Lamphun weather in October

In October, Lamphun sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 131 mm of rain across 17.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Lamphun's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lamphun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
131 mm
17.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:22 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Lamphun is town in Lamphun province, Thailand.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 36 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Lamphun reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13224
23224
33123
43123
53123
63123
73123
83123
93123
103123
113123
123123
133123
143123
153123
163123
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213122
223122
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263122
273122
283122
293122
303122
313121

How October really feels in Lamphun

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.

Lamphun weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°81.6116.5
Feb33° / 17°40.911.44.7
Mar35° / 20°172.611.92.9
Apr37° / 24°457.112.41.8
May35° / 25°13015.512.92.2
Jun33° / 25°12818.113.12.4
Jul33° / 25°15420.4132.6
Aug32° / 25°21423.412.62.7
Sep32° / 24°22622.912.12.7
Oct31° / 23°13117.711.63.7
Nov30° / 20°295.411.15.6
Dec29° / 17°111.710.97.0

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 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33268
43565
53664
63763
73961
84060
94159
104258
114456
124555
134654
144852
154951
165149
175248
185248
195446
205446
215644
225644
235842
245842
255941
266040
276040
286139
296238
306337
316436

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Lamphun gets around 131 mm of rain over 17.7 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 56% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
173
273
372
472
571
670
769
868
967
1066
1164
1263
1361
1460
1558
1657
1755
1854
1952
2051
2149
2248
2347
2446
2544
2643
2742
2840
2939
3037
3136

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10028216
20028315
30028414
40138313
50138412
60138412
70138511
80148510
9014869
10014869
11014878
12014887
13015877
14015886
15015895
16016885
17026884
18027874
19027883
20028873
21029863
220210862
230311842
240313822
251414792
261416772
271518742
281620712
291722691
301724671
311826641

Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 18 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 6:18 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:186:08
211.86:186:07
311.86:186:06
411.86:196:05
511.86:196:05
611.76:196:04
711.76:196:03
811.76:206:02
911.76:206:01
1011.76:206:01
1111.76:206:00
1211.66:215:59
1311.66:215:58
1411.66:215:58
1511.66:225:57
1611.66:225:56
1711.66:225:55
1811.56:235:55
1911.56:235:54
2011.56:235:53
2111.56:245:53
2211.56:245:52
2311.56:245:52
2411.46:255:51
2511.46:255:50
2611.46:265:50
2711.46:265:49
2811.46:265:49
2911.46:275:48
3011.36:275:48
3111.36:285:47

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Lamphun

In seasonPeak

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

Lamphun'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 Lamphun?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lamphun.

What to pack for Lamphun in October

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

In October, Lamphun sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Lamphun 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 Lamphun peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 14UV 13Dec 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Lamphun 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 Lamphun is worst in March — around 75 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Lamphun's WHO annual average of 36 µg/m³.

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModerateMar 2073 µg/m³Jul 1218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May30Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec35Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lamphun?

Lamphun sits at 18.6°N, 99.0°E, 296 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Pa Sang, 9.0 km away.

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Topography around Lamphun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lamphun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 292 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,502 m.

The land around Lamphun is covered by cropland (36%), trees (29%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
406 m
80 km
2,502 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Pa Sang 9.0 km · San Pa Tong 13 km · Hang Dong 15 km · San Kamphaeng 22 km · Chiang Mai 23 km · Lampang 60 km · Pai 105 km · Thoen 110 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 Lamphun (18.5805°, 99.0075°, elevation 296 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).