Nakhon Phanom weather in January

In January, Nakhon Phanom sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Nakhon Phanom's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nakhon Phanom's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:38 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Nakhon Phanom is town in Nakhon Phanom 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nakhon Phanom reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°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)
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How January really feels in Nakhon Phanom

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.

Nakhon Phanom 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
Jan28° / 16°61.511.17.4
Feb30° / 18°132.511.46.2
Mar32° / 21°345.611.94.6
Apr33° / 23°6911.512.43.4
May32° / 24°25323.712.82.7
Jun31° / 25°37827.6132.5
Jul30° / 24°49029.412.92.7
Aug30° / 24°49329.912.62.6
Sep30° / 24°31824.712.13.0
Oct31° / 22°11111.411.64.5
Nov30° / 19°202.611.26.0
Dec28° / 16°61.2117.6

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 18% 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 (%)
18218
28119
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68020
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nakhon Phanom gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% 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 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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1243035101
2243035101
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7232936101
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30252831152
31252730162

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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
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98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
139calm
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159calm
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179calm
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319calm

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 6:35 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:355:33
211.06:355:34
311.06:355:34
411.06:365:35
511.06:365:36
611.06:365:36
711.06:375:37
811.06:375:37
911.06:375:38
1011.06:375:39
1111.06:385:39
1211.06:385:40
1311.06:385:40
1411.06:385:41
1511.16:385:41
1611.16:385:42
1711.16:385:43
1811.16:385:43
1911.16:395:44
2011.16:395:44
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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 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nakhon Phanom

In seasonPeak

In January, Nakhon Phanom sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Nakhon Phanom sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Nakhon Phanom's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Nakhon Phanom?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Nakhon Phanom for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nakhon Phanom in January

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

In January, Nakhon Phanom sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nakhon Phanom 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 Nakhon Phanom peaks around July 18 at about 13 (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 highExtremeExtremeVery highJul 18UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Nakhon Phanom 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 Nakhon Phanom is worst in March — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateMar 1879 µg/m³Nov 1715 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nakhon Phanom?

Nakhon Phanom sits at 17.4°N, 104.8°E, 154 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Tha Khaek, 6.0 km away.

SavannakhetMukdahanSekaKhao WongBan Kèngkok

Topography around Nakhon Phanom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nakhon Phanom has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 145 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,431 m.

The land around Nakhon Phanom is covered by trees (33%), artificial surfaces (22%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
577 m
80 km
1,431 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Tha Khaek 6.0 km · Sakon Nakhon 73 km · Ban Xénô 85 km · Savannakhet 93 km · Mukdahan 96 km · Seka 105 km · Khao Wong 108 km · Ban Kèngkok 116 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 Nakhon Phanom (17.4108°, 104.7786°, elevation 154 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).