Phan Thiết weather in October

In October, Phan Thiết sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 260 mm of rain across 25.6 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Phan Thiết's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phan Thiết's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
260 mm
25.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:40 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Phan Thiết reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Phan Thiết

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.

Phan Thiết 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
Jan29° / 21°182.311.46.3
Feb30° / 21°71.411.66.2
Mar31° / 23°27511.95.4
Apr31° / 24°7012.612.24.1
May31° / 25°18825.512.52.8
Jun30° / 25°21225.812.62.9
Jul30° / 24°21327.212.63.0
Aug30° / 24°2112712.43.0
Sep30° / 24°23926.112.13.0
Oct30° / 24°26025.611.83.3
Nov30° / 23°11312.811.54.8
Dec29° / 22°687.411.45.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31486
41585
51585
61684
71783
81783
91981
101981
112080
122179
132179
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212674
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303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Phan Thiết gets around 260 mm of rain over 25.6 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 82% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
192
293
393
493
593
692
792
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1090
1190
1289
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1487
1586
1685
1784
1883
1981
2080
2178
2277
2375
2473
2571
2670
2768
2867
2965
3064
3162

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
106931
206931
307030
407030
507030
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Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
17calm
26calm
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:395:34
211.95:395:33
311.95:395:32
411.95:395:32
511.95:395:31
611.95:395:31
711.85:395:30
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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 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Phan Thiết

In seasonPeak

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

Phan Thiết sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Phan Thiết's rainy season runs May–October, 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 October a good time to visit Phan Thiết?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Phan Thiết.

What to pack for Phan Thiết in October

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

In October, Phan Thiết sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Phan Thiết in October

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in January near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Phan Thiết 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 Phan Thiết peaks around May 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMay 10UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Phan Thiết 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 Phan Thiết is worst in October — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 1432 µg/m³Feb 1123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Phan Thiết?

Phan Thiết sits at 10.9°N, 108.1°E, 10 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Mui Ne, 20 km away.

Đưc TrọngXuân Lộc

Topography around Phan Thiết

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phan Thiết has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,844 m.

The land around Phan Thiết is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and water (33%) within 3 km, water (37%), trees (30%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
361 m
80 km
1,844 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Mui Ne 20 km · La Gi 47 km · Ấp Bình Châu 74 km · Bảo Lộc 76 km · Thị Trấn Phước Bửu 88 km · Long Khánh 93 km · Đưc Trọng 94 km · Xuân Lộc 95 km

Vietnam travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,066
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
59%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
30.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 500
Religion
none 86%Catholic 6%Buddhist 6%Protestant 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 Phan Thiết (10.9289°, 108.1021°, elevation 10 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).