Nakhon Si Thammarat weather in September

In September, Nakhon Si Thammarat sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 149 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-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 3% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Nakhon Si Thammarat's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nakhon Si Thammarat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
149 mm
25.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:13 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Nakhon Si Thammarat is city in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Thailand.

Density
4,528/km²
people per km²
Founded
1910

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical September day in Nakhon Si Thammarat reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 1°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Nakhon Si Thammarat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°12416.811.65.2
Feb29° / 24°589.911.75.5
Mar30° / 25°12013.711.94.7
Apr31° / 26°12016.812.23.8
May31° / 26°12323.312.42.9
Jun31° / 26°9321.112.53.1
Jul31° / 25°9721.412.43.2
Aug31° / 25°11722.712.33.2
Sep30° / 25°14925.9123.0
Oct29° / 25°27428.211.83.1
Nov28° / 25°35825.711.63.6
Dec28° / 24°2502011.54.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Nakhon Si Thammarat gets around 149 mm of rain over 25.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:156:25
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312.16:156:24
412.16:156:23
512.16:156:22
612.16:146:22
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Nakhon Si Thammarat

In seasonPeak

In September, Nakhon Si Thammarat sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Nakhon Si Thammarat sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Nakhon Si Thammarat's rainy season runs October–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is September a good time to visit Nakhon Si Thammarat?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nakhon Si Thammarat.

What to pack for Nakhon Si Thammarat in September

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

In September, Nakhon Si Thammarat sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nakhon Si Thammarat in September

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) is warmest in May at about 31°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Nakhon Si Thammarat in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nakhon Si Thammarat peaks around August 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeAug 22UV 13Jan 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Nakhon Si Thammarat in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Nakhon Si Thammarat is worst in April — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1727 µg/m³Aug 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nakhon Si Thammarat?

Nakhon Si Thammarat sits at 8.4°N, 100.0°E, 8 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Pak Phanang, 27 km away.

Surat Thani

Topography around Nakhon Si Thammarat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nakhon Si Thammarat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 565 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,772 m.

The land around Nakhon Si Thammarat is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), trees (37%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
565 m
80 km
1,772 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
September weather nearby: Pak Phanang 27 km · Ron Phibun 31 km · Thung Song 43 km · Ban Na San 78 km · Huai Yot 80 km · Ranot 83 km · Phatthalung 91 km · Surat Thani 105 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 Nakhon Si Thammarat (8.4333°, 99.9667°, elevation 8 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).