Nong Khai weather in October

In October, Nong Khai sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 93 mm of rain across 11.5 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 39% 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 Nong Khai's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nong Khai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:06 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Nong Khai is town in Nong Khai province, Thailand.

Density
2,042/km²
people per km²

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 Nong Khai reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°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)
13225
23225
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How October really feels in Nong Khai

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.

Nong Khai 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°91.6117.0
Feb31° / 19°14211.45.7
Mar34° / 22°315.611.93.8
Apr35° / 25°6610.612.42.6
May33° / 25°24522.612.82.3
Jun32° / 26°31425.513.12.3
Jul32° / 26°37927.4132.4
Aug31° / 25°40627.912.62.4
Sep31° / 25°29724.512.12.7
Oct31° / 24°9311.511.64.2
Nov31° / 21°193.111.25.8
Dec29° / 18°81.310.97.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34753
44852
54951
65050
75149
85248
95347
105347
115446
125545
135644
145743
155842
165941
175941
186040
196139
206238
216238
226436
236436
246535
256634
266634
276832
286832
296832
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Nong Khai gets around 93 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
159
258
356
454
553
652
750
849
948
1046
1145
1243
1342
1440
1539
1637
1735
1834
1932
2031
2129
2228
2326
2425
2524
2623
2722
2821
2920
3020
3119

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10043066
20053263
30153361
40153559
50163657
60163756
70173854
80183952
90194050
1001104148
1101114246
1201124344
1301134342
1401144441
1511154439
1611164537
1711184535
1812194633
1912204631
2012214728
2123224726
2224234723
2325244721
2426254719
2537264617
2639274516
27410284414
28412284313
29413294112
30515304010
3151630399

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
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305calm
315calm

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 6:03 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:035:53
211.86:035:52
311.86:035:52
411.86:035:51
511.86:045:50
611.86:045:49
711.76:045:48
811.76:045:48
911.76:055:47
1011.76:055:46
1111.76:055:45
1211.76:055:45
1311.66:065:44
1411.66:065:43
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1611.66:065:42
1711.66:075:41
1811.66:075:40
1911.56:075:40
2011.56:085:39
2111.56:085:38
2211.56:085:38
2311.56:095:37
2411.56:095:37
2511.46:095:36
2611.46:105:36
2711.46:105:35
2811.46:115:35
2911.46:115:34
3011.46:125:34
3111.46:125:33

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.77 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
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84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Nong Khai

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nong Khai'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 Nong Khai?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nong Khai in October

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

In October, Nong Khai sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nong Khai 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 Nong Khai peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 11UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Nong Khai 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 Nong Khai is worst in March — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateMar 2376 µg/m³Jul 2123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb44Poor
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr73Unhealthy
May32Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nong Khai?

Nong Khai sits at 17.9°N, 102.7°E, 168 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Tha Bo, 17 km away.

Topography around Nong Khai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nong Khai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,489 m.

The land around Nong Khai is covered by trees (34%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
47 m
80 km
1,489 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Tha Bo 17 km · Vientiane 18 km · Phon Charoen 48 km · Udon Thani 52 km · Kut Chap 54 km · Ban Dung 58 km · Nam Som 60 km · Nong Bua Lamphu 82 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 Nong Khai (17.8785°, 102.742°, elevation 168 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).