Bang Racham weather in January

In January, Bang Racham sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-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 58% 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 Bang Racham's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bang Racham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:52 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
39%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Bang Racham is town in Bang Rachan district, Sing Buri province, Thailand.

Founded
1956

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 Bang Racham reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°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)
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23221
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43221
53321
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How January really feels in Bang Racham

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.

Bang Racham weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°102.411.24.3
Feb35° / 23°122.111.53.0
Mar37° / 26°407.311.91.7
Apr38° / 27°8112.912.31.1
May36° / 27°15020.612.71.3
Jun36° / 27°12221.312.91.5
Jul35° / 27°13522.512.81.7
Aug34° / 26°17324.312.51.8
Sep34° / 26°25024.812.12.0
Oct33° / 25°15718.211.73.0
Nov33° / 24°285.211.34.0
Dec32° / 22°91.511.14.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27228
37228
47030
57030
67030
77030
87030
97030
106931
116931
127129
137129
147129
157228
167228
177327
187525
197525
207624
217822
227822
238020
248020
258119
268119
278317
288317
298317
308416
318416

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bang Racham gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
57
67
77
87
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107
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168
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208
218
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269
279
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308
318

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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18193030120
28183030131
37183130131
47183130141
56173130151
66173229151
76173229161
86163229171
96163228171
106163228181
116153228181
126153227191
136153327191
146143327191
156143327201
166133327201
176133327202
186133327202
196123227212
206123227212
216123227212
226123227212
236123127222
246123127222
256123027232
266122926242
276122826252
287132725262
297132625272
307142624282
317142524292

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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:48 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:485:56
211.16:485:56
311.16:495:57
411.16:495:57
511.16:495:58
611.16:505:59
711.26:505:59
811.26:506:00
911.26:506:00
1011.26:516:01
1111.26:516:01
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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 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.99 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
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bang Racham

In seasonPeak

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

Bang Racham'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 Bang Racham?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bang Racham in January

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

In January, Bang Racham sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bang Racham 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 Bang Racham peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 15UV 13Nov 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bang Racham 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 Bang Racham is worst in February — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (June, 30 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1960 µg/m³Jun 2330 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May41Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bang Racham?

Bang Racham sits at 14.9°N, 100.3°E, 14 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Sing Buri, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Bang Racham

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bang Racham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m.

The land around Bang Racham is covered by cropland (73%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
646 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Sing Buri 9.0 km · Wiset Chaichan 33 km · Lop Buri 38 km · Chai Nat 39 km · Phak Hai 49 km · Suphan Buri 51 km · Ban Mo 54 km · Phra Phutthabat 55 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 Bang Racham (14.892°, 100.3173°, elevation 14 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).