Thái Bình weather in October

In October, Thái Bình sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 142 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Thái Bình's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thái Bình's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
142 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
5:54 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Thái Bình is Capital city of Thái Bình province, Việt Nam.

Density
784/km²
people per km²
Founded
2004

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Thái Bình reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Thái Bình

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 14 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
14
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.

Thái Bình weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 15°285.510.96.6
Feb22° / 17°154.111.36.9
Mar24° / 19°366.411.97.0
Apr28° / 23°638.712.56.0
May31° / 26°19616.3133.6
Jun33° / 28°18916.413.22.6
Jul33° / 28°24618.413.12.6
Aug32° / 27°34223.612.72.6
Sep31° / 25°27720.612.13.3
Oct29° / 23°14213.611.55.1
Nov26° / 20°618.3116.9
Dec22° / 16°296.310.87.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44852
54852
64852
74852
84951
94951
104852
114852
124951
135050
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Thái Bình gets around 142 mm of rain over 13.6 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 43% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
155
254
354
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652
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1050
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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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1005153347
2005153446
3016163444
4016173442
5017173441
6017183539
7018183538
8019193536
9019193634
100110203732
110111203731
120211213829
130212213827
140212213925
151213223924
161313224022
171313224021
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202415224117
212415224116
222515224115
233615224014
243716223913
254716223812
264816223712
2751016223611
2851017223511
2951117223410
3061218223310
316131821339

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:495:38
211.85:495:37
311.85:505:36
411.85:505:35
511.75:505:34
611.75:515:34
711.75:515:33
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2011.45:565:22
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2511.45:585:19
2611.35:585:19
2711.35:595:18
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2911.36:005:17
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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 4.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 4.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Bright
204.0Bright
214.0Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Thái Bình

In seasonPeak

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

Thái Bình sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Thái Bình'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 Thái Bình?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Thái Bình in October

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

In October, Thái Bình sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Thái Bình 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 at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Feb 19 to Feb 9 — about 11.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb20Cool
Mar21Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May27Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Thái Bình in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Thái Bình peaks around July 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 13UV 12Dec 17UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Thái Bình 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 Thái Bình is worst in January — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 25 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1166 µg/m³Jul 1525 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May37Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Thái Bình?

Thái Bình sits at 20.4°N, 106.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Nam Định, 17 km away.

Topography around Thái Bình

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thái Bình has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 m.

The land around Thái Bình is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
12 m
80 km
630 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
October weather nearby: Nam Định 17 km · Hưng Yên 37 km · Ninh Binh 43 km · Lương Bằng 43 km · Phủ Lý 46 km · Kiến An 49 km · Hải Dương 55 km · Đố Sơn 55 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 Thái Bình (20.45°, 106.34°, elevation 6 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).