Udon Thani weather in October

In October, Udon Thani sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 96 mm of rain across 11.8 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 36% 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 Udon Thani's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Udon Thani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:06 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
56%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Udon Thani is city in Udon Thani province, Thailand.

Density
2,736/km²
people per km²
Founded
1936

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 Udon Thani reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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
23224
33224
43224
53124
63124
73124
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93124
103124
113124
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How October really feels in Udon Thani

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.

Udon Thani 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°81.411.16.8
Feb32° / 19°142.411.45.3
Mar34° / 22°315.811.93.5
Apr35° / 25°6210.412.42.4
May34° / 26°21121.912.82.1
Jun33° / 26°22123132.3
Jul32° / 26°26625.612.92.4
Aug32° / 25°3312712.62.4
Sep32° / 25°27624.512.12.7
Oct31° / 23°9611.811.64.3
Nov30° / 21°202.911.25.9
Dec29° / 18°60.9117.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34258
44555
54555
64654
74654
84951
94951
105050
115149
125248
135347
145446
155545
165644
175743
185842
195941
205941
216040
226139
236238
246238
256337
266436
276436
286535
296535
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Udon Thani gets around 96 mm of rain over 11.8 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
260
358
456
555
653
752
850
949
1047
1146
1244
1342
1441
1539
1637
1736
1834
1933
2031
2130
2228
2327
2425
2524
2623
2722
2821
2920
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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100063658
200073855
300174052
400184150
500194248
6001104446
7001104543
8001114641
9001124739
10002134837
11002144935
12002145133
13002155231
14003165229
15003175228
16103185226
17104195125
18104195323
19115205122
20115215220
21116225218
22117235117
23128245015
24129244914
252310254713
262412254512
272413264411
282514274210
29251528419
30261728398
31271829387

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:035:53
211.86:035:52
311.86:035:52
411.86:035:51
511.86:035:50
611.86:035:49
711.76:045:48
811.76:045:48
911.76:045:47
1011.76:045:46
1111.76:055:45
1211.76:055:45
1311.66:055:44
1411.66:055:43
1511.66:065:43
1611.66:065:42
1711.66:065:41
1811.66:075:41
1911.66:075:40
2011.56:075:39
2111.56:075:39
2211.56:085:38
2311.56:085:38
2411.56:095:37
2511.56:095:36
2611.46:095:36
2711.46:105:35
2811.46:105:35
2911.46:105:34
3011.46:115:34
3111.46:115:34

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
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204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Udon Thani

In seasonPeak

None of Udon Thani's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Udon Thani's monsoon runs May–September, 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 Udon Thani?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Udon Thani in October

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

In October, Udon Thani sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Udon Thani 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 Udon Thani peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 11UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Udon Thani 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 Udon Thani is worst in March — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorModerateMar 1664 µg/m³Jul 1227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May36Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov35Poor
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Udon Thani?

Udon Thani sits at 17.4°N, 102.8°E, 177 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Kut Chap, 23 km away.

Topography around Udon Thani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Udon Thani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m.

The land around Udon Thani is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
511 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Kut Chap 23 km · Ban Phan Don 36 km · Nong Bua Lamphu 44 km · Ban Nong Wua So 49 km · Nong Khai 52 km · Tha Bo 53 km · Ban Dung 59 km · Vientiane 64 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 Udon Thani (17.4157°, 102.7859°, elevation 177 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).