Thung Song weather in October

In October, Thung Song sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 318 mm of rain across 28.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 1% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Thung Song's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thung Song's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
318 mm
28.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:12 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Thung Song is town in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Thailand.

Founded
1940

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 Thung Song reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°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)
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How October really feels in Thung Song

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.

Thung Song weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°8914.611.64.4
Feb31° / 22°519.711.74.2
Mar33° / 23°12113.911.93.3
Apr34° / 24°15019.712.22.4
May33° / 24°19925.712.42.2
Jun32° / 24°17023.812.52.6
Jul31° / 23°18325.212.42.7
Aug31° / 23°21226.412.32.6
Sep31° / 23°24827.1122.5
Oct31° / 23°31828.911.82.6
Nov30° / 23°27425.211.63.1
Dec29° / 22°16918.311.54.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2595
3595
4595
5595
6694
7694
8694
9694
10694
11694
12892
13892
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15892
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Thung Song gets around 318 mm of rain over 28.9 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 93% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
495
595
694
794
894
994
1093
1193
1293
1392
1492
1592
1692
1792
1892
1991
2091
2191
2291
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2492
2592
2692
2791
2891
2991
3091
3191

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
56931
66931
76832
86832
96832
106733
116733
126733
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216733
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256832
266931
276931
286931
297030
307030
317030

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:126:08
211.96:126:08
311.96:126:07
411.96:126:06
511.96:126:06
611.96:126:05
711.96:126:05
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
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204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Thung Song

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Thung Song?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Thung Song.

What to pack for Thung Song in October

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

In October, Thung Song sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Thung Song in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Thung Song peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 13Nov 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Thung Song 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 Thung Song is worst in April — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1727 µg/m³Aug 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Thung Song?

Thung Song sits at 8.2°N, 99.7°E, 57 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ron Phibun, 19 km away.

Topography around Thung Song

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thung Song has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,268 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,783 m.

The land around Thung Song is covered by trees (67%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
262 m
16 km
1,268 m
80 km
1,783 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
October weather nearby: Ron Phibun 19 km · Huai Yot 42 km · Nakhon Si Thammarat 43 km · Pak Phanang 61 km · Trang 68 km · Phatthalung 75 km · Ban Na San 79 km · Ranot 83 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 Thung Song (8.1645°, 99.6804°, elevation 57 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).