Chum Phae weather in October

In October, Chum Phae sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 110 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Chum Phae's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chum Phae's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:08 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Chum Phae is town in Khon Kaen province, Thailand.

Founded
1956

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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Chum Phae reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Chum Phae

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 24 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
24
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.

Chum Phae weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°102.111.17.0
Feb31° / 19°143.111.45.4
Mar33° / 22°417.811.93.7
Apr34° / 24°7913.912.42.6
May33° / 25°15622.312.82.4
Jun33° / 25°12719.2132.6
Jul32° / 25°14921.712.92.7
Aug31° / 25°19123.812.62.7
Sep31° / 24°2242412.12.9
Oct30° / 23°1101411.64.5
Nov29° / 20°223.811.26.4
Dec28° / 17°61117.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43565
53565
63862
73862
83961
94060
104258
114357
124357
134555
144654
154654
164852
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205050
215149
225248
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255446
265446
275545
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315842

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Chum Phae gets around 110 mm of rain over 14 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 45% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
267
366
464
563
661
760
858
956
1055
1153
1251
1348
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1544
1642
1741
1839
1938
2036
2135
2234
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2432
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2630
2729
2828
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3026
3125

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1001107217
2001117216
3001127215
4001127314
5001137313
6001157212
7002167111
8002177011
9002187010
1000220699
1100221698
1200222688
1300224677
1400225667
1500226666
1600228655
1700329635
1811330614
1911331604
2011432593
2111533573
2211634562
2312735532
2412835522
2513936501
26131036481
27141136461
28251237441
29251437421
30261537401
31261637381

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:055:56
211.86:055:55
311.86:055:55
411.86:055:54
511.86:065:53
611.86:065:52
711.86:065:52
811.76:065:51
911.76:065:50
1011.76:075:49
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2711.56:115:39
2811.46:125:39
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3011.46:135:38
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Chum Phae

In seasonPeak

In October, Chum Phae sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chum Phae's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Chum Phae?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chum Phae in October

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

In October, Chum Phae sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chum Phae 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 Chum Phae peaks around August 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highExtremeVery highAug 13UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Chum Phae 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 Chum Phae is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (June, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1550 µg/m³Jun 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb45Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr41Poor
May27Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chum Phae?

Chum Phae sits at 16.5°N, 102.1°E, 227 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Phu Khiao, 19 km away.

Topography around Chum Phae

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chum Phae has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,163 m.

The land around Chum Phae is covered by cropland (38%), trees (34%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
648 m
80 km
1,163 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Phu Khiao 19 km · Kaset Sombun 33 km · Phu Kradueng 44 km · Kaeng Khro 51 km · Khon Kaen 79 km · Nong Bua Lamphu 82 km · Chaiyaphum 82 km · Na Klang 85 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
Religion
Buddhist 93%Muslim 5%Christian 1%other 1%

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 Chum Phae (16.5443°, 102.0992°, elevation 227 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).