Destination brief
Surat Thani, Thailand
Travel Score
75
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
Explore
A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
Fair weather and steady: Sat Oct 24 and Sun Oct 25
Average weather score 51 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 51/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 85% chance of rain on Oct 25.
US EPA index 1: Good.
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
WeatherAPI
Ban Na San District, Surat ThaniStation: Surat ThaniUpdated 5:00 AM local time
26°C
Clear
Feels like 29°High 32° · Low 26°
Rain now
14%
Rain today
77% chance
Humidity
87%
Wind
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Loy Krathong
ReligiousThailand · Nationwide
Nov 2026Approx.
The festival of floating lanterns and krathong on the full-moon night of the twelfth lunar month, in November.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 62 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 69 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
Songkran
CulturalThailand · Nationwide
Apr 13–15, 2027In 171 days
Thailand's traditional new year, a three-day national holiday from 13 to 15 April, marked with the pouring and splashing of water.
Events marked “Approx.” are known by month, not a specific day. Exact dates are recorded for 2026; check locally before you plan around them.
US EPA index
1 / 6
GoodAir quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.
No known advisory
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Power is what the wall supplies, not what a device needs: most phone and laptop chargers take 100 to 240 V, so you usually need only a plug adapter. Check the label on your device.
Plugs, power and driving side are shown only where two sources agree (Wikipedia, Mains electricity by country (from the IEC's World Plugs), worldstandards.eu, Wikidata, Wikipedia, Left- and right-hand traffic), checked 2026-10-11. See .
Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
5:11 AM
Saturday, October 24
8 km/h SW
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 24
32° 26°
Sunny · 77% rain
Sun
Oct 25
30° 25°
Light rain shower · 85% rain
Mon
Oct 26
29° 25°
Patchy rain nearby · 84% rain
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisorys (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-06 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 6, 2026.
Emergency numbers for this country aren't in our data yet. Look them up before you travel.
Thai is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
Visa and passport rules depend on your nationality: check your government’s travel advice before you book.
Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 33.73 THB, as of 23 Oct 2026
A mid-market rate, not what a bank, card or exchange desk will give you. Rates By Exchange Rate API (opens in a new tab)
Ban Na San is a district of Surat Thani province, Thailand.
From Wikipedia (opens in a new tab), CC BY-SA 4.0
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
Surat Thani
33 km away · 132k people
75Good to travel
26°Clear
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25°Partly Cloudy
Open briefKo Samui
96 km away · 50k people
76Good to travel
29°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefThung Song
82 km away · 28k people
72Good to travel
24°Mist
Open briefRon Phibun
89 km away · 27k people
72Good to travel
24°Mist
Open briefTowns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.
NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: January, February and March. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Warm | 28° / 25° | 103 mm | 90 |
| February | Warm | 29° / 25° | 31 mm | 96 |
| March | Warm | 30° / 26° | 101 mm | 80 |
| April | Warm | 31° / 27° | 99 mm | 76 |
| May | Wet | 30° / 27° | 234 mm | 60 |
| June | Very wet | 30° / 26° | 249 mm | 61 |
| July | Very wet | 29° / 26° |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 263 mm |
| 62 |
| August | Wet | 29° / 26° | 242 mm | 65 |
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| September | Very wet | 29° / 26° | 273 mm | 60 |
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| October | Very wet | 29° / 26° | 270 mm | 63 |
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| November | Very wet | 29° / 26° | 279 mm | 61 |
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| December | Wet | 28° / 25° | 193 mm | 77 |
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