Loei weather in October

In October, Loei sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 113 mm of rain across 13.7 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 33% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Loei's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loei's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:10 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Loei is town in Loei province, Thailand.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 25 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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Loei reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)
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How October really feels in Loei

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.

Loei 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
Jan28° / 16°121.911.17.4
Feb31° / 18°152.811.45.7
Mar33° / 21°477.811.93.8
Apr34° / 23°8814.812.42.8
May33° / 24°19823.612.82.4
Jun32° / 25°16820.8132.7
Jul31° / 25°18822.212.92.9
Aug31° / 24°24924.812.62.8
Sep31° / 24°24124.112.13.0
Oct30° / 22°11313.711.64.6
Nov29° / 19°243.411.26.6
Dec27° / 17°101.6118.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43961
54159
64258
74357
84456
94555
104654
114654
124753
134951
145050
155248
165248
175347
185446
195644
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215743
225842
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246040
256139
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276238
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Loei gets around 113 mm of rain over 13.7 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 44% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
168
267
366
464
563
661
759
858
956
1054
1152
1250
1348
1446
1544
1643
1741
1839
1938
2036
2135
2233
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2529
2628
2727
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3024
3123

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10019819
20019828
300110827
400110827
500111826
600112825
700113815
800114814
900115804
1000216793
1100218773
1200219763
1300220753
1400222733
1500223722
1600225712
1701326682
1811328652
1911329651
2011430631
2111432611
2211533591
2312634561
2412734551
2513835530
26131036500
27141136480
28151336450
29051437440
30061537420
31061737400

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 5 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 48 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 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:075:57
211.86:075:57
311.86:075:56
411.86:075:55
511.86:085:54
611.86:085:53
711.76:085:53
811.76:085:52
911.76:085:51
1011.76:095:50
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1311.66:095:48
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2911.46:155:39
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3111.46:165:38

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Loei

In seasonPeak

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

Loei'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 Loei?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Loei in October

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

In October, Loei sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Loei 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 Loei peaks around August 12 at about 13 (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 12UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Loei 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 Loei is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Loei's WHO annual average of 25 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1849 µg/m³Jul 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar50Poor
Apr40Poor
May23Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Loei?

Loei sits at 17.5°N, 101.7°E, 244 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Wang Saphung, 22 km away.

Lom Sak

Topography around Loei

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loei has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m around an average of 256 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,810 m.

The land around Loei is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
274 m
16 km
518 m
80 km
1,810 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Wang Saphung 22 km · Erawan 32 km · Na Klang 53 km · Nam Som 58 km · Phu Kradueng 69 km · Nong Bua Lamphu 82 km · Kut Chap 89 km · Lom Sak 94 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 Loei (17.4905°, 101.7275°, elevation 244 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).