Mukdahan weather in October

In October, Mukdahan sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 109 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-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 24% 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 Mukdahan's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mukdahan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:58 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Mukdahan is town in Mukdahan province, Thailand.

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 Mukdahan reaches about 31°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 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13124
23124
33124
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How October really feels in Mukdahan

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.

Mukdahan weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°41.111.16.9
Feb31° / 19°132.711.45.6
Mar33° / 22°345.711.93.9
Apr34° / 25°6611.112.42.8
May33° / 25°18921.612.82.5
Jun32° / 25°20923.4132.6
Jul31° / 25°2782612.92.7
Aug31° / 25°29427.712.62.6
Sep31° / 24°25824.112.13.0
Oct31° / 23°10911.811.64.4
Nov30° / 21°213.311.25.7
Dec29° / 18°51.4117.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% 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 (%)
13466
23565
33763
43763
53763
63961
74060
84060
94060
104159
114159
124258
134258
144357
154456
164456
174654
184654
194654
204852
214852
225050
235149
245248
255347
265446
275545
285644
295743
305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mukdahan gets around 109 mm of rain over 11.8 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 39% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
260
358
457
556
654
753
851
950
1049
1147
1246
1344
1442
1540
1638
1737
1835
1933
2031
2130
2228
2327
2425
2524
2623
2721
2820
2920
3019
3118

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10085042
20195040
301105237
401105435
501115434
601125532
702135530
802145628
902155627
1002165725
1103185524
1203195622
1303215521
1413225519
1514245318
1614265217
1714275216
1815295114
1915305113
2016315012
2126334911
2227344710
232835469
243936448
2531037437
2641237417
2741338396
2851438376
2951638365
3051738345
3161937335

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
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1911calm
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2111calm
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2412light breeze
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3113light breeze

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 5:55 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:555:46
211.85:555:45
311.85:555:44
411.85:555:43
511.85:555:43
611.85:555:42
711.85:565:41
811.75:565:40
911.75:565:40
1011.75:565:39
1111.75:565:38
1211.75:575:37
1311.75:575:37
1411.75:575:36
1511.65:575:35
1611.65:585:35
1711.65:585:34
1811.65:585:33
1911.65:585:33
2011.65:595:32
2111.55:595:32
2211.55:595:31
2311.56:005:31
2411.56:005:30
2511.56:005:30
2611.56:015:29
2711.56:015:29
2811.46:015:28
2911.46:025:28
3011.46:025:27
3111.46:025:27

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
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174.7Bright
184.7Bright
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204.7Bright
214.7Bright
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244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mukdahan

In seasonPeak

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

Mukdahan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Mukdahan's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Mukdahan?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mukdahan in October

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

In October, Mukdahan sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mukdahan 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 Mukdahan peaks around July 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highJul 15UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mukdahan 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 Mukdahan is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1952 µg/m³Nov 2112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar55Poor
Apr40Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mukdahan?

Mukdahan sits at 16.5°N, 104.7°E, 145 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Savannakhet, 5.0 km away.

Sakon NakhonNakhon Phanom

Topography around Mukdahan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mukdahan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m.

The land around Mukdahan is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), trees (28%) and water (23%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
517 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Savannakhet 5.0 km · Ban Xénô 32 km · Ban Kèngkok 52 km · Khao Wong 70 km · Kuchinarai 72 km · Amnat Charoen 77 km · Sakon Nakhon 92 km · Nakhon Phanom 96 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 Mukdahan (16.5453°, 104.7235°, elevation 145 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).