Climate averages 1991–2020
Sakon Nakhon weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 5th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Sakon Nakhon: daytime highs average 30.3°C and nights cool to about 19.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 34 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Thakhèk (78 km away). In February its highs average 30.1°C, about as warm as Sakon Nakhon, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Thailand, Sakon Nakhon ranks 41st of 46 for the warmest February highs and joint 21st of 46 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 46 cities is 31.7°C; Sakon Nakhon is 1.4°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 32.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 38 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Sakon Nakhon climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.2°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 6.5 | 1.5 | 11.211 h |
| February, selected | 30.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 14 | 2.8 | 11.612 h |
| March | 32.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 38 | 5.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.7°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 73 | 11.5 | 12.513 h |
| May | 32.2°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 216 | 22.3 | 12.913 h |
| June | 31.0°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 240 | 24.4 | 13.113 h |
| July | 30.3°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 314 | 27.0 | 13.013 h |
| August | 29.9°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 355 | 28.4 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.7°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 268 | 23.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.5°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 94 | 10.3 | 11.812 h |
| November | 29.1°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 18 | 3.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 27.6°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 5.5 | 1.2 | 11.111 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Thakhèk in FebruaryLaos · 78 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 17.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Savannakhet in FebruaryLaos · 93 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 19.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Udon Thani in FebruaryThailand · 147 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 19.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Khon Kaen in FebruaryThailand · 161 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 19.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Vientiane in FebruaryLaos · 187 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 18.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Ubon Ratchathani in FebruaryThailand · 227 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 20.9°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Hà Tĩnh in FebruaryVietnam · 228 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 17.3°C · 68 mm rain
- Vinh in FebruaryVietnam · 235 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 17.3°C · 20 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Sakon Nakhon) is explained once on the Sakon Nakhon year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.