Sukhothai weather in February

In February, Sukhothai sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 13 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sukhothai's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sukhothai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:52 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
25%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Sukhothai is town in Sukhothai province, Thailand.

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical February day in Sukhothai reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Sukhothai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sukhothai weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°162.511.15.0
Feb35° / 21°131.511.43.4
Mar37° / 24°334.511.91.7
Apr38° / 27°699.312.40.9
May36° / 27°20919.812.81.4
Jun34° / 27°20422.3131.9
Jul33° / 26°20722.212.92.3
Aug33° / 26°24624.312.62.3
Sep33° / 26°25223.712.12.2
Oct33° / 25°1581711.63.0
Nov32° / 23°304.611.24.5
Dec31° / 20°142.2115.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28713
38713
48713
58713
68713
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88812
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sukhothai gets around 13 mm of rain over 1.5 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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37
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15112638200
25122637200
35122637200
45122737190
55122736190
65122736190
75122836180
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Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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46calm
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126calm
136calm
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286calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:576:12
211.36:576:12
311.36:566:13
411.36:566:13
511.36:566:14
611.36:566:14
711.36:556:15
811.36:556:15
911.36:556:16
1011.46:546:16
1111.46:546:16
1211.46:546:17
1311.46:536:17
1411.46:536:18
1511.46:526:18
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1711.56:516:19
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1911.56:516:20
2011.56:506:20
2111.56:496:21
2211.56:496:21
2311.56:486:21
2411.66:486:22
2511.66:476:22
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2711.66:466:23
2811.66:456:23

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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286.0Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sukhothai

In seasonPeak

None of Sukhothai's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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 February a good time to visit Sukhothai?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sukhothai. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sukhothai in February

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

In February, Sukhothai sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sukhothai in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 13Dec 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Sukhothai in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1556 µg/m³Jun 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May29Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec37Poor
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
16 km
211 m
80 km
1,187 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February 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
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 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. 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).