Sukhothai in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Sukhothai sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 439 mm of rain over about 45 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels miserable.

Fall is Sukhothai's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sukhothai's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 33°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 439 mm; 45 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 3.2; 2nd-best season
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Sukhothai in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical fall day in Sukhothai reaches about 33°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

How fall really feels in Sukhothai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 91 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

55 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Sukhothai weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) 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	32° / 19°	16	2.5	11.1	5.0
Feb	35° / 21°	13	1.5	11.4	3.4
Mar	37° / 24°	33	4.5	11.9	1.7
Apr	38° / 27°	69	9.3	12.4	0.9
May	36° / 27°	209	19.8	12.8	1.4
Jun	34° / 27°	204	22.3	13	1.9
Jul	33° / 26°	207	22.2	12.9	2.3
Aug	33° / 26°	246	24.3	12.6	2.3
Sep	33° / 26°	252	23.7	12.1	2.2
Oct	33° / 25°	158	17	11.6	3.0
Nov	32° / 23°	30	4.6	11.2	4.5
Dec	31° / 20°	14	2.2	11	5.5

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across fall.

Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Sukhothai gets around 439 mm of rain over 45 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Fall

Winds average 5 km/h across fall.

Sunrise & sunset in Fall

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min in early September to 11 h 06 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Sukhothai

In seasonPeak

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

Sukhothai's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is fall a good time to visit Sukhothai?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sukhothai.

What to pack for Sukhothai in Fall

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

In fall, Sukhothai sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 45 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sukhothai in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Sukhothai peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 7 (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)	8	10	10	10	12	13	13	13	11	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Sukhothai in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sukhothai is worst in March — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (June, 21 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)	43	50	58	47	29	21	22	23	26	31	33	37
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	43	Poor
Feb	50	Poor
Mar	58	Unhealthy
Apr	47	Poor
May	29	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	33	Moderate
Dec	37	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Sukhothai?

Sukhothai sits at 17.0°N, 99.8°E, 53 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ban Na, 10 km away.

Topography around Sukhothai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sukhothai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,187 m.

The land around Sukhothai is covered by cropland (41%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

10 m

cropland 41%

16 km

211 m

cropland 78%

80 km

1,187 m

cropland 60%

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Fall weather nearby: Ban Na 10 km · Sawankhalok 34 km · Bang Rakam 42 km · Phitsanulok 51 km · Ban Aranyik 53 km · Si Satchanalai 57 km · Kamphaeng Phet 67 km · Bang Krathum 70 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 Sukhothai (17.0078°, 99.823°, elevation 53 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.