Bangkok has loads to give all year long with hosts of occasions and festivals to keep tourists entertained. Bangkok is a well-liked destination throughout the British winter when temperatures are around a snug 27 degrees and there may be much less rainfall. The cheapest time to go to is between May and October, when Thailand is humid and prone to heavy rain
Festivals
The Songkran celebration of the Thai New Year occurs throughout sweltering April (13th-15th|13 - 15}) so it makes sense that it entails a mass water fight. Enterprise grinds to a halt throughout this time and lots of Bangkok residents go away from the town to visit their family of their origin towns. The random water throwing has a symbolic meaning; it signifies washing away the sins of the earlier year. Silom and Khao San Road are particularly wild, whilst the Phra Pradaeng District
affords extra conventional Songkran celebrations.
October is definitely the month to visit Bangkok for all reasons gastronomic. The World Gourmet Festival initially of the month sees among the world's most interesting chefs wow the audiences with their tantilising signature dishes. Meat-avoiding foodies will love October's Vegetarian Festival (4 - 5) when many Chinatown restaurants showcase their greatest meat-free recipes.
Visitors to Bangkok in January can celebrate Chinese New Year with the cities sizeable Chinese residents. Chinatown is full of traditional lion and dragon dancers, lanterns and firecrackers and there may be a good bigger abundance of food stalls than normal.
Buddhism's most religious date Visakha Bucha takes place in May which sees devotees deliver lunch to monks after which parade round temples by candlelight within the evenings. Alcohol is banned all day, though a number of proprietors will normally find a method round this.
November and December are fun months to be in Bangkok with the frequent outdoor beer gardens featuring live music arising throughout the city. November sees The Golden Mount Temple Fair is Bangkok's finest beloved pageant and sees 1000's flocking to Wat Saket (the Golden Mount). There's additionally the enchanting Loy Krathong during which Thais float Krathong's (traditionally a raft made from bamboo leafs embellished with a crown of flowers, candles and incense) onto the water.
Though Thai New Year is in April, Bangkok nonetheless pulls out all the stops on December 31st. There are fireworks on the Central World mall and on the banks of the river. One of the best place to see these is from a rooftop bar or from the river boats that cruise along the Chao Praya.
Weather
Bangkok is positioned in central Thailand and like much of the country it experiences hot, rainy and cool seasons, though temperatures remain warm even through the cooler spells.
Bangkok's driest season is from December to March, which helps to explain why so many UK residents make the most of cheap flights to Bangkok during the winter months. From April onwards rainfall increases regularly until the wet season which lasts from May to October.
The common monthly temperature remains pretty constant throughout the year with the mercury rising as high as 30 degrees during April, which is Thailand's hottest month. From May onward the common temperatures gradually cool to around 27 degrees around December and January.
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