Ao Nang in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Ao Nang sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 445 mm of rain over about 54 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels miserable.

Spring is Ao Nang's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Ao Nang has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Ao Nang's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 29°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 27°C
Rainfall: 445 mm; 54 wet days
Avg wind: 12 km/h
Travel score: 4.2; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Ao Nang in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical spring day in Ao Nang reaches about 29°C and drops to 27°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Ao Nang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Ao Nang weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 25°	43	6.5	11.6	5.8
Feb	30° / 26°	21	4.4	11.7	5.8
Mar	30° / 27°	70	10.4	11.9	5.1
Apr	30° / 27°	127	18.4	12.2	4.1
May	29° / 27°	249	24.9	12.4	3.4
Jun	29° / 27°	250	22.7	12.5	3.6
Jul	29° / 27°	234	23.2	12.4	3.8
Aug	28° / 26°	256	23.9	12.3	3.8
Sep	28° / 26°	283	24.5	12	3.7
Oct	28° / 26°	278	27.6	11.8	3.5
Nov	28° / 26°	175	21.5	11.6	4.0
Dec	29° / 25°	83	11.8	11.5	5.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Ao Nang gets around 445 mm of rain over 54 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 12 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 24 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Ao Nang

In seasonPeak

In spring, Ao Nang overlaps its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ao Nang sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Ao Nang's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Ao Nang?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Ao Nang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ao Nang in Spring

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

In spring, Ao Nang sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 54 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ao Nang in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 30°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	30	Tropical
Aug	30	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Ao Nang in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ao Nang peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	13	13	13	13	12	11	13	13	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Ao Nang in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ao Nang is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	18	17	19	20	16	15	16	13	15	15	15	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ao Nang?

Ao Nang sits at 8.0°N, 98.8°E, 0 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Krabi, 11 km away.

Topography around Ao Nang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ao Nang has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 514 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,369 m.

The land around Ao Nang is covered by trees (46%) and water (35%) within 3 km, water (58%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (44%) within 80 km.

3 km

320 m

trees 46%

16 km

514 m

water 58%

80 km

1,369 m

trees 51%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

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Spring weather nearby: Krabi 11 km · Ko Phi Phi 34 km · Ban Ko Sire 46 km · Ban Ratsada 47 km · Phuket 49 km · Ban Talat Yai 49 km · Wichit 50 km · Ban Talat Nua 50 km

Thailand travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B / C; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 31% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $8,057; 2025
Happiness: 6.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.8; per 100k, 2011
Road deaths: 32.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 402
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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 Ao Nang (8.0458°, 98.8103°, elevation 0 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.