Asia
Thailand
About 69.4M people live in Thailand, on 514,000 km² in 77 regions; the capital is Bangkok. The highest summit is Doi Inthanon (2,565 m).
Best timeJan–Feb · Dec
Best weather in OctoberChiang Rai 51
October: highs28° – 31°
Rain this month, on average209mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Feb · Dec.
Thailand at a glance
The atlas follows 84,978 places here month by month, with 71 mountains and 951 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.
Bangkok now29°CPartly cloudy · 19:51Sunrise · sunset06:10 · 17:56BangkokNext holiday23 OctoberHM King Chulalongkorn Memorial DayEarthquakes0in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Travel adviceUS 1UK 2Exercise normal precautions
84,978places in 77 regions71summits, highest Doi Inthanon951monuments149museums337lakes81beaches1festivals2,259huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Thailand's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+251%20.4M in 1950 → 71.6M in 2025 → 66.4M in 2050Thailand · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$26,3002025 · 76/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy76.62024 · 88/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities63 %2025 · 116/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet91 %2024 · 52/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.202024 · 194/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover39 %2024 · 83/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Thailand
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of Thailand
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
47OctoberChiang Mai
Jan · Nov–Dec
29° / 21°110 mm
35OctoberBangkok
Jan–Feb · Dec
31° / 24°252 mm
35OctoberNonthaburi
Jan–Feb · Dec
31° / 24°245 mm
35OctoberPak Kret
Jan–Feb · Dec
31° / 24°240 mm
35OctoberChatuchak
Jan–Feb · Dec
31° / 24°250 mm
37OctoberSamut Prakan
Jan–Feb · Dec
30° / 25°252 mm
39OctoberSamut Sakhon
Jan–Feb · Dec
30° / 25°256 mm
41OctoberPhitsanulok
Jan · Nov–Dec
31° / 23°166 mm
77 regions
Nakhon Ratchasima3,754 places · Phimai
Chiang Mai2,851 places · 6 summits · Chiang Mai
Surin2,592 places · Surin
Buriram2,546 places · Buri Ram
Si Sa Ket2,473 places · Si Sa Ket
Ubon Ratchathani2,473 places · Ubon Ratchathani
Nakhon Si Thammarat2,436 places · 1 summits · Nakhon Si Thammarat
Chiang Rai2,227 places · 6 summits · Chiang Rai
Songkhla2,033 places · Songkhla
Roi Et2,007 places · Roi Et
Khon Kaen1,853 places · Khon Kaen
Nakhon Sawan1,780 places · Nakhon Sawan
Phetchabun1,620 places · 2 summits · Phetchabun
Udon Thani1,607 places · Udon Thani
Maha Sarakham1,520 places · Maha Sarakham
Chaiyaphum1,506 places · Chaiyaphum
Surat Thani1,505 places · 7 summits · Surat Thani
Narathiwat1,489 places · Narathiwat
Kanchanaburi1,376 places · Kanchanaburi
Sakon Nakhon1,323 places · Sakon Nakhon
Suphan Buri1,261 places · Suphan Buri
Ratchaburi1,249 places · Ratchaburi
Lampang1,227 places · 1 summits · Lampang
Prachin Buri1,216 places · 1 summits · Prachin Buri
Nan1,195 places · 3 summits · Nan
Kalasin1,186 places · Kalasin
Chachoengsao1,183 places · Chachoengsao
Phatthalung1,180 places · 1 summits · Phatthalung
Yala1,163 places · Yala
Trang1,162 places · 1 summits · Trang
Phitsanulok1,117 places · Phitsanulok
Chumphon1,052 places · 2 summits · Chumphon
Chon Buri1,034 places · 1 summits · Chonburi
Lopburi1,029 places · Lopburi
Pattani1,011 places · Pattani
Kamphaeng Phet1,008 places · Kamphaeng Phet
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya982 places · Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Saraburi970 places · Saraburi
Loei968 places · 6 summits · Loei
Chanthaburi931 places · Chanthaburi
Tak926 places · Mae Sot
Sa Kaeo897 places · Aranyaprathet
Mae Hong Son886 places · 4 summits · Mae Hong Son
Phetchaburi857 places · 1 summits · Phetchaburi
Nakhon Phanom856 places · Nakhon Phanom
Phichit856 places · Phichit
Nakhon Pathom826 places · Nakhon Pathom
