Weather in Khao Lak

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 10:39 am (GMT+7)

Now · drizzle 81 °F

Feels like: 87 °F
Low / high: 76 / 82 °F
Rain: 100% · 0.54 in
Wind: 15 mph ESE

↗ 29.91 inHg · rising UV 8 · very high

Today in Khao Lak: showers, 76 °F to 82 °F, with a 100% chance of rain (0.54 in) and a moderate breeze from the east-southeast (15 mph). Tomorrow, light showers, 77 °F to 84 °F and a 96% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Sunday 1, at 85 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

82° 76°
Today
84° 77°
Fri 30
84° 75°
Sat 31
85° 76°
Sun 1
83° 75°
Mon 2
83° 76°
Tue 3
85° 75°
Wed 4
87° 75°
Thu 5
83° 76°
Fri 6
83° 76°
Sat 7
85° 75°
Sun 8
85° 75°
Mon 9
84° 76°
Tue 10
84° 75°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Showers	76 / 82 °F	100% · 0.54 in	15 mph SE	2.6 ft	11:50 am	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light showers	77 / 84 °F	96% · 0.38 in	9 mph SE	2.4 ft	12:06 am · 12:35 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Drizzle	75 / 84 °F	90% · 0.21 in	6 mph ESE	1.2 ft	12:51 am · 1:29 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light showers	76 / 85 °F	99% · 0.41 in	6 mph ENE	1.0 ft	1:46 am · 2:44 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light showers	75 / 83 °F	99% · 0.53 in	5 mph E	0.7 ft	3:04 am · 4:33 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Heavy drizzle	76 / 83 °F	100% · 0.19 in	4 mph ESE	0.5 ft	4:49 am · 6:07 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Drizzle	75 / 85 °F	99% · 0.21 in	4 mph SE	0.5 ft	6:17 am · 7:09 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Drizzle	75 / 87 °F	95% · 0.22 in	6 mph ESE	0.3 ft	7:19 am · 7:54 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light showers	76 / 83 °F	100% · 0.42 in	5 mph ENE	0.3 ft	8:07 am · 8:32 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Heavy drizzle	76 / 83 °F	99% · 0.28 in	6 mph SSE	0.7 ft	8:47 am · 9:06 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light showers	75 / 85 °F	97% · 0.57 in	5 mph SE	0.8 ft	9:23 am · 9:37 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light showers	75 / 85 °F	98% · 0.63 in	5 mph ESE	0.7 ft	9:56 am · 10:06 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	76 / 84 °F	98% · 0.24 in	5 mph SE	0.7 ft	10:27 am · 10:36 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Drizzle	75 / 84 °F	90% · 0.17 in	5 mph NNE	0.7 ft	10:57 am · 11:05 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Drizzle	Showers	Drizzle	Light drizzle	Drizzle	Light drizzle	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	78°	77°	76°	79°	82°	82°	80°	80°
Chance of rain	86%	96%	98%	90%	92%	97%	80%	57%
Rain	0.02 in	0.10 in	0.03 in	0.01 in	0.02 in	0.01 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	4 E	7 ESE	10 ESE	15 ESE	14 SSE	11 SE	11 SE	10 SE
Humidity	94%	96%	96%	91%	85%	84%	86%	88%
UV	0	0	0	3	8	1	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	82°	84°	84°	85°	83°	83°	85°
AIFS	83°	85°	86°	86°	85°	84°	86°
GFS	83°	87°	89°	89°	89°	87°	88°
ICON	88°	88°	88°	89°	89°	88°	89°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	medium	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.54 in	0.38 in	0.21 in	0.41 in	0.53 in	0.19 in	0.21 in
AIFS	0.95 in	0.21 in	0.20 in	0.22 in	0.31 in	0.31 in	0.24 in
GFS	1.33 in	0.06 in	0.31 in	1.07 in	0.87 in	0.76 in	0.06 in
ICON	0.19 in	0.06 in	0.17 in	0.04 in	0.45 in	0.46 in	0.15 in
Confidence	medium	medium	high	medium	medium	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1532	919	614	614	516	415	415
AIFS	12	12	5	4	4	5	5
GFS	615	612	45	55	44	44	57
ICON	923	820	410	410	410	313	414
Confidence	medium	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	100%	96%	90%	99%	99%	100%	99%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	59%	81%	94%	100%	88%	81%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer and normal rain.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	85° / 75°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.8 °F	Normal	86° / 75°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	86° / 75°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +2.5 °F	Normal
December	Above +3.1 °F	Normal
January	Above +3.4 °F	A bit below −29%
February	Above +3.8 °F	Below −58%
March	Above +4.3 °F	Below −61%

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Khao Lak climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Khao Lak is from January to February: highs of 90 °F to 92 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

Tropical cyclones rarely pass near Khao Lak: one within 93 mi in the last 30 years (1996–2025), Pabuk, in January 2018.

