Surat Thani weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Surat Thani is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100). Surat Thani averages about 2,175 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 31 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,175

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

86/100

Rain / year

2,329 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

158k

Elevation

5 m

When is the best time to visit Surat Thani?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Surat Thani is February. The dullest month is May (64/100, 217 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Surat Thani?

Surat Thani gets a moderate 2,175 hours of sunshine a year. February (86/100) is noticeably better than May (64). It ranks #20 of 24 destinations in Thailand for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,329 hours. The year's 2,329 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Nakhon Si Thammarat Thailand · 111 km · best in Feb · 2,056 h sun/yr
• Ko Samui Thailand · 112 km · best in Feb · 2,342 h sun/yr
• Krabi Thailand · 116 km · best in Feb · 2,260 h sun/yr
• Phuket Thailand · 145 km · best in Feb · 2,260 h sun/yr
• Trang Thailand · 188 km · best in Feb · 2,251 h sun/yr
• Hat Yai Thailand · 281 km · best in Feb · 2,253 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Ranong Thailand · 94 km · 2,111 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Kawthoung Myanmar (Burma) · 121 km · 2,055 h sun/yr · best in Feb

Head-to-head

How Surat Thani compares month by month: Surat Thani vs Nakhon Si Thammarat · Surat Thani vs Phuket · Surat Thani vs Ko Samui · Surat Thani vs Krabi · all comparisons