TH flag
Hat Yai

Thailand

vs
TH flag
Narathiwat

Thailand

Climate

Hat Yai logs 317 hot days a year to Narathiwat's 217 — Narathiwat wins by 100. Narathiwat also leads on sunny days by 16.

Hat YaiNarathiwat
Sunny days
196212
Hot days
317217
Frost days
00
Rainy days
248265
Outdoor dinner months
0/120/12
Avg wind
2.3 m/s2.5 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,2542,374
Darkest month sun
114 hrs/mo138 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.911.9

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

Narathiwat

Feels-like °C

29
30
32
34
35
34
34
34
33
31
30
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 Narathiwat's 15.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Narathiwat breathes ~31% cleaner air (7.2 µg/m³ lower).

Hat Yai

Narathiwat

22.9µg/m³
15.7µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

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 Narathiwat (48K) are 9.1x in population — Hat Yai is the larger metro, Narathiwat the smaller.

9.1x

Hat Yai is roughly 9.1x the scale of Narathiwat

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

TH flagHat Yai
9.1x
TH flagNarathiwat
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TH flagHat Yai437K9.1x
2.TH flagNarathiwat48K1x

Who Thrives Here

Narathiwat is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
Hat YaiNarathiwat
Thrives only in Narathiwat
Hat YaiNarathiwat
Struggles in both
Hat YaiNarathiwat

Frequently asked about Hat Yai vs Narathiwat

How does the climate compare between Hat Yai and Narathiwat?
Sunny days: 196 vs 212 d — Narathiwat higher Annual sunshine: 2,254 vs 2,374 hrs — Narathiwat higher Winter sunshine: 114 vs 138 hrs/day — Narathiwat higher Hot days (>30°C): 317 vs 217 d — Narathiwat lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 248 vs 265 d — Hat Yai lower
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