Bua Yai in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Bua Yai sees average daytime highs around 36°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 265 mm of rain over about 40 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 36°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Bua Yai's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bua Yai's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 36°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 265 mm; 40 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.0; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Bua Yai in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 36°C.

A typical spring day in Bua Yai reaches about 36°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Bua Yai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

73 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Bua Yai weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 19°	7	1.6	11.2	5.6
Feb	34° / 21°	10	2.3	11.5	4.0
Mar	36° / 24°	39	6.8	11.9	2.4
Apr	36° / 26°	70	12.7	12.3	1.8
May	35° / 26°	155	20.8	12.7	1.8
Jun	34° / 26°	131	19.9	12.9	2.0
Jul	33° / 26°	149	21.3	12.8	2.3
Aug	33° / 26°	189	22.4	12.5	2.4
Sep	32° / 25°	234	24.4	12.1	2.5
Oct	32° / 24°	128	15	11.6	3.7
Nov	31° / 22°	28	4	11.3	5.1
Dec	30° / 19°	6	1.6	11.1	6.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Bua Yai gets around 265 mm of rain over 40 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Bua Yai

In seasonPeak

In spring, Bua Yai overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bua Yai'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 spring a good time to visit Bua Yai?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bua Yai.

What to pack for Bua Yai in Spring

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

In spring, Bua Yai sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 40 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bua Yai in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Bua Yai peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	12	10	10	13	13	14	12	10	8	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Bua Yai in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bua Yai 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	32	43	50	39	29	21	22	23	27	30	26	24
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	32	Moderate
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	50	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	29	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	24	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Bua Yai?

Bua Yai sits at 15.6°N, 102.4°E, 177 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Non Sung, 49 km away.

Topography around Bua Yai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bua Yai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 793 m.

The land around Bua Yai is covered by cropland (50%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (83%) within 16 km, and cropland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

30 m

cropland 50%

16 km

83 m

cropland 83%

80 km

793 m

cropland 82%

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Spring weather nearby: Non Sung 49 km · Chaiyaphum 49 km · Kaeng Khro 61 km · Ban Phai 62 km · Ban Huai Thalaeng 71 km · Nakhon Ratchasima 77 km · Dan Khun Thot 82 km · Kaset Sombun 92 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

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 Bua Yai (15.5855°, 102.4259°, elevation 177 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.