Kratie weather in January

In January, Kratie sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kratie's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kratie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:25 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
49%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Kratie is capital of the same named Cambodian province.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kratie reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
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How January really feels in Kratie

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kratie weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°61.211.34.4
Feb34° / 24°91.411.63.6
Mar35° / 26°416.111.92.6
Apr35° / 27°8813.112.32.1
May34° / 26°17122.812.62.0
Jun33° / 26°19023.812.72.3
Jul32° / 25°22926.712.72.4
Aug32° / 25°24027.212.42.4
Sep31° / 25°27227.312.12.4
Oct31° / 25°19121.111.73.1
Nov32° / 24°768.511.44.3
Dec32° / 23°212.911.34.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35446
45545
55644
65743
75743
85842
95941
105941
115941
125941
136040
146040
156040
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196040
206139
216139
226139
236337
246337
256436
266634
276634
286832
296931
307030
317129

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kratie gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.2 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
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312

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12143435141
22143535141
32143534141
42143633141
52143633151
62143732151
72143731161
82143731161
92143730161
102143730171
112143729171
122143629171
132153629171
142153630171
152153630171
162153531170
172153531160
182153532160
192163532150
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212163433150
222163433140
232163433140
242163533140
252173532140
262173532130
272173532130
282183531130
292183531130
302193531120
312193531120

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
910calm
1010calm
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1210calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:215:37
211.36:215:38
311.36:215:38
411.36:225:39
511.36:225:40
611.36:235:40
711.36:235:41
811.36:235:41
911.36:235:42
1011.36:245:42
1111.36:245:43
1211.36:245:43
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1411.36:255:44
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1911.46:255:47
2011.46:265:47
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3111.46:265:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
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135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
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185.3Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kratie

In seasonPeak

In January, Kratie sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kratie sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Kratie's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kratie?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kratie for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kratie in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Kratie sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kratie in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kratie peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 16UV 13Nov 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kratie in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kratie is worst in March — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.8× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodMar 1176 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar78Unhealthy
Apr41Poor
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kratie?

Kratie sits at 12.5°N, 106.0°E, 27 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Preaek Prasab, 15 km away.

SnuolSuongMémótDarKampong ChamPhumĭ Âmpĭl LeuStung Treng

Topography around Kratie

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kratie.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kratie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Kratie is covered by water (33%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), cropland (30%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
656 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Preaek Prasab 15 km · Snuol 64 km · Suong 75 km · Mémót 75 km · Dar 78 km · Kampong Cham 82 km · Phumĭ Âmpĭl Leu 83 km · Stung Treng 116 km

Cambodia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / C / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,872
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.8
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
19.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 390
Religion
Buddhist 97%Muslim 2%other 1%Christian 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kratie (12.4881°, 106.0188°, elevation 27 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).