 km · Chaiyaphum 80 km · Chum Phae 86 km · Kaset Sombun 87 km

Thailand travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,057
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.8
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
32.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 402
Religion
Buddhist 93%Muslim 5%Christian 1%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ban Phai (16.06°, 102.731°, elevation 174 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).