Phayao800 places · 2 summits · Phayao
Prachuap Khiri Khan763 places · Prachuap Khiri Khan
Krabi752 places · 1 summits · Krabi
Rayong750 places · 1 summits · Rayong
Sukhothai737 places · Sukhothai Thani
Uthai Thani732 places · Uthai Thani
Yasothon704 places · Yasothon
Trat695 places · 3 summits · Trat
Lamphun667 places · Lamphun
Uttaradit652 places · Uttaradit
Nong Khai611 places · Nong Khai
Nong Bua Lamphu606 places · 1 summits · Nong Bua Lam Phu
Phang Nga602 places · 2 summits · Phang Nga
Chai Nat585 places · Chai Nat
Bueng Kan561 places · Bueng Kan
Phrae551 places · Phrae
Nakhon Nayok521 places · Nakhon Nayok
Satun472 places · Satun
Mukdahan449 places · 1 summits · Mukdahan
Amnat Charoen443 places · Amnat Charoen
Samut Prakan397 places · Samut Prakan
Pathum Thani372 places · Pathum Thani
Ang Thong357 places · Ang Thong
Bangkok356 places · Bangkok
Sing Buri349 places · Sing Buri
Ranong province319 places · Ranong
Samut Sakhon310 places · Samut Sakhon
Nonthaburi283 places · Nonthaburi
Samut Songkhram217 places · Samut Songkhram
Phuket166 places · 1 summits · Phuket
Thailand from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Thailand
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Nature in Thailand
Summit2,565 m
Doi Inthanon
Summit2,175 m
Doi Chiang Dao
Summit2,120 m
Phu Soi Dao
Lake
Lake Boraphet
Lake
Phayao Lake
Lake
Songkhla LakeWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Thailand
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Thailand
951 monuments and 149 museums; the best known first.
Chiang MaiBuilt 1201
Hua Lamphong railway stationBuilt 1897 · Renaissance Revival
Grand PalaceBuilt 1782 · Thai
Khao Yai National ParkBuilt 1962
Ananta Samakhom Throne HallBuilt 1915 · Renaissance Revival
Wat Niwet ThammaprawatBuilt 1878 · Gothic Revival
Museum
Bangkok National MuseumBuilt 1874
Museum
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History MuseumBuilt 2008The festival year
What's on in Thailand
Public holidays
23OctHM King Chulalongkorn Memorial DayFriday
5DecHM King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great's Birthday · National Day · National Father's DaySaturday
7DecHM King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great's Birthday (in lieu) · National Day (in lieu) · National Father's Day (in lieu)Monday
10DecConstitution DayThursday
31DecNew Year's EveThursday
1JanNew Year's DayFriday
The ground and the sky in Thailand
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 19509magnitude 5+, of them 1 of 6+StrongestM6.1Chiang Rai 33 km ↙ · 2014Deadliest1deaths · 2014The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · BangkokNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipseOrionids~20 an hour22 October · BangkokNorthern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here
Getting to Thailand
10 large airports, 605 railway stations, 302 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Chiang Mai International AirportCNX · Chiang Mai
3.5 kmDon Mueang International AirportDMK · Bangkok
21 kmSuvarnabhumi AirportBKK · Samut Prakan
19 kmU-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International AirportUTP · Rayong
27 kmMae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International AirportCEI · Chiang Rai
7.2 kmเชียงใหม่Chiang Mai
3.5 kmกรุงเทพBangkok
2.3 kmบางซ่อนNonthaburi
4.8 kmทุ่งสองห้องPak Kret
9.5 kmจตุจักรChatuchak
1.1 kmแม่น้ำSamut Prakan
14 kmSurat Thani · ferry port→ Nightboat Nathon Pier, ท่าเรือเกาะพะงัน
1.2 kmSongkhla · ferry port→ ท่าเรือจุกเสม็ด
4.3 kmPhuket · ferry port→ ท่าเรือนพรัตน์ธารา
2.7 kmChonburi · ferry port→ ท่าเรือเกาะสีชัง (ท่าล่าง), เกาะสีชัง
22 kmPattaya · ferry port→ ท่าเรือตาแหวน, ท่าเรือหน้าบ้าน
1.7 kmKrabi · ferry port→ ท่าเรือมารีน่า, อ่าวไร่เลย์ (ตะวันออก)
1.5 kmPractical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsABCF220 V
Emergency191Calling code +66
TrafficOn the leftside of the road
CurrencyThai BahtTHB
LanguagesThai
Local time19:51Bangkok