Sakon Nakhon in November

Sakon Nakhon in November is when the rice fields transform from a lush green to harvest green, and the cool season officially begins, with temperatures toward the end of the month sometimes falling to around 60 degrees (15C) at night. The Sakon Nakhon weather takes on a decidedly autumn feel (for Thailand), with a lovely fall scent sometimes lingering in the air (although we don’t get color changing leaves like countries in cold climates). This autumn feel is something you won’t experience in more central Thai provinces such as Bangkok or the islands.

All the rice fields will be harvested by the end of the month, with most farmers now using a rice harvest machine. In years past, machine harvesting was rather expensive, with small farmers continuing to harvest rice by hand. But the price for renting a harvest machine has now fallen to 800 baht per rai, so most people in Sakon Nakhon now let the machine do the hard work.