Prachuap Khiri Khan weather in April

In April, Prachuap Khiri Khan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 98 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-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 35% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Prachuap Khiri Khan's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prachuap Khiri Khan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:13 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Prachuap Khiri Khan is town in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Thailand.

Density
2,394/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical April day in Prachuap Khiri Khan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and on par with May.

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How April really feels in Prachuap Khiri Khan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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 April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Prachuap Khiri Khan weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°405.611.47.3
Feb28° / 24°234.611.66.7
Mar29° / 25°7411.211.95.4
Apr30° / 26°9816.612.34.2
May30° / 26°15525.612.53.1
Jun29° / 25°12423.512.73.3
Jul29° / 25°14425.312.63.4
Aug29° / 25°14725.512.43.4
Sep29° / 25°16925.312.13.3
Oct28° / 25°24025.611.73.8
Nov28° / 24°9110.911.55.9
Dec28° / 23°284.311.37.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Prachuap Khiri Khan gets around 98 mm of rain over 16.6 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 56% and peaks near 72% 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 April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
126137
226038
325840
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715445
815247
915148
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Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:236:28
212.16:226:28
312.16:216:29
412.16:216:29
512.16:206:29
612.26:196:29
712.26:196:29
812.26:186:29
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1112.26:166:29
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.36 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 6.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Prachuap Khiri Khan

In seasonPeak

In April, Prachuap Khiri Khan sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Prachuap Khiri Khan sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Prachuap Khiri Khan's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Prachuap Khiri Khan?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Prachuap Khiri Khan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Prachuap Khiri Khan in April

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

In April, Prachuap Khiri Khan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Prachuap Khiri Khan in April

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

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°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
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Prachuap Khiri Khan in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Prachuap Khiri Khan peaks around August 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 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 16UV 14Nov 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Prachuap Khiri Khan in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Prachuap Khiri Khan is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1025 µg/m³Sep 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Prachuap Khiri Khan?

Prachuap Khiri Khan sits at 11.8°N, 99.8°E, 13 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Kui Buri, 30 km away.

Cha-amTha YangPhetchaburi

Topography around Prachuap Khiri Khan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prachuap Khiri Khan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 635 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,290 m.

The land around Prachuap Khiri Khan is covered by trees (29%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, water (43%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
635 m
80 km
1,290 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
April weather nearby: Kui Buri 30 km · Sam Roi Yot 51 km · Pran Buri 64 km · Bang Saphan 74 km · Hua Hin 85 km · Cha-am 111 km · Tha Yang 127 km · Phetchaburi 145 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 Prachuap Khiri Khan (11.821°, 99.7841°, elevation 13 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).