Kanchanaburi in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Kanchanaburi sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 383 mm of rain over about 49 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is Kanchanaburi's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kanchanaburi's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
32°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
383 mm
49 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
3.4
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Kanchanaburi in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.

A typical fall day in Kanchanaburi reaches about 32°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Kanchanaburi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 91 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
91
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kanchanaburi weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°132.111.34.7
Feb35° / 22°112.411.53.4
Mar36° / 25°336.311.92.0
Apr37° / 26°7112.612.31.3
May36° / 27°11219.912.61.6
Jun34° / 26°10919.112.82.1
Jul33° / 26°14020.912.72.4
Aug33° / 26°13721.112.52.6
Sep32° / 25°18222.812.12.5
Oct32° / 25°16419.711.73.2
Nov32° / 23°37611.44.4
Dec31° / 22°81.711.25.2

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Kanchanaburi gets around 383 mm of rain over 49 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 7 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min in early September to 11 h 12 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Kanchanaburi

In seasonPeak

In fall, Kanchanaburi overlaps its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kanchanaburi sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

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

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

Is fall a good time to visit Kanchanaburi?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kanchanaburi.

What to pack for Kanchanaburi in Fall

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

In fall, Kanchanaburi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 49 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kanchanaburi in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kanchanaburi peaks around August 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kanchanaburi in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kanchanaburi is worst in March — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (June, 16 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kanchanaburi's WHO annual average of 27 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1344 µg/m³Jun 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Moderate
Feb41Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr34Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kanchanaburi?

Kanchanaburi sits at 14.0°N, 99.5°E, 33 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Tha Muang, 11 km away.

Topography around Kanchanaburi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanchanaburi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 483 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,266 m.

The land around Kanchanaburi is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
337 m
16 km
483 m
80 km
1,266 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: Tha Muang 11 km · Tha Maka 26 km · Bo Phloi 36 km · Ban Pong 41 km · Chom Bueng 43 km · Photharam 48 km · Ban I Chang 50 km · Bang Phae 54 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 Kanchanaburi (14.0041°, 99.5483°, elevation 33 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.