Kamphaeng Phet weather in January

In January, Kamphaeng Phet sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 10 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.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Kamphaeng Phet's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kamphaeng Phet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:58 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Kamphaeng Phet is town in Kamphaeng Phet province, Thailand.

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 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical January day in Kamphaeng Phet reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Kamphaeng Phet

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 27 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
27
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.

Kamphaeng Phet 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
Jan32° / 19°101.811.15.3
Feb34° / 20°9111.43.8
Mar36° / 23°233.311.92.3
Apr37° / 26°416.112.41.4
May36° / 27°16418.712.81.6
Jun34° / 27°20724.2131.9
Jul33° / 26°21624.212.92.2
Aug32° / 26°26025.912.62.3
Sep33° / 26°25824.112.12.4
Oct32° / 24°15116.911.63.3
Nov32° / 22°244.411.24.9
Dec31° / 19°111.7115.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kamphaeng Phet gets around 10 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.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 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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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 6:54 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:545:56
211.06:545:57
311.06:555:57
411.06:555:58
511.06:555:58
611.16:565:59
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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 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Kamphaeng Phet

In seasonPeak

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

Kamphaeng Phet'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 Kamphaeng Phet?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kamphaeng Phet in January

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

In January, Kamphaeng Phet sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kamphaeng Phet in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kamphaeng Phet peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 14UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kamphaeng Phet 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 Kamphaeng Phet is worst in March — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.9× the cleanest month (June, 22 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1563 µg/m³Jun 2123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May31Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov35Poor
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kamphaeng Phet?

Kamphaeng Phet sits at 16.5°N, 99.5°E, 83 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Khanu Woralaksaburi, 59 km away.

Topography around Kamphaeng Phet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamphaeng Phet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 79 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,071 m.

The land around Kamphaeng Phet is covered by trees (35%), artificial surfaces (32%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
427 m
80 km
2,071 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Khanu Woralaksaburi 59 km · Tak 60 km · Ban Na 63 km · Sukhothai 67 km · Bang Rakam 70 km · Ban Tak 78 km · Bang Krathum 84 km · Lat Yao 86 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 Kamphaeng Phet (16.4834°, 99.5215°, elevation 83 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).