Hat Yai weather by month & the best time to visit

🇹🇭 Thailand · regional city · tropical monsoon climate

The best time to visit Hat Yai is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with March close behind. Hat Yai averages about 2,253 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 32 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,253

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

86/100

Rain / year

2,023 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

318k

Elevation

27 m

When is the best time to visit Hat Yai?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Hat Yai is February, then March. The dullest month is May (64/100, 155 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Hat Yai?

Hat Yai gets a moderate 2,253 hours of sunshine a year. February (86/100) is noticeably better than May (64). It ranks #17 of 24 destinations in Thailand for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,329 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around November, carries about 44% of the annual 2,023 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Langkawi Malaysia · 99 km · best in Feb · 2,350 h sun/yr
• Trang Thailand · 107 km · best in Feb · 2,251 h sun/yr
• Penang Malaysia · 182 km · best in Feb · 2,276 h sun/yr
• Nakhon Si Thammarat Thailand · 185 km · best in Feb · 2,056 h sun/yr
• Krabi Thailand · 202 km · best in Feb · 2,260 h sun/yr
• Kota Baharu Malaysia · 227 km · best in Feb · 2,337 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Alor Setar Malaysia · 83 km · 2,253 h sun/yr · best in Feb

Head-to-head

How Hat Yai compares month by month: Hat Yai vs Penang · Hat Yai vs Kota Baharu · Hat Yai vs Trang · Hat Yai vs Langkawi · all comparisons