Lat Yao weather in January

In January, Lat Yao sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 11.2 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 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Lat Yao's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lat Yao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:55 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
35%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

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 33°C by the end.

A typical January day in Lat Yao reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 35°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 Lat Yao

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 29 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
29
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.

Lat Yao 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° / 20°101.911.25.0
Feb35° / 21°111.711.53.5
Mar37° / 24°335.511.92.0
Apr38° / 26°5610.212.31.1
May36° / 27°1482112.71.3
Jun35° / 27°1412312.91.6
Jul34° / 26°14822.212.81.9
Aug33° / 26°19724.412.52.1
Sep33° / 26°25925.812.12.1
Oct32° / 24°18319.111.63.1
Nov32° / 22°305.211.34.6
Dec31° / 20°91.311.15.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37426
47327
57327
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77228
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97228
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318614

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lat Yao gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.9 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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15153136130
25143136130
34143236140
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54123336140
63123437150
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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 5 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 6:52 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:525:56
211.16:525:57
311.16:525:57
411.16:535:58
511.16:535:59
611.16:535:59
711.16:546:00
811.16:546:00
911.16:546:01
1011.16:546:01
1111.16:556:02
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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 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.1Bright
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lat Yao

In seasonPeak

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

Lat Yao'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 Lat Yao?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lat Yao in January

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

In January, Lat Yao sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lat Yao 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 Lat Yao peaks around August 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 15UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Lat Yao 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 Lat Yao is worst in March — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (June, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateMar 1657 µg/m³Jun 2118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr44Poor
May27Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lat Yao?

Lat Yao sits at 15.8°N, 99.8°E, 62 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Thap Than, 34 km away.

Topography around Lat Yao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lat Yao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 500 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,903 m.

The land around Lat Yao is covered by cropland (66%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
500 m
80 km
1,903 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Thap Than 34 km · Khanu Woralaksaburi 35 km · Nakhon Sawan 38 km · Uthai Thani 48 km · Bang Mun Nak 70 km · Chai Nat 72 km · Taphan Hin 85 km · Kamphaeng Phet 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 Lat Yao (15.751°, 99.7892°, elevation 62 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).