Kanchanaburi weather in February

In February, Kanchanaburi sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kanchanaburi's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanchanaburi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:50 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Kanchanaburi is town in Kanchanaburi province, Thailand.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 27 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical February day in Kanchanaburi reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°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)
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How February really feels in Kanchanaburi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
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.

Kanchanaburi weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

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 February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28218
38218
48218
58317
68317
78317
88416
98416
108416
118416
128416
138218
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kanchanaburi gets around 11 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.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
107
117
127
138
148
159
169
179
1810
1910
2011
2111
2211
2312
2412
2512
2612
2712
2812

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1711242928
2711242928
3712242928
4712232928
5712232929
6712232929
7612222930
8612222930
9512223031
10512213032
11412213032
12412203033
13312203134
14311203135
15211203235
16211193236
17210193237
18210193337
1919183338
2019183438
2118173439
2218173439
2318173440
2417163540
2517163540
2626163641
2726163641
2826163641

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 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 6:54 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:546:17
211.46:546:17
311.46:536:18
411.46:536:18
511.46:536:19
611.46:536:19
711.46:536:19
811.56:526:20
911.56:526:20
1011.56:526:21
1111.56:526:21
1211.56:516:21
1311.56:516:22
1411.56:516:22
1511.56:506:22
1611.56:506:23
1711.66:506:23
1811.66:496:23
1911.66:496:24
2011.66:486:24
2111.66:486:24
2211.66:476:25
2311.66:476:25
2411.66:466:25
2511.76:466:25
2611.76:456:26
2711.76:456:26
2811.76:446:26

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
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285.9Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kanchanaburi

In seasonPeak

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

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 February a good time to visit Kanchanaburi?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kanchanaburi. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kanchanaburi in February

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

In February, Kanchanaburi sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kanchanaburi in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 9 (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 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 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
February 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).