Destination brief
Nakhon Si Thammarat, 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
No good stretch in this forecast
The best run is Sat Oct 24 to Mon Oct 26, with an average weather score of only 49.
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 49/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 89% 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
Ron Phibun District, Nakhon Si ThammaratStation: Nakhon Si ThammaratUpdated 12:00 PM local time
25°C
Mist
Feels like 30°High 31° · Low 25°
Rain now
57%
Rain today
84% chance
Humidity
95%
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)
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Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
12:10 PM
Saturday, October 24
4 km/h WSW
Visibility
2.0 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 24
31° 25°
Patchy rain nearby · 84% rain
Sun
Oct 25
30° 25°
Light rain shower · 89% rain
Mon
Oct 26
30° 24°
Overcast · 83% 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.
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Ron Phibun Ron Phibun or Ronphibun is a district in the southern part of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand. The district is home to the Phud Hong Leper Colony.
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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
Nakhon Si Thammarat
26 km away · 102k people
75Good to travel
25°Mist
Open briefPhatthalung
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74Good to travel
32°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefTrang
80 km away · 67k people
70Good to travel
32°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefSurat Thani
116 km away · 132k people
75Good to travel
32°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefBan Mai
137 km away · 87k people
74Good to travel
30°Light rain shower
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: February, March and April. 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.
Typical weather
30° 25°
Wet
About 164 mm of rain over the month
Festivals that month
None recorded in our calendar.
What to pack
Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Wet | 27° / 23° | 197 mm | 76 |
| February | Pleasant | 28° / 23° | 40 mm | 98 |
| March | Warm | 29° / 24° | 122 mm | 82 |
| April | Warm | 30° / 25° | 101 mm | 80 |
| May | Wet | 30° / 25° | 164 mm | 72 |
| June | Wet | 29° / 25° | 154 mm | 76 |
| July | Wet | 29° / 25° |
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.
| 153 mm |
| 78 |
| August | Wet | 29° / 24° | 147 mm | 78 |
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| September | Wet | 29° / 24° | 187 mm | 73 |
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| October | Very wet | 29° / 24° | 262 mm | 65 |
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| November | Very wet | 28° / 25° | 474 mm | 60 |
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| December | Very wet | 27° / 24° | 359 mm | 60 |
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Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 33.76 THB, as of 24 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)