Songkhla in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Songkhla sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 267 mm of rain over about 52 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels miserable.
Summer is Songkhla's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Songkhla has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Songkhla's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 31°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 26°C
- Rainfall
- 267 mm
- 52 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.4
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Songkhla in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.
A typical summer day in Songkhla reaches about 31°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.
How summer really feels in Songkhla
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Songkhla weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) 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 | 28° / 25° | 105 | 14 | 11.6 | 5.2 |
| Feb | 29° / 25° | 47 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 5.7 |
| Mar | 30° / 25° | 89 | 12.1 | 12 | 4.8 |
| Apr | 31° / 26° | 112 | 17.2 | 12.2 | 3.7 |
| May | 32° / 27° | 120 | 21.7 | 12.3 | 3.0 |
| Jun | 31° / 26° | 95 | 17.8 | 12.4 | 3.3 |
| Jul | 31° / 26° | 86 | 17.2 | 12.4 | 3.4 |
| Aug | 31° / 26° | 86 | 17.3 | 12.2 | 3.4 |
| Sep | 31° / 26° | 123 | 21.7 | 12 | 3.1 |
| Oct | 30° / 26° | 270 | 27.5 | 11.8 | 2.9 |
| Nov | 29° / 25° | 403 | 27 | 11.7 | 3.2 |
| Dec | 28° / 25° | 338 | 22.4 | 11.6 | 4.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Songkhla gets around 267 mm of rain over 52 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 9 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min in early June to 12 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.5 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Songkhla
In summer, Songkhla overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Songkhla sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.
Songkhla's monsoon runs October–December, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is summer a good time to visit Songkhla?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Songkhla.
What to pack for Songkhla in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Songkhla sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 52 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Songkhla in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 30°C across summer — 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 31°C and coldest in January near 28°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Comfort | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | Warm |
| Feb | 28 | Tropical |
| Mar | 29 | Tropical |
| Apr | 30 | Tropical |
| May | 31 | Tropical |
| Jun | 31 | Tropical |
| Jul | 30 | Tropical |
| Aug | 30 | Tropical |
| Sep | 30 | Tropical |
| Oct | 29 | Tropical |
| Nov | 29 | Tropical |
| Dec | 28 | Tropical |
UV index in Songkhla in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Songkhla peaks around February 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).
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) | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 13 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 13 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 11 | Extreme |
Air quality in Songkhla in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Songkhla is worst in June — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 17 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Songkhla's WHO annual average of 23 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 21 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 18 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | Moderate |
| Feb | 19 | Moderate |
| Mar | 19 | Moderate |
| Apr | 24 | Moderate |
| May | 25 | Moderate |
| Jun | 29 | Moderate |
| Jul | 28 | Moderate |
| Aug | 24 | Moderate |
| Sep | 26 | Moderate |
| Oct | 24 | Moderate |
| Nov | 17 | Moderate |
| Dec | 18 | Moderate |
Where is Songkhla?
Songkhla sits at 7.2°N, 100.6°E, 12 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ban Mai, 6.0 km away.
Topography around Songkhla
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Songkhla.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Songkhla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,147 m.
The land around Songkhla is covered by water (55%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (66%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (38%) within 80 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
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 Songkhla (7.1988°, 100.5951°, elevation 12 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.