Travel Alert Status
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Time Difference
UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate
Located at 20 degrees north latitude, Thailand is generally hot and humid with a climate that is classified as tropical monsoon. A pronounced rainy season lasts from July to October. From November to February, the northeast monsoon brings a cooler, drier period, when the humidity drops from an average high of 95 percent to an average low of 58 percent. During this season, temperatures typically range from the mid-60s in the early morning to the mid-80s during the day. The period from March to June is Bangkok's summer, which is usually hot and humid; temperatures can reach 100° Fahrenheit.
Travel Currency
34.61
Language Spoken
Thai (official) only 90.7%, Thai and other languages 6.4%, only other languages 2.9% (includes Malay, Burmese); note - data represent population by language(s) spoken at home; English is a secondary language of the elite
Languages
Thai, English, ethnic and regional dialects
Ethnic Groups
Thai 97.5%, Burmese 1.3%, other 1.1%, unspecified <0.1%
National Holiday
Birthday of King WACHIRALONGKON, 28 July (1952)
Geographic Coordinates
15 00 N, 100 00 E
Location
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
Airports
63