Tha Bo weather in October

In October, Tha Bo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 98 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 11.6 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 38% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Tha Bo's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tha Bo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:07 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
54%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Tha Bo is town in Nong Khai province, Thailand.

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 Tha Bo reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°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 about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13225
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How October really feels in Tha Bo

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.

Tha Bo 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
Jan29° / 17°101.6116.9
Feb32° / 19°142.311.45.4
Mar34° / 22°356.111.93.5
Apr35° / 25°7211.712.42.4
May34° / 26°23622.712.82.1
Jun33° / 26°25224.1132.2
Jul32° / 26°29525.3132.4
Aug32° / 25°34426.812.62.4
Sep32° / 25°27424.312.12.6
Oct31° / 24°9811.711.64.2
Nov30° / 21°212.811.25.9
Dec29° / 18°81.2117.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34555
44654
54852
64951
74951
85149
95248
105248
115347
125446
135545
145644
155743
165743
175842
185842
196040
206139
216139
226238
236337
246337
256535
266535
276733
286733
296733
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tha Bo gets around 98 mm of rain over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
161
259
357
456
554
653
751
849
948
1046
1145
1243
1341
1440
1538
1637
1735
1834
1933
2031
2130
2229
2327
2426
2524
2623
2722
2821
2921
3020
3119

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100053659
200053857
300154054
400164152
500164251
600174448
700184546
800194644
900194742
10001104840
11001114938
12001125037
13002135035
14002145133
15012155131
16012165130
17012185128
18012195226
19013205125
20013215223
21024225121
22025235119
23026235217
24037245016
25038254914
260310264713
270411274612
280413284411
290514294310
30151629419
31151730408

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, 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
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155calm
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185calm
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216calm
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246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 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 6:03 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:035:54
211.86:045:53
311.86:045:52
411.86:045:51
511.86:045:51
611.86:045:50
711.76:055:49
811.76:055:48
911.76:055:47
1011.76:055:47
1111.76:065:46
1211.76:065:45
1311.66:065:44
1411.66:065:44
1511.66:075:43
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1811.66:085:41
1911.56:085:40
2011.56:085:40
2111.56:095:39
2211.56:095:39
2311.56:095:38
2411.56:105:37
2511.46:105:37
2611.46:105:36
2711.46:115:36
2811.46:115:35
2911.46:125:35
3011.46:125:34
3111.46:135:34

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tha Bo

In seasonPeak

In October, Tha Bo sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tha Bo sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Tha Bo's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Tha Bo?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Tha Bo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tha Bo in October

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

In October, Tha Bo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tha Bo in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Tha Bo peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 11UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tha Bo 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 Tha Bo is worst in March — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateMar 2376 µg/m³Jul 2123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb44Poor
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr73Unhealthy
May32Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tha Bo?

Tha Bo sits at 17.9°N, 102.6°E, 182 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Vientiane, 13 km away.

Topography around Tha Bo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tha Bo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,486 m.

The land around Tha Bo is covered by cropland (43%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
64 m
80 km
1,486 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Vientiane 13 km · Nong Khai 17 km · Nam Som 42 km · Kut Chap 47 km · Udon Thani 53 km · Phon Charoen 65 km · Na Klang 73 km · Nong Bua Lamphu 73 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 Tha Bo (17.85°, 102.5814°, elevation 182 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). 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).