Tha Khaek weather in October

In October, Tha Khaek sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 111 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tha Khaek's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tha Khaek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:58 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Tha Khaek is city in Laos.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Tha Khaek reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
33123
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How October really feels in Tha Khaek

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Tha Khaek weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 16°61.511.17.4
Feb30° / 18°132.511.46.2
Mar32° / 21°345.611.94.6
Apr33° / 23°6911.512.43.4
May32° / 24°25323.712.82.7
Jun31° / 25°37827.6132.5
Jul30° / 24°49029.412.92.7
Aug30° / 24°49329.912.62.6
Sep30° / 24°31824.712.13.0
Oct31° / 22°11111.411.64.5
Nov30° / 19°202.611.26.0
Dec28° / 16°61.2117.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
44357
54456
64456
74555
84555
94555
104654
114753
124753
134753
144852
154951
164951
175050
185149
195248
205347
215545
225644
235743
245842
255941
266139
276139
286337
296337
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tha Khaek gets around 111 mm of rain over 11.4 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
161
259
357
456
554
652
750
849
947
1046
1144
1243
1341
1440
1538
1637
1735
1834
1932
2031
2130
2228
2327
2426
2525
2623
2722
2821
2920
3019
3118

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1001135037
2001135135
3001145233
4002155231
5002155429
6002165527
7003175426
8003185524
9003195622
10004205521
11004215619
12004225618
13005245417
14015255415
15016265314
16016285213
17017295112
18018305011
19028324810
2002933479
21021034468
22031135447
23041235426
24041336406
25051536395
26061636375
27171736354
28181936334
29192036323
30192135303
311102235292

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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287calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:545:45
211.85:555:44
311.85:555:43
411.85:555:43
511.85:555:42
611.85:555:41
711.75:565:40
811.75:565:39
911.75:565:39
1011.75:565:38
1111.75:565:37
1211.75:575:36
1311.65:575:36
1411.65:575:35
1511.65:575:34
1611.65:585:34
1711.65:585:33
1811.65:585:32
1911.65:595:32
2011.55:595:31
2111.55:595:31
2211.56:005:30
2311.56:005:29
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2511.56:015:28
2611.46:015:28
2711.46:015:27
2811.46:025:27
2911.46:025:26
3011.46:035:26
3111.46:035:25

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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34.6Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
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94.7Bright
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264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tha Khaek

In seasonPeak

None of Tha Khaek's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Tha Khaek's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Tha Khaek?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Tha Khaek for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tha Khaek in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Tha Khaek sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tha Khaek in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tha Khaek peaks around July 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highJul 18UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tha Khaek in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tha Khaek is worst in March — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateMar 1879 µg/m³Nov 1715 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tha Khaek?

Tha Khaek sits at 17.4°N, 104.8°E, 176 m above sea level, in Laos. The nearest listed city is Nakhon Phanom, 6.0 km away.

Sakon NakhonBan XénôSavannakhetMukdahanSekaKhao WongBan Kèngkok

Topography around Tha Khaek

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tha Khaek.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tha Khaek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 158 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,404 m.

The land around Tha Khaek is covered by trees (49%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
577 m
80 km
1,404 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Nakhon Phanom 6.0 km · Sakon Nakhon 78 km · Ban Xénô 83 km · Savannakhet 94 km · Mukdahan 97 km · Seka 109 km · Khao Wong 112 km · Ban Kèngkok 114 km

Laos travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,325
2025
Happiness
5.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
35%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
17.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 461
Religion
Buddhist 65%none 31%other/not stated 2%Christian 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tha Khaek (17.4103°, 104.8307°, elevation 176 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).