Surat Thani weather in November

In November, Surat Thani sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 267 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in November, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of November to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Surat Thani's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Surat Thani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
25°
5th coldest
Rainfall
267 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:21 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
77%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
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 November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical November day in Surat Thani reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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How November really feels in Surat Thani

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Surat Thani weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22179
32278
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Surat Thani gets around 267 mm of rain over 23.5 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 78% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the miserable band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112970
213069
313069
413168
513168
613168
713168
813168
913168
1013069
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2313564
2413564
2523662
2623761
2723959
2824058
2924256
3034354

Wind in November

Winds average 11 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of November to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:165:56
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511.66:175:56
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.14 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — November's 4.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Surat Thani

In seasonPeak

In November, Surat Thani sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 November a good time to visit Surat Thani?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Surat Thani.

What to pack for Surat Thani in November

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

In November, Surat Thani sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Surat Thani in November

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in November — 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 November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November 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 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 November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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