Mae Sot weather in January

In January, Mae Sot sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 71% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mae Sot's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mae Sot's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:02 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
29%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Mae Sot is city in Tak province, Thailand.

Density
1,638/km²
people per km²

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

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 Mae Sot reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13016
23016
33016
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63016
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83016
93116
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313216

How January really feels in Mae Sot

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.

Mae Sot weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 16°7111.15.9
Feb33° / 17°60.411.44.6
Mar35° / 20°172.611.93.4
Apr35° / 23°39712.42.6
May32° / 24°20221.612.82.7
Jun29° / 24°34128.6132.8
Jul28° / 23°39429.612.93.0
Aug28° / 23°39729.912.63.0
Sep30° / 23°2582712.12.9
Oct31° / 22°10614.911.64.1
Nov31° / 20°172.911.25.3
Dec30° / 17°81.1116.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38020
48020
58020
68020
78119
88119
98119
108119
118218
128317
138317
148416
158515
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308911
319010

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mae Sot gets around 7 mm of rain over 1 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 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
192838233
282838233
382838223
472939223
572939214
673039204
773139204
873239194
973239184
1073339173
1173439173
1273539163
1373639153
1483639152
1583739152
1683738142
1783738142
1893738141
1993738141
2093738151
2193739151
2293639151
2393639151
2493539161
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26103339161
27103339171
28113239171
29113239171
30123239161
31123239161

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 12 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 6:58 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:585:59
211.06:596:00
311.06:596:01
411.06:596:01
511.07:006:02
611.07:006:02
711.07:006:03
811.07:006:03
911.17:016:04
1011.17:016:05
1111.17:016:05
1211.17:016:06
1311.17:016:06
1411.17:026:07
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2211.27:026:12
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3111.27:026:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.02 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
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mae Sot

In seasonPeak

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

Mae Sot'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 Mae Sot?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mae Sot in January

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

In January, Mae Sot sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mae Sot 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 Mae Sot peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mae Sot 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 Mae Sot is worst in March — around 112 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.0× the cleanest month (June, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodGoodModerateMar 17104 µg/m³Jun 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb43Poor
Mar112Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May18Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul12Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mae Sot?

Mae Sot sits at 16.7°N, 98.6°E, 213 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Myawaddy, 7.0 km away.

Hpa-AnHmaw BiMawlamyine

Topography around Mae Sot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mae Sot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 693 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,097 m.

The land around Mae Sot is covered by cropland (39%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
693 m
80 km
2,097 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Myawaddy 7.0 km · Mae Ramat 30 km · Kawkareik 39 km · Tak 62 km · Ban Tak 66 km · Hpa-An 101 km · Hmaw Bi 102 km · Mawlamyine 103 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 Mae Sot (16.7167°, 98.5667°, elevation 213 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).