Buriram weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Buriram is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with December and November close behind. Buriram averages about 2,575 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,575
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 1,344 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 47k
- Elevation
- 178 m

When is the best time to visit Buriram?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Buriram is January, then December and November. The dullest month is April (48/100, 76 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Buriram?
Buriram gets a lot of sun: around 2,575 hours a year. 45 Sunshine Score points separate January (93) from April (48), so the month you pick matters. Buriram is the sunniest of the 24 destinations tracked in Thailand. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 54% of the annual 1,344 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 93 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 8 mm | 8 |
| February | 65 | 35° / 95°F | 21° / 70°F | 10 mm | 9 |
| March | 51 | 36° / 97°F | 24° / 75°F | 46 mm | 9 |
| April | 48 | 36° / 97°F | 25° / 77°F | 76 mm | 9 |
| May | 60 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 169 mm | 10 |
| June | 67 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 166 mm | 9 |
| July | 67 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 207 mm | 9 |
| August | 67 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 241 mm | 9 |
| September | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 272 mm | 9 |
| October | 72 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 122 mm | 9 |
| November | 90 | 29° / 84°F | 20° / 68°F | 23 mm | 8 |
| December | 93 | 30° / 86°F | 17° / 63°F | 4 mm | 8 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Khon Kaen Thailand · 146 km · best in Jan · 2,473 h sun/yr
- Ubon Ratchathani Thailand · 173 km · best in Jan · 2,570 h sun/yr
- Udon Thani Thailand · 245 km · best in Jan · 2,438 h sun/yr
- Vientiane Laos · 315 km · best in Jan · 2,437 h sun/yr
- Bangkok Thailand · 320 km · best in Dec · 2,535 h sun/yr
- Phitsanulok Thailand · 362 km · best in Jan · 2,511 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Surin Thailand · 48 km · 2,541 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Roi Et Thailand · 113 km · 2,479 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Battambang Cambodia · 237 km · 2,493 h sun/yr · best in Dec
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