Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Hua Hin Airport Thailand

At Hua Hin Airport, the wet season is overcast, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is hot and oppressive year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 72°F to 92°F and is rarely below 67°F or above 95°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Hua Hin Airport for hot-weather activities is from late November to early March.

The hot season lasts for 3.2 months, from March 28 to July 2, with an average daily high temperature above 90°F. The hottest month of the year at Hua Hin Airport is April, with an average high of 91°F and low of 80°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.4 months, from November 19 to January 31, with an average daily high temperature below 86°F. The coldest month of the year at Hua Hin Airport is December, with an average low of 73°F and high of 85°F.

At Hua Hin Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Hua Hin Airport begins around November 16 and lasts for 4.4 months, ending around March 28.

The clearest month of the year at Hua Hin Airport is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 54% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 28 and lasts for 7.6 months, ending around November 16.

The cloudiest month of the year at Hua Hin Airport is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 94% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Hua Hin Airport varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.0 months, from May 5 to November 5, with a greater than 35% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Hua Hin Airport is September, with an average of 19.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.0 months, from November 5 to May 5. The month with the fewest wet days at Hua Hin Airport is January, with an average of 1.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone at Hua Hin Airport is September, with an average of 19.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 67% on September 28.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Hua Hin Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.8 months, from February 17 to December 12, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Hua Hin Airport is October, with an average rainfall of 7.4 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.2 months, from December 12 to February 17. The month with the least rain at Hua Hin Airport is January, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.

The length of the day at Hua Hin Airport does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 52 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 23 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 52 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:53 AM on May 30, and the latest sunrise is 53 minutes later at 6:46 AM on January 25. The earliest sunset is at 5:50 PM on November 20, and the latest sunset is 59 minutes later at 6:50 PM on July 10.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Hua Hin Airport during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Hua Hin Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 11 months, from January 14 to December 7, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 72% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at Hua Hin Airport is July, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days at Hua Hin Airport is December, with 20.9 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Hua Hin Airport experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 20 to September 4, with average wind speeds of more than 7.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Hua Hin Airport is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.5 months, from September 4 to May 20. The calmest month of the year at Hua Hin Airport is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.4 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Hua Hin Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 4.1 months, from January 17 to May 19, with a peak percentage of 69% on March 26. The wind is most often from the west for 4.8 months, from May 19 to October 12, with a peak percentage of 82% on August 15. The wind is most often from the north for 2.8 months, from October 12 to January 7, with a peak percentage of 41% on January 1.

Hua Hin Airport is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.3 months, from April 11 to June 21, with an average temperature above 86°F. The month of the year at Hua Hin Airport with the warmest water is May, with an average temperature of 87°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 2.1 months, from December 10 to February 13, with an average temperature below 82°F. The month of the year at Hua Hin Airport with the coolest water is January, with an average temperature of 81°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Hua Hin Airport throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Hua Hin Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from early December to early February, with a peak score in the last week of December.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Hua Hin Airport for hot-weather activities is from late November to early March, with a peak score in the first week of February.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures at Hua Hin Airport are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.3 months, from January 27 to April 6, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Hua Hin Airport is March, with an average of 6.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from May 19 to October 25, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Hua Hin Airport is September, with an average of 4.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Hua Hin Airport are 12.636 deg latitude, 99.952 deg longitude, and 33 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Hua Hin Airport contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 587 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 51 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,018 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,370 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Hua Hin Airport is covered by cropland (61%) and water (35%), within 10 miles by water (44%) and cropland (42%), and within 50 miles by water (48%) and trees (28%).