Surat Thani weather in February

In February, Surat Thani sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 31 mm of rain across 4.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Surat Thani's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Surat Thani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:46 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
49%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Surat Thani is city in Surat Thani province, Thailand.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,914/km²
people per km²
Founded
1930

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in Surat Thani reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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

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.

Surat Thani weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°699.511.55.3
Feb31° / 25°314.811.75.2
Mar32° / 25°929.211.94.1
Apr33° / 26°11414.412.23.2
May32° / 26°12422.112.42.6
Jun32° / 26°9518.712.53.0
Jul32° / 26°8918.512.53.2
Aug32° / 26°10819.812.33.1
Sep31° / 25°15523.712.12.9
Oct30° / 25°26827.311.83.0
Nov29° / 25°26723.511.63.5
Dec29° / 25°14915.711.54.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36139
46139
56139
66139
76139
86139
96139
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116238
126238
136238
146337
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216436
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286733

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Surat Thani gets around 31 mm of rain over 4.8 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 18% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
222
321
420
519
618
718
817
917
1016
1116
1216
1316
1416
1516
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2117
2217
2317
2417
2517
2617
2717
2817

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1107911
2107911
3108010
498110
598110
698110
788210
888210
978310
1078310
1168410
1258510
1358510
1448511
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2128414
2228315
2328315
2428216
2538116
2638017
2738017
2837918

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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411calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:486:24
211.66:486:25
311.66:486:25
411.66:486:25
511.66:486:26
611.66:486:26
711.66:486:26
811.76:486:27
911.76:476:27
1011.76:476:27
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1911.76:456:29
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 5.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
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115.8Bright
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145.8Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Surat Thani

In seasonPeak

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

Surat Thani sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Surat Thani's rainy season runs September–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is February a good time to visit Surat Thani?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Surat Thani for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Surat Thani in February

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

In February, Surat Thani sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Surat Thani in February

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) 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.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Surat Thani in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February 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 Surat Thani peaks around August 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 21UV 13Dec 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Surat Thani 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 Surat Thani is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Surat Thani's WHO annual average of 17 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1021 µg/m³Aug 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Surat Thani?

Surat Thani sits at 9.1°N, 99.3°E, 10 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Tha Kham, 12 km away.

Lang SuanKo Pha-nganNakhon Si ThammaratThung SongKo Tao

Topography around Surat Thani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Surat Thani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,599 m.

The land around Surat Thani is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
308 m
80 km
1,599 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
February weather nearby: Tha Kham 12 km · Ban Na San 38 km · Ko Samui 79 km · Lang Suan 94 km · Ko Pha-ngan 103 km · Nakhon Si Thammarat 105 km · Thung Song 115 km · Ko Tao 119 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 Surat Thani (9.1401°, 99.3331°, elevation 10 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).