Sakon Nakhon in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Sakon Nakhon sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 327 mm of rain over about 40 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 33°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 33°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 327 mm; 40 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 3.1; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Sakon Nakhon in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C.

A typical spring day in Sakon Nakhon reaches about 33°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Sakon Nakhon

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

40 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.

Sakon Nakhon 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	29° / 17°	6	1.5	11.1	7.0
Feb	31° / 19°	14	2.8	11.4	5.7
Mar	33° / 22°	38	5.7	11.9	4.0
Apr	34° / 25°	73	11.6	12.4	2.9
May	33° / 25°	216	22.4	12.8	2.4
Jun	32° / 26°	240	24.5	13	2.5
Jul	31° / 25°	314	27	12.9	2.5
Aug	31° / 25°	355	28.4	12.6	2.5
Sep	31° / 25°	268	23.6	12.1	2.9
Oct	31° / 23°	94	10.3	11.6	4.4
Nov	31° / 20°	18	3.2	11.2	5.7
Dec	29° / 17°	6	1.2	11	7.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Sakon Nakhon gets around 327 mm of rain over 40 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 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 5.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Sakon Nakhon

In seasonPeak

In spring, Sakon Nakhon overlaps its pacific typhoon and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Sakon Nakhon'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 spring a good time to visit Sakon Nakhon?

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.

3.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sakon Nakhon.

What to pack for Sakon Nakhon in Spring

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

In spring, Sakon Nakhon sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 40 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sakon Nakhon 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 Sakon Nakhon peaks around July 19 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	10	12	12	13	13	11	10	8	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Sakon Nakhon 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 Sakon Nakhon is worst in March — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (November, 18 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)	23	39	62	46	28	23	22	23	22	22	18	20
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	39	Poor
Mar	62	Unhealthy
Apr	46	Poor
May	28	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sakon Nakhon?

Sakon Nakhon sits at 17.2°N, 104.1°E, 165 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Khao Wong, 52 km away.

Topography around Sakon Nakhon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sakon Nakhon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 162 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 531 m.

The land around Sakon Nakhon is covered by trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km

30 m

trees 27%

16 km

343 m

cropland 45%

80 km

531 m

cropland 48%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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Spring weather nearby: Khao Wong 52 km · Warichaphum 56 km · Kuchinarai 70 km · Nakhon Phanom 73 km · Tha Khaek 78 km · Sawang Daen Din 81 km · Seka 88 km · Mukdahan 92 km

Thailand travel facts

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GDP per capita: $8,057; 2025
Happiness: 6.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
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Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
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Religion

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 Sakon Nakhon (17.1612°, 104.1472°, elevation 165 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.