Because of its geographical position – situated at only about two meters above sea level – the city of Bangkok is always under the threat of floods during the monsoon season, as after downpours often water in canals and the river overflow causing massive havoc and destruction. To counteract the problem and to keep water from overflowing into the streets, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has recently installed higher banks alongside some canals to keep. Despite the protective measures takes, the problem still remains at large: because the city lies entirely on a swamp it’s rumored to be sinking an average of two inches a year.

Bangkok experiences a typically tropical climate with both a wet and a dry season. In May 1983 the city experienced highest recorded maximum temperature of 40.8 °C (105.4 °F) and the lowest recorded minimum temperature of 9.9 °C (49.8 °F) was recorded in January 1955. The coldest temperatures were recorded in January 1924, January 1955, January 1974 and December 1999. The hottest year on record was 1997 (average yearly at Don Muang 30.0C) and the coldest was 1975 (average yearly at Don Muang 26.3C). The coldest daytime maximum temperature was 19.9 °C (68 °F), recorded in December 1992. During the past fifty years there has been a recording of just one hailstorm, so it’s safe to presume that this particular weather phenomenon is virtually unheard of in Bangkok.