Thaikattussery weather in January

In January, Thaikattussery sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Thaikattussery's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thaikattussery's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:51 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
35%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Thaikattussery reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Thaikattussery

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.

Thaikattussery weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°71.411.53.7
Feb35° / 25°153.311.72.9
Mar35° / 26°4910.611.92.4
Apr33° / 26°13223.612.22.3
May31° / 26°24025.912.52.6
Jun29° / 25°49229.412.62.7
Jul29° / 24°46529.712.62.9
Aug29° / 24°36328.612.33.0
Sep29° / 24°24924.212.13.3
Oct30° / 24°26825.511.83.1
Nov31° / 24°13215.411.53.8
Dec32° / 24°375.111.44.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Thaikattussery gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.4 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 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 6:46 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:466:10
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311.46:476:11
411.46:476:12
511.46:486:12
611.46:486:13
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Thaikattussery

In seasonPeak

None of Thaikattussery's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Thaikattussery sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

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

Cyclone
Monsoon
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Feb
Mar
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Thaikattussery?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Thaikattussery. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Thaikattussery in January

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

In January, Thaikattussery sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Thaikattussery in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Thaikattussery in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Thaikattussery peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Thaikattussery 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 Thaikattussery is worst in January — around 106 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (July, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 16106 µg/m³Jul 1835 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan106Unhealthy
Feb100Unhealthy
Mar93Unhealthy
Apr78Unhealthy
May68Unhealthy
Jun40Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug38Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct81Unhealthy
Nov104Unhealthy
Dec101Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Thaikattussery?

Thaikattussery sits at 10.5°N, 76.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Irimbiliyam, 48 km away.

MysoreMaduraiBengaluruJaffna

Topography around Thaikattussery

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thaikattussery has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 622 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,068 m.

The land around Thaikattussery is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
622 m
80 km
2,068 m
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January weather nearby: Irimbiliyam 48 km · Kochi 58 km · Munnar 99 km · Alappuzha 108 km · Mysore 209 km · Madurai 214 km · Bengaluru 316 km · Jaffna 421 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

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 Thaikattussery (10.4601°, 76.2436°, elevation 0 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).