Ban Phai weather in January

In January, Ban Phai sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ban Phai's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ban Phai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:44 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ban Phai reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°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)
13018
23018
33018
43018
53018
63018
73018
83018
93118
103118
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133118
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How January really feels in Ban Phai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ban Phai weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°71.511.25.8
Feb33° / 20°102.411.54.3
Mar35° / 24°366.111.92.7
Apr36° / 26°6310.812.41.9
May35° / 26°14719.812.71.9
Jun34° / 26°12617.912.92.2
Jul33° / 26°14919.512.92.4
Aug33° / 26°19922.112.52.5
Sep32° / 25°23824.212.12.6
Oct31° / 24°12113.711.63.9
Nov31° / 21°273.611.35.3
Dec30° / 19°61.211.16.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37525
47525
57525
67525
77525
87525
97525
107525
117525
127426
137525
147525
157525
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298317
308317
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ban Phai gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.5 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
104
115
125
135
145
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175
185
195
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215
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276
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296
306
316

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1152636212
2142636212
3142637212
4132637212
5132638203
6132638203
7132639203
8122639203
9122639194
10122639194
11122639184
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17122739176
18122739176
19122739176
20122738176
21112738176
22112738186
23112738186
24112737186
25112737196
26122636196
27122636197
28122635207
29132635207
30132634207
31132634217

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
2310calm
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2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
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3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:405:44
211.16:415:45
311.16:415:45
411.16:415:46
511.16:425:46
611.16:425:47
711.16:425:47
811.16:435:48
911.16:435:49
1011.16:435:49
1111.16:435:50
1211.16:445:50
1311.16:445:51
1411.16:445:51
1511.16:445:52
1611.16:445:53
1711.16:445:53
1811.26:445:54
1911.26:445:54
2011.26:455:55
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2211.26:455:56
2311.26:455:57
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2611.26:455:58
2711.26:445:59
2811.26:445:59
2911.36:446:00
3011.36:446:00
3111.36:446:01

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
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134.9Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
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175.0Bright
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195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ban Phai

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Ban Phai?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ban Phai in January

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

In January, Ban Phai sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ban Phai in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ban Phai peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 12UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ban Phai 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 Ban Phai is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1549 µg/m³Jun 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb43Poor
Mar50Poor
Apr39Poor
May29Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ban Phai?

Ban Phai sits at 16.1°N, 102.7°E, 174 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Khon Kaen, 44 km away.

Topography around Ban Phai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ban Phai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 173 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 894 m.

The land around Ban Phai is covered by cropland (41%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
894 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Khon Kaen 44 km · Kaeng Khro 51 km · Bua Yai 62 km · Maha Sarakham 62 km · Phu Khiao 73 km · Chaiyaphum 80 km · Chum Phae 86 km · Kaset Sombun 87 km

Thailand travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,057
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.8
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
32.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 402
Religion
Buddhist 93%Muslim 5%Christian 1%other 1%

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 Ban Phai (16.06°, 102.731°, elevation 174 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. 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).