Ban Tak weather in January

In January, Ban Tak sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ban Tak's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ban Tak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:00 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical January day in Ban Tak reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13017
23017
33017
43017
53017
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73017
83017
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How January really feels in Ban Tak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 7 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
7
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.

Ban Tak weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°122.111.15.6
Feb34° / 18°71.211.43.7
Mar36° / 21°283.811.92.3
Apr37° / 24°519.612.41.8
May34° / 25°14416.612.82.5
Jun32° / 25°15618.4133.1
Jul30° / 24°1821912.93.5
Aug30° / 24°20020.812.63.4
Sep31° / 24°17420.212.13.2
Oct31° / 23°1011411.64.1
Nov31° / 21°21411.25.3
Dec30° / 18°101.7116.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
47921
57921
67921
77921
87921
97921
108020
118020
128020
138119
148119
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278614
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308614
318713

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ban Tak gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.1 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 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
28
39
49
59
69
79
89
99
109
119
128
138
147
157
166
175
185
194
204
214
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264
274
284
295
305
314

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 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
193039184
293039185
383040185
482940175
583040175
693040165
793040165
893040155
9103140155
10103139155
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27143436142
28153436142
29153436132
30163435132
31173534122

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 12 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 6:57 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:575:57
211.06:575:57
311.06:585:58
411.06:585:58
511.06:585:59
611.06:586:00
711.06:596:00
811.06:596:01
911.06:596:01
1011.06:596:02
1111.07:006:03
1211.17:006:03
1311.17:006:04
1411.17:006:04
1511.17:006:05
1611.17:006:05
1711.17:016:06
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3111.27:006:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
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94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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165.0Bright
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205.0Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ban Tak

In seasonPeak

None of Ban Tak'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 Tak'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 Tak?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ban Tak in January

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

In January, Ban Tak sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ban Tak 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 Ban Tak peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (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 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ban Tak 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 Tak is worst in March — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (July, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 2160 µg/m³Jul 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May20Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ban Tak?

Ban Tak sits at 17.0°N, 99.1°E, 148 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Tak, 20 km away.

Topography around Ban Tak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ban Tak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 139 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 924 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,836 m.

The land around Ban Tak is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
924 m
80 km
1,836 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Tak 20 km · Mae Ramat 60 km · Thoen 65 km · Mae Sot 66 km · Ban Na 69 km · Myawaddy 73 km · Kamphaeng Phet 78 km · Sukhothai 79 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 Tak (17.0433°, 99.0813°, elevation 148 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).