Dok Kham Tai weather in January

In January, Dok Kham Tai sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°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 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dok Kham Tai's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dok Kham Tai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:00 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
32%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Dok Kham Tai is town in Phayao province, Thailand.

Founded
1965

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical January day in Dok Kham Tai reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12816
22816
32816
42816
52816
62916
72916
82916
92916
102916
112916
122916
132916
142916
152916
162916
172916
182916
192916
203016
213016
223016
233016
243016
253016
263016
273016
283016
293016
303016
313016

How January really feels in Dok Kham Tai

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.

Dok Kham Tai 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° / 16°152.5116.8
Feb32° / 17°61.211.35.2
Mar35° / 20°283.911.93.4
Apr35° / 24°719.512.42.4
May34° / 25°16619.712.92.4
Jun33° / 25°14421.513.12.4
Jul32° / 25°22124.8132.5
Aug31° / 25°25326.412.62.6
Sep32° / 24°2082312.12.8
Oct31° / 23°9814.711.64.1
Nov30° / 20°31511.16.0
Dec28° / 17°162.410.97.6

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 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27624
37624
47624
57624
67624
77624
87723
97822
107822
117921
127921
138020
148119
158218
168218
178317
188317
198416
208515
218515
228614
238614
248713
258614
268614
278713
288713
298713
308713
318713

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dok Kham Tai gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
19
29
310
410
510
610
710
810
99
109
119
128
138
147
157
167
176
186
196
206
216
226
236
246
256
267
277
287
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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
183642131
273742131
363742131
463842121
563843121
653943121
763943111
863943112
964042102
1074042102
117414291
128414191
139414091
149414091
1510404091
1611404091
1711393991
18123939101
19123839100
20123839100
21133739110
22133739110
23133739110
24133640120
25133640120
26133540120
27133540120
28133540120
29133540110
30143640110
31143640100

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

0246810151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 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 6:59 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:575:49
210.96:585:50
310.96:585:50
410.96:585:51
510.96:585:51
610.96:595:52
710.96:595:53
810.96:595:53
910.96:595:54
1010.97:005:54
1110.97:005:55
1210.97:005:56
1310.97:005:56
1410.97:005:57
1511.07:005:58
1611.07:005:58
1711.07:015:59
1811.07:015:59
1911.07:016:00
2011.07:016:01
2111.07:016:01
2211.07:016:02
2311.07:016:02
2411.07:006:03
2511.17:006:04
2611.17:006:04
2711.17:006:05
2811.17:006:06
2911.17:006:06
3011.17:006:07
3111.16:596:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dok Kham Tai

In seasonPeak

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

Dok Kham Tai's monsoon runs May–September, 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 Dok Kham Tai?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dok Kham Tai in January

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

In January, Dok Kham Tai sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dok Kham Tai in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dok Kham Tai peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (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 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Dok Kham Tai 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 Dok Kham Tai is worst in March — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateMar 2085 µg/m³Jul 1915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar89Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May28Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dok Kham Tai?

Dok Kham Tai sits at 19.2°N, 100.0°E, 394 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Phayao, 12 km away.

NanSan KamphaengLampangMae ChanChiang MaiPhrae

Topography around Dok Kham Tai

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dok Kham Tai.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dok Kham Tai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 392 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 782 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,807 m.

The land around Dok Kham Tai is covered by cropland (75%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
782 m
80 km
1,807 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Phayao 12 km · Chiang Rai 85 km · Nan 93 km · San Kamphaeng 103 km · Lampang 110 km · Mae Chan 110 km · Chiang Mai 114 km · Phrae 114 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 Dok Kham Tai (19.1624°, 99.9934°, elevation 394 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).