90° 71°

JanJ
92° 71°

FebF
92° 73°

MarM
92° 74°

AprA
90° 75°

MayM
89° 75°

JunJ
88° 75°

JulJ
88° 75°

AugA
87° 74°

SepS
87° 73°

OctO
88° 73°

NovN
88° 72°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	90°	71°	2.02 in	8	7.8	83°	1.5 ft
FebruaryFeb	92°	71°	1.35 in	4	9.2	84°	1.4 ft
MarchMar	92°	73°	5.22 in	9	8.5	85°	1.4 ft
AprilApr	92°	74°	7.35 in	15	8.0	86°	1.4 ft
MayMay	90°	75°	15.30 in	23	6.0	86°	2.3 ft
JuneJun	89°	75°	14.25 in	21	5.3	85°	3.1 ft
JulyJul	88°	75°	15.76 in	22	5.1	85°	3.1 ft
AugustAug	88°	75°	19.41 in	22	5.3	84°	3.1 ft
SeptemberSep	87°	74°	20.11 in	24	4.9	84°	2.8 ft
OctoberOct	87°	73°	17.41 in	27	5.3	83°	2.0 ft
NovemberNov	88°	73°	7.80 in	22	6.5	84°	1.5 ft
DecemberDec	88°	72°	2.51 in	14	6.9	84°	1.6 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	83°	1.5 ft
Feb	84°	1.4 ft
Mar	85°	1.4 ft
Apr	86°	1.4 ft
May	86°	2.3 ft
Jun	85°	3.1 ft
Jul	85°	3.1 ft
Aug	84°	3.1 ft
Sep	84°	2.8 ft
Oct	83°	2.0 ft
Nov	84°	1.5 ft
Dec	84°	1.6 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 128.48 in of rain on about 209 days and about 2,400 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now81 °Ffeels like 87 °F

Tomorrow77 / 84 °F

It's 81 °F now (feels like 87 °F). Today, 76 °F to 82 °F; tomorrow, 77 °F to 84 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 100% 0.54 in
Fri 30 96% 0.38 in
Sat 31 90% 0.21 in
Sun 1 99% 0.41 in
Mon 2 99% 0.53 in
Tue 3 100% 0.19 in
Wed 4 99% 0.21 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 100%, with 0.54 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 96% and 0.38 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 1.48 in; last 3 days, 3.83 in; last 7 days, 5.26 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity88%

Dew point77 °F

Humidity is 88% now and the dew point is 77 °F. With a dew point this high, it feels muggy.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds100%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now7

Today's peak8very high

Fri 30: 8 · Sat 31: 10 · Sun 1: 11

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8029.9030.00 29.81

Rising now (+0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.08 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 29

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Showers	76 / 85 °F	1.66 in	8 mph E
Tue 27	Showers	75 / 85 °F	1.36 in	8 mph ESE
Mon 26	Light rain	74 / 81 °F	0.50 in	6 mph ESE
Sun 25	Light showers	78 / 85 °F	0.55 in	7 mph WNW
Sat 24	Drizzle	79 / 86 °F	0.41 in	10 mph NW
Fri 23	Light showers	78 / 87 °F	0.24 in	8 mph NNW
Thu 22	Drizzle	77 / 89 °F	0.12 in	7 mph NNE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Drizzle	77 / 85 °F	0.25 in	6 mph ENE
Tue 20	Showers	76 / 84 °F	0.86 in	9 mph SSE
Mon 19	Showers	77 / 83 °F	0.94 in	6 mph NW
Sun 18	Drizzle	78 / 88 °F	0.18 in	6 mph ENE
Sat 17	Light showers	78 / 88 °F	0.54 in	6 mph ESE
Fri 16	Light drizzle	78 / 90 °F	0.09 in	5 mph W
Thu 15	Light drizzle	77 / 89 °F	0.07 in	6 mph ENE
Wed 14	Light showers	77 / 89 °F	0.22 in	6 mph E
Tue 13	Showers	77 / 86 °F	1.00 in	4 mph E
Mon 12	Light drizzle	77 / 89 °F	0.12 in	6 mph ESE
Sun 11	Light showers	77 / 86 °F	0.32 in	6 mph E
Sat 10	Drizzle	78 / 88 °F	0.26 in	6 mph NNE
Fri 9	Light showers	78 / 87 °F	0.30 in	7 mph N
Thu 8	Light showers	78 / 85 °F	0.43 in	5 mph E
Wed 7	Heavy drizzle	78 / 86 °F	0.46 in	5 mph WNW
Tue 6	Heavy drizzle	78 / 88 °F	0.19 in	7 mph NE
Mon 5	Light drizzle	80 / 88 °F	0.03 in	7 mph WNW
Sun 4	Light drizzle	79 / 86 °F	0.12 in	7 mph NW
Sat 3	Drizzle	78 / 87 °F	0.21 in	6 mph NNW
Fri 2	Light showers	78 / 84 °F	0.36 in	7 mph NNE
Thu 1	Light drizzle	76 / 86 °F	0.12 in	6 mph ENE
Wed 30	Drizzle	77 / 87 °F	0.17 in	6 mph WSW
Tue 29	Drizzle	77 / 88 °F	0.21 in	5 mph ENE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Khao LakQuestions

What's the weather like today in Khao Lak?

Showers, from 76 °F to 82 °F, with a moderate breeze from the east-southeast (15 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Khao Lak?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 96% (0.38 in): light showers.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 75 °F and a high of 85 °F; the warmest day, Sunday 1.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 8 (very high). Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.91 inHg and rising: +0.04 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Khao Lak?

The best time to visit Khao Lak is from January to February: highs of 90 °F to 92 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Khao Lak in October?

In October, Khao Lak normally sees highs of 87 °F and lows of 73 °F, with about 27 rainy days (17.41 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 83 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Khao Lak?

The warmest is March, with average highs of 92 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 71 °F. The wettest is September (20.11 in) and the driest, February.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 8.0 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 10:39 am (local time).

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