Climate risk in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand · 6.7M people in the urban area
What threatens Bangkok most
- Water stress
- High WRI Aqueduct
- Drought
- High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Low GSHAP
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Thailand
The sea at Bangkok is projected to rise 732 mm by 2050 under moderate emissions.
Yangon: 271 mm.
Bangkok's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Bangkok's climate will still be more like its own today than any other large city's. The nearest other is Phnom Penh (Cambodia).
+1.3°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.5°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.5°C
Lowest in the coldest month
0%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, Bangkok would stay nearest its own climate today.
Its own climate today is 3.6 σ away. How close the match is: 5.2 σ to the climate of Phnom Penh today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 3 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Where else Bangkok stands out
337 days
Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C
Phnom Penh: 360 days.
Higher than in 90% of the world's 630 large cities
37 days
Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C
Phnom Penh: 42 days.
Higher than in 75% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Bangkok
Read at the city's centre and compared with the Atlas's 630 large cities. Moderate emissions is the IPCC's scenario SSP2-4.5.
| Hazard | Bangkok | Among large cities | In Thailand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 37 days | Among large cities: above 75% | |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 337 days | Among large cities: above 90% | |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 37.2°C | Among large cities: above 57% | |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +1.8°C | Among large cities: above 38% | |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 10 days | Among large cities: above 51% | |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Sea level rise by 2050, moderate emissions | 732 mm | Among large cities: above 100% | |
| Water stress | High (40-80%) | Among large cities: above 56% | |
| Drought risk | High | Among large cities: above 50% | |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0.55 m/s² | Among large cities: above 47% | |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 0 m/s |
Flood depth is read in a single 1 km cell at the city's centre, in today's climate. Other parts of the city can still flood. The country page names the deepest point near a coastal city in 2080, so its figure can be higher. See how deep a river flood reaches around Bangkok on the live map
See the tropical nights around Bangkok on the live map
337 days © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Bangkok
- Phnom Penh · Cambodia
- Yangon · Myanmar
- Can Tho · Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh City · Vietnam
Large cities in Thailand
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title = {Bangkok, Thailand: climate risk profile},
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