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Hat Yai

Thailand

vs

Climate

Hat Yai logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Nakhon Pathom's 10 — Nakhon Pathom wins by 10. Nakhon Pathom also leads on sunny days by 47.

Hat YaiNakhon Pathom
Sunny days
196243
Hot days
317343
Frost days
00
Rainy days
248169
Outdoor dinner months
0/1210/12
Avg wind
2.3 m/s2.3 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,2542,532
Darkest month sun
114 hrs/mo144 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.99.3

Hat Yai

Feels-like °C

30
30
33
34
34
33
33
33
32
31
29
29

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Nakhon Pathom

Feels-like °C

32
32
35
36
36
33
32
32
32
31
31
29

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Hat Yai averages 22.9 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Nakhon Pathom's 28.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Hat Yai breathes ~20% cleaner air (5.7 µg/m³ lower).

Hat Yai

Nakhon Pathom

22.9µg/m³
28.5µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Hat Yai (437K) and Nakhon Pathom (186K) are 2.4x in population — Hat Yai is the larger metro, Nakhon Pathom the smaller; on land area Hat Yai spans roughly 1.3x more ground.

1.8x

Hat Yai is roughly 1.8x the scale of Nakhon Pathom

Combined population & area comparison

TH flagHat Yai
1.8x
TH flagNakhon Pathom
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TH flagHat Yai437K2.4x
2.TH flagNakhon Pathom186K1x
Area
1.TH flagHat Yai81 km²1.3x
2.TH flagNakhon Pathom62 km²1x
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11 km14 km

TH flagHat Yai

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
13 km8.2 km

TH flagNakhon Pathom

Who Thrives Here

Nakhon Pathom is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
Hat YaiNakhon Pathom
Thrives only in Nakhon Pathom
Hat YaiNakhon Pathom
Struggles in both
Hat YaiNakhon Pathom

Frequently asked about Hat Yai vs Nakhon Pathom

How does the climate compare between Hat Yai and Nakhon Pathom?
Sunny days: 196 vs 243 d — Nakhon Pathom higher Annual sunshine: 2,254 vs 2,532 hrs — Nakhon Pathom higher Winter sunshine: 114 vs 144 hrs/day — Nakhon Pathom higher Hot days (>30°C): 317 vs 343 d — Hat Yai lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 248 vs 169 d — Nakhon Pathom lower
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