Kantharalak weather in April

In April, Kantharalak sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 78 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 12.3 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 32% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kantharalak's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kantharalak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:52 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Kantharalak is town in Si Sa Ket province, Thailand.

Founded
1956

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 Kantharalak reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Kantharalak

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
30 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.

Kantharalak 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
Jan31° / 19°41.111.25.7
Feb33° / 21°10211.54.5
Mar35° / 24°376.611.93.0
Apr35° / 26°781312.32.2
May34° / 26°15622.112.72.1
Jun33° / 26°16423.112.82.3
Jul32° / 25°19025.412.82.5
Aug31° / 25°21925.912.52.6
Sep31° / 25°24725.512.12.7
Oct31° / 23°12516.311.73.8
Nov31° / 22°395.211.35.2
Dec30° / 19°91.911.16.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46139
56139
66040
76040
85842
95842
105743
115743
125644
135644
145644
155545
165545
175446
185347
195248
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215050
224951
234951
244951
254654
264654
274555
284357
294258
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kantharalak gets around 78 mm of rain over 13 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 44% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
638
738
838
938
1039
1139
1239
1340
1440
1541
1642
1743
1844
1945
2046
2147
2248
2349
2450
2551
2652
2754
2855
2956
3057

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11623628
21522639
31521649
414206510
514206411
614196511
713196512
813196413
913186414
1012186514
1112176515
1202176516
1302166517
1402156617
1502156518
1601146718
1701136719
1801126819
1901126720
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2101106821
220196822
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240186724
250186625
260176527
270176428
280166330
290166132
300165835

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
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227calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:026:10
212.16:026:10
312.26:016:10
412.26:006:10
512.25:596:10
612.25:596:10
712.25:586:10
812.25:576:10
912.25:576:11
1012.25:566:11
1112.35:556:11
1212.35:546:11
1312.35:546:11
1412.35:536:11
1512.35:526:11
1612.35:526:11
1712.35:516:12
1812.45:516:12
1912.45:506:12
2012.45:496:12
2112.45:496:12
2212.45:486:12
2312.45:476:13
2412.45:476:13
2512.45:466:13
2612.55:466:13
2712.55:456:13
2812.55:456:13
2912.55:446:14
3012.55:446:14

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.09 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 6.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kantharalak

In seasonPeak

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

Kantharalak'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 April a good time to visit Kantharalak?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kantharalak.

What to pack for Kantharalak in April

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

In April, Kantharalak sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Kantharalak in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kantharalak peaks around August 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 14Nov 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kantharalak 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 Kantharalak is worst in March — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateMar 1759 µg/m³Dec 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb42Poor
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr43Poor
May26Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kantharalak?

Kantharalak sits at 14.6°N, 104.6°E, 160 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Det Udom, 55 km away.

Tbeng MeancheySurin

Topography around Kantharalak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kantharalak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 155 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 707 m.

The land around Kantharalak is covered by trees (46%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
707 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Det Udom 55 km · Si Sa Ket 63 km · Warin Chamrap 66 km · Ubon Ratchathani 70 km · Anlong Veaeng 76 km · Phibun Mangsahan 92 km · Tbeng Meanchey 99 km · Surin 127 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 Kantharalak (14.6406°, 104.6499°, elevation 160 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).