Chum Phae weather in January

In January, Chum Phae sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Chum Phae's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chum Phae's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:47 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
37%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Chum Phae is town in Khon Kaen 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Chum Phae reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°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)
12817
22817
32817
42817
52817
62817
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282918
292918
303018
313018

How January really feels in Chum Phae

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.

Chum Phae 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
Jan29° / 17°102.111.17.0
Feb31° / 19°143.111.45.4
Mar33° / 22°417.811.93.7
Apr34° / 24°7913.912.42.6
May33° / 25°15622.312.82.4
Jun33° / 25°12719.2132.6
Jul32° / 25°14921.712.92.7
Aug31° / 25°19123.812.62.7
Sep31° / 24°2242412.12.9
Oct30° / 23°1101411.64.5
Nov29° / 20°223.811.26.4
Dec28° / 17°61117.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37327
47327
57228
67228
77228
87228
97228
107228
117327
127426
137426
147426
157525
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218020
228020
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308218
318218

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Chum Phae gets around 10 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
15
25
36
46
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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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1152935192
2142936192
3133037182
4133037183
5123037183
6123038183
7122938173
8122938173
9122938174
10122938174
11122938174
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14112938174
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19112838195
20112738195
21112738205
22112738205
23112637215
24112637225
25112537225
26112536235
27112436235
28122435245
29122435245
30132434245
31132334255

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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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 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:445:46
211.06:445:46
311.06:455:47
411.06:455:47
511.06:455:48
611.06:455:48
711.16:465:49
811.16:465:50
911.16:465:50
1011.16:465:51
1111.16:475:51
1211.16:475:52
1311.16:475:53
1411.16:475:53
1511.16:475:54
1611.16:475:54
1711.16:485:55
1811.16:485:55
1911.16:485:56
2011.16:485:57
2111.26:485:57
2211.26:485:58
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2411.26:485:59
2511.26:485:59
2611.26:486:00
2711.26:486:01
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2911.26:476:02
3011.26:476:02
3111.36:476:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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94.7Bright
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164.8Bright
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204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Chum Phae

In seasonPeak

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

Chum Phae'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 Chum Phae?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Chum Phae for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Chum Phae in January

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

In January, Chum Phae sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chum Phae 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 Chum Phae peaks around August 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 13UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Chum Phae 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 Chum Phae is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (June, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1550 µg/m³Jun 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb45Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr41Poor
May27Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chum Phae?

Chum Phae sits at 16.5°N, 102.1°E, 227 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Phu Khiao, 19 km away.

Topography around Chum Phae

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chum Phae has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,163 m.

The land around Chum Phae is covered by cropland (38%), trees (34%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
648 m
80 km
1,163 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Phu Khiao 19 km · Kaset Sombun 33 km · Phu Kradueng 44 km · Kaeng Khro 51 km · Khon Kaen 79 km · Nong Bua Lamphu 82 km · Chaiyaphum 82 km · Na Klang 85 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 Chum Phae (16.5443°, 102.0992°, elevation 227 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).