Tak Bai weather in September

In September, Tak Bai sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 166 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-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 5% of the time in September, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Tak Bai's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tak Bai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
166 mm
25.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:05 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
81%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Tak Bai is town in Narathiwat province, Thailand.

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September day in Tak Bai reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°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, September runs on par with August and about 1°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Tak Bai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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 September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Tak Bai weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°15919.711.74.7
Feb29° / 24°7612.111.85.2
Mar30° / 25°10114.1124.6
Apr31° / 26°9516.112.13.7
May32° / 26°13023.112.32.9
Jun31° / 26°12622.312.43.0
Jul31° / 26°13122.412.33.1
Aug31° / 25°1442412.23.0
Sep31° / 25°16625.1122.9
Oct30° / 25°24727.411.93.0
Nov29° / 25°37227.111.73.2
Dec28° / 24°42024.811.63.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Tak Bai gets around 166 mm of rain over 25.1 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 84% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the miserable band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13862
23961
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Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
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136calm
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166calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:086:15
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312.16:086:14
412.16:076:14
512.16:076:13
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Tak Bai

In seasonPeak

In September, Tak Bai sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tak Bai sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Tak Bai's rainy season runs October–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is September a good time to visit Tak Bai?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tak Bai.

What to pack for Tak Bai in September

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

In September, Tak Bai sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tak Bai in September

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°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
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Tak Bai in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tak Bai peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 14Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tak Bai in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tak Bai is worst in October — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 930 µg/m³Feb 1223 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tak Bai?

Tak Bai sits at 6.3°N, 102.1°E, 9 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Wakaf Baharu, 23 km away.

Topography around Tak Bai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tak Bai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,506 m.

The land around Tak Bai is covered by water (46%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, water (47%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
34 m
80 km
1,506 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
September weather nearby: Wakaf Baharu 23 km · Pasir Mas 25 km · Kota Bharu 26 km · Su-ngai Kolok 27 km · Narathiwat 32 km · Peringat 36 km · Kampong Kadok 36 km · Ra-ngae 36 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 Tak Bai (6.2595°, 102.0546°, elevation 9 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).