Weather in Thailand (BKK) during April

Well I like to blog on the weather here.

Usually I compare it with the weather in Europe and more specifically in France.

Normally I enjoy being there bacause the weather is usually better than in Europe.


But since one week, well lets say that its not so enjoyeable.

It's raining most of the time. Sometimes it's really impressive.

Last time we were going to a italian restaurant 20min far from AIT. Its was raining so hard that we couldnt see a damn thing 3 meters away.

The cab driver was a woman, and she was so worried she was driving incredibly slow.

Not only was that a little bit boring, but it was also dangerous since she was breaking abruptly quite few times.


We also had an incredibly violent. A LOT of trees in the campus did fall. It was impressive to witness it. Trees were cut in half by thunder and stuffs, power was also cut several times.


The good side is the temperatures drop. There are pretty nice, somewhere around 22 to 28 maximum.

Therefore I make less use of AC (air conditioner) which is also good for the environement.



I'm a lil bit worried about the rain because my holydays are coming very fast, and I dont want to backpack under the rain.

Speaking of my holydays I have quite a lovely plan. But lets save it for the coming post, shall we?

Weather News (Bangkok vs Paris)

My friends keep telling about the weather in Paris.

They did have snow on Monday, Rain on Tuesday, and of course a very cold weather on top op that.

The funny thing is that they were starting bragging one week ago about the nnice weather they had.


Since some have expressed some "concerns" about the weather here in Bangkok, let me dissipate your worries.

You do have a very nice weather here.

Temperatures has been lower since 2/3 days, so we do have a nice 26/28 during the day.

Today was slightly hotter though, we have something around 28/30 degrees celsius.


Yesterday was the first day that I spent entirely without air conditionning in my room.

The main advantage is the silence. The AC in our rooms are quite old systems so they tend to make some noise.

Nothing unbearable, but I do think that it affects somehow the quality of my sleep.


So to all the people living in West Europe, if the weather over there makes you feel depressed, you may want to come and spend some time here.

Hot...Did you say hot?

Well, we're entering the summer here. It's funny when I think that we are just entering.

Temperatures here could, at best, be described as crazy.


Just saying that it's hot is far from being enought to express what we feel here.

I think that to get an idea you shoudl try this.


Turn on your oven and ajust it to the level 1.5 (around 45 degrees). Let the oven heat up for about 15 min. Then open it and put your arm inside.

Well now you know what it feels like here when we are under the direct sunrays. Except of course that it's the WHOLE BODY which is being litteraly burned.


I spent the last 48hours without my bike which means that I had to walk to move across the campus. In concrete terms I spent 3 times more time outside that I usually do.


I do have the funny impression that I'm being "cooked" when I'm outside. It's actually funny when I sit in my room with AC on like now. Back outside it's not that funny.


Oh, and if you want figure I would say between 34 and 36 degrees. But temperature felt under direct sunlight should be around 38/40.


And for those who remember summer 2003 in France, well, let say that it was just a joke compare to here.

So, still wanna stop by?

Temperatures are falling

Surprisingly, instead of temperatures rising, the weather is getting cooler. 
Temperatures are even relatively cold. Yesterday night temperatures were around 14/15 degrees.
I was still wearing a short sleeves T-shirt but many of us were wearing a pull-over or a sweat.
I did sleep without the fan and with my T-shirt.

This can' t really compete with the weather in France which sounds to be, let's say, a little bit cold.
But somehow, we also have our cold weather. Ok don't kill me, I was just joking.