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Sakon Nakhon, Thailand climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Sakon Nakhon has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 35°C, while the coldest is December averaging around 17°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1690 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 331 mm while November barely receives 8 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Sakon Nakhon climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 13 | 56 | 56 | 106 | 230 | 257 | 331 | 321 | 244 | 52 | 8 | 16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 13 | 56 | 56 | 106 | 230 | 257 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 331 | 321 | 244 | 52 | 8 | 16 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 5 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 19 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 5 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 20 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 28 | 31 | 45 | 59 | 79 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 79 | 54 | 37 | 29 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 61 | 56 | 58 | 72 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 76 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 8.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 28 | 31 | 45 | 59 | 79 | 89 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 61 | 56 | 58 | 72 | 84 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 7.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 90 | 90 | 79 | 54 | 37 | 29 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 76 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7.8 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 8.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Sakon Nakhon, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.