Dan Khun Thot weather in January

In January, Dan Khun Thot sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 57% 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 Dan Khun Thot's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dan Khun Thot's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:47 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
38%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 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 Dan Khun Thot reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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)
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How January really feels in Dan Khun Thot

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.

Dan Khun Thot weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°71.511.25.8
Feb33° / 21°122.611.54.3
Mar35° / 24°407.211.92.8
Apr35° / 25°8113.112.32.2
May34° / 26°16520.912.72.2
Jun33° / 26°13520.312.92.3
Jul32° / 25°1442112.82.6
Aug32° / 25°17623.112.52.7
Sep31° / 25°24024.312.12.7
Oct31° / 24°1231511.74.0
Nov31° / 22°263.711.35.4
Dec30° / 19°51.111.16.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27327
37228
47228
57228
67228
77228
87228
97327
107327
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dan Khun Thot 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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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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1152731234
2142832234
3132832234
4132832235
5122832235
6122832235
7112832236
8112832236
9112832236
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 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 6:43 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:435:49
211.16:435:50
311.16:435:51
411.16:445:51
511.16:445:52
611.16:445:52
711.16:455:53
811.16:455:53
911.16:455:54
1011.26:455:54
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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 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.3Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dan Khun Thot

In seasonPeak

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

Dan Khun Thot'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 Dan Khun Thot?

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 Dan Khun Thot for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dan Khun Thot in January

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

In January, Dan Khun Thot sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dan Khun Thot 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 Dan Khun Thot peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 13Nov 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dan Khun Thot 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 Dan Khun Thot is worst in March — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (June, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1346 µg/m³Jun 2222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb43Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr37Poor
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dan Khun Thot?

Dan Khun Thot sits at 15.2°N, 101.8°E, 214 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Amphoe Sikhiu, 35 km away.

Topography around Dan Khun Thot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dan Khun Thot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 209 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 817 m.

The land around Dan Khun Thot is covered by cropland (57%) within 3 km, cropland (83%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
817 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Amphoe Sikhiu 35 km · Nakhon Ratchasima 44 km · Non Sung 52 km · Pak Chong 67 km · Chok Chai 68 km · Chai Badan 68 km · Chaiyaphum 72 km · Bua Yai 82 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 Dan Khun Thot (15.2085°, 101.7714°, elevation 214 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).