Dok Kham Tai weather in April

In April, Dok Kham Tai sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 71 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Dok Kham Tai's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dok Kham Tai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:07 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
41%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Dok Kham Tai is town in Phayao province, Thailand.

Founded
1965

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical April day in Dok Kham Tai reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13522
23522
33522
43522
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How April really feels in Dok Kham Tai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 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
30
6 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Dok Kham Tai weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°152.5116.8
Feb32° / 17°61.211.35.2
Mar35° / 20°283.911.93.4
Apr35° / 24°719.512.42.4
May34° / 25°16619.712.92.4
Jun33° / 25°14421.513.12.4
Jul32° / 25°22124.8132.5
Aug31° / 25°25326.412.62.6
Sep32° / 24°2082312.12.8
Oct31° / 23°9814.711.64.1
Nov30° / 20°31511.16.0
Dec28° / 17°162.410.97.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28119
38119
48119
58119
68020
78020
87921
97921
107822
117822
127723
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217327
227327
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247129
257228
267030
276931
286832
296733
306535

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Dok Kham Tai gets around 71 mm of rain over 9.5 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
120
220
321
421
522
623
723
824
925
1025
1126
1227
1327
1428
1529
1630
1731
1832
1934
2035
2136
2238
2339
2440
2541
2643
2744
2845
2947
3048

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14315312
24295413
33285415
43265516
52255518
62235520
72225323
81215325
91195327
101185229
111175131
121165033
130145135
140135136
150124938
160114840
170104842
18094744
19084645
20074547
21074449
22064351
23054253
24044056
25043957
26033859
27033661
28023464
29023365
30013168

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:206:30
212.26:196:30
312.26:186:30
412.26:176:30
512.26:166:31
612.36:156:31
712.36:156:31
812.36:146:31
912.36:136:32
1012.36:126:32
1112.36:116:32
1212.46:106:32
1312.46:106:33
1412.46:096:33
1512.46:086:33
1612.46:076:33
1712.56:066:34
1812.56:066:34
1912.56:056:34
2012.56:046:34
2112.56:036:35
2212.56:036:35
2312.66:026:35
2412.66:016:36
2512.66:016:36
2612.66:006:36
2712.65:596:37
2812.65:586:37
2912.75:586:37
3012.75:576:38

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.36 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 6.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Dok Kham Tai

In seasonPeak

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

Dok Kham Tai'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 April a good time to visit Dok Kham Tai?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dok Kham Tai.

What to pack for Dok Kham Tai in April

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

In April, Dok Kham Tai sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Dok Kham Tai in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Dok Kham Tai peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Dok Kham Tai in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Dok Kham Tai is worst in March — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateMar 2085 µg/m³Jul 1915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar89Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May28Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dok Kham Tai?

Dok Kham Tai sits at 19.2°N, 100.0°E, 394 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Phayao, 12 km away.

NanSan KamphaengLampangMae ChanChiang MaiPhrae

Topography around Dok Kham Tai

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dok Kham Tai.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dok Kham Tai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 392 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 782 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,807 m.

The land around Dok Kham Tai is covered by cropland (75%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
782 m
80 km
1,807 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Phayao 12 km · Chiang Rai 85 km · Nan 93 km · San Kamphaeng 103 km · Lampang 110 km · Mae Chan 110 km · Chiang Mai 114 km · Phrae 114 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 Dok Kham Tai (19.1624°, 99.9934°, elevation 394 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).