Kaeng Khro weather in January

In January, Kaeng Khro sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Kaeng Khro's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaeng Khro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:46 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kaeng Khro reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
12918
22918
32918
42918
53018
63018
73018
83018
93018
103018
113018
123018
133018
143018
153018
163018
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223018
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243018
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263018
273118
283118
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303119
313119

How January really feels in Kaeng Khro

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.

Kaeng Khro 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
Jan30° / 18°81.811.16.2
Feb32° / 20°102.311.54.7
Mar35° / 23°386.411.93.1
Apr35° / 25°7211.812.42.3
May34° / 25°15319.312.72.4
Jun33° / 25°12418.612.92.5
Jul32° / 25°15320.512.92.8
Aug32° / 25°19723.112.52.7
Sep31° / 24°25025.212.12.7
Oct31° / 23°1331511.64.1
Nov30° / 21°27411.25.7
Dec29° / 18°61.111.16.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37426
47426
57426
67426
77426
87426
97426
107426
117426
127426
137525
147624
157624
167723
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208119
218119
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288317
298317
308317
318317

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kaeng Khro gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.8 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 7% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
65
75
85
95
105
115
126
136
146
156
166
176
186
196
207
217
227
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257
267
277
286
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 36% 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 (%)
1153034202
2143035202
3133035202
4133036192
5123036192
6123037193
7122937193
8122937193
9122937193
10122937183
11112937184
12112937184
13112937184
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15112937184
16112937195
17112937195
18112837195
19112836205
20112836205
21112836205
22112835215
23112835215
24112735215
25112735226
26122634226
27122634226
28132534236
29132533236
30132533236
31142432246

Wind in January

Winds average 9 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
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
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 6:42 AM to 6:46 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)
111.16:425:46
211.16:435:46
311.16:435:47
411.16:435:47
511.16:445:48
611.16:445:49
711.16:445:49
811.16:455:50
911.16:455:50
1011.16:455:51
1111.16:455:52
1211.16:455:52
1311.16:465:53
1411.16:465:53
1511.16:465:54
1611.16:465:54
1711.16:465:55
1811.26:465:56
1911.26:465:56
2011.26:465:57
2111.26:475:57
2211.26:475:58
2311.26:475:58
2411.26:475:59
2511.26:475:59
2611.26:466:00
2711.26:466:01
2811.26:466:01
2911.36:466:02
3011.36:466:02
3111.36:466:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.96 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
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kaeng Khro

In seasonPeak

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

Kaeng Khro'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 Kaeng Khro?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kaeng Khro in January

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

In January, Kaeng Khro sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kaeng Khro 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 Kaeng Khro peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kaeng Khro 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 Kaeng Khro is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (June, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1547 µg/m³Jun 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb42Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr37Poor
May28Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kaeng Khro?

Kaeng Khro sits at 16.1°N, 102.3°E, 205 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Phu Khiao, 33 km away.

Phu Kradueng

Topography around Kaeng Khro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaeng Khro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 197 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,064 m.

The land around Kaeng Khro is covered by cropland (56%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
444 m
80 km
1,064 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Phu Khiao 33 km · Kaset Sombun 38 km · Chaiyaphum 41 km · Ban Phai 51 km · Chum Phae 51 km · Bua Yai 61 km · Khon Kaen 72 km · Phu Kradueng 95 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 Kaeng Khro (16.1086°, 102.2581°, elevation 205 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).