Nong Phai in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Nong Phai sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 370 mm of rain over about 46 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 35°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Nong Phai's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Nong Phai's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 35°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 370 mm; 46 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 2.4; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Nong Phai in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 35°C.

A typical spring day in Nong Phai reaches about 35°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Nong Phai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

72 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Nong Phai weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 19°	12	2.6	11.2	5.4
Feb	33° / 21°	19	3.7	11.5	4.2
Mar	35° / 23°	46	7.8	11.9	2.9
Apr	35° / 25°	85	13.7	12.3	2.2
May	34° / 26°	240	24.3	12.7	2.1
Jun	32° / 25°	264	26.5	12.9	2.1
Jul	32° / 25°	293	28.1	12.9	2.3
Aug	31° / 25°	332	29.3	12.5	2.3
Sep	31° / 25°	295	27	12.1	2.5
Oct	32° / 24°	120	15.3	11.6	3.7
Nov	32° / 22°	26	3.9	11.3	4.9
Dec	31° / 19°	9	1.4	11.1	5.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Nong Phai gets around 370 mm of rain over 46 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 54 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Nong Phai

In seasonPeak

In spring, Nong Phai overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Nong Phai?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nong Phai.

What to pack for Nong Phai in Spring

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

In spring, Nong Phai sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 46 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nong Phai in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (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 Phai peaks around August 14 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	10	12	11	11	12	13	13	12	10	8	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Nong Phai in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Nong Phai is worst in March — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 20 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	30	40	44	37	27	20	21	21	22	23	20	21
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	30	Moderate
Feb	40	Poor
Mar	44	Poor
Apr	37	Poor
May	27	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	21	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Nong Phai?

Nong Phai sits at 16.0°N, 101.1°E, 111 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Chon Daen, 31 km away.

Topography around Nong Phai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nong Phai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,321 m.

The land around Nong Phai is covered by cropland (54%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

129 m

cropland 54%

16 km

457 m

cropland 66%

80 km

1,321 m

cropland 57%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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Spring weather nearby: Chon Daen 31 km · Wichian Buri 37 km · Phetchabun 49 km · Thap Khlo 53 km · Bang Mun Nak 73 km · Taphan Hin 73 km · Chai Badan 88 km · Lom Sak 90 km

Thailand travel facts

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Happiness: 6.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
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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 Phai (15.9902°, 101.0618°, elevation 111 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.