Surin weather in October

In October, Surin sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 129 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-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 19% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Surin's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Surin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
129 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:01 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Surin is town in Surin province, Thailand.

Density
4,098/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October day in Surin reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13125
23125
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How October really feels in Surin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Surin weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°61.611.25.6
Feb33° / 21°112.311.54.2
Mar35° / 24°346.111.92.6
Apr36° / 26°7111.612.31.9
May35° / 26°15120.512.71.9
Jun34° / 26°13920.312.92.1
Jul33° / 26°17322.712.82.3
Aug32° / 25°21224.312.52.4
Sep32° / 25°2632512.12.6
Oct31° / 24°12915.311.73.8
Nov31° / 22°334.711.35.1
Dec30° / 19°71.811.16.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
22080
32179
42278
52377
62377
72674
82773
92971
102971
113169
123268
133466
143466
153664
163664
173763
183862
194060
204060
214159
224258
234258
244357
254456
264555
274555
284654
294753
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Surin gets around 129 mm of rain over 15.3 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 49% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
176
274
373
472
570
668
766
864
962
1060
1158
1256
1353
1451
1549
1647
1745
1843
1941
2040
2138
2237
2336
2435
2534
2633
2732
2831
2930
3030
3129

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10033166
20033364
30033463
40043660
50043858
60053956
70054154
80064351
90164449
100174647
110174844
120184942
130195040
1401105237
1501115335
1601125433
1701135432
1812155230
1912165328
2012175426
2113185325
2213205323
2314215222
2415225121
2526244919
2627254818
2728274617
2829284416
29310294216
30311314115
31312323914

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
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57calm
67calm
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128calm
138calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:595:51
211.95:595:50
311.85:595:50
411.85:595:49
511.85:595:48
611.86:005:47
711.86:005:47
811.86:005:46
911.86:005:45
1011.76:005:45
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2911.56:055:34
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3111.56:065:34

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
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94.6Bright
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Surin

In seasonPeak

In October, Surin sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Surin'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 October a good time to visit Surin?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Surin.

What to pack for Surin in October

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

In October, Surin sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Surin in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Surin peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 13UV 13Nov 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Surin in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Surin is worst in March — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 21 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1452 µg/m³Jun 2121 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb47Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr40Poor
May28Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Surin?

Surin sits at 14.9°N, 103.5°E, 150 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Buri Ram, 44 km away.

Ban Huai ThalaengSi Sa KetAnlong Veaeng

Topography around Surin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Surin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m.

The land around Surin is covered by trees (37%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
53 m
80 km
501 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Buri Ram 44 km · Prakhon Chai 50 km · Samraong 78 km · Nang Rong 80 km · Kaset Wisai 87 km · Ban Huai Thalaeng 91 km · Si Sa Ket 93 km · Anlong Veaeng 96 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 Surin (14.8818°, 103.4936°, elevation 150 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).