Nam Som weather in January

In January, Nam Som sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.6 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 29°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 Nam Som's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nam Som's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:49 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nam Som reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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)
12816
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How January really feels in Nam Som

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.

Nam Som 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
Jan29° / 17°101.611.17.1
Feb31° / 18°142.411.45.5
Mar34° / 22°396.911.93.6
Apr35° / 24°7812.812.42.5
May33° / 25°23623.112.82.3
Jun32° / 25°23122.8132.4
Jul32° / 25°26824.9132.5
Aug31° / 25°32626.312.62.6
Sep31° / 24°26624.412.12.8
Oct31° / 23°10512.311.64.4
Nov30° / 20°232.911.26.1
Dec28° / 17°91.3117.7

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 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27723
37723
47723
57723
67525
77525
87525
97624
107624
117624
127624
137723
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218119
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278218
288317
298317
308317
318416

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nam Som gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.6 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 (%)
15
25
35
45
55
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105
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136
146
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277
287
297
307
317

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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1183035171
2173035171
3163135171
4163235171
5153235171
6153235171
7143335171
8143335171
9143335171
10153335171
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26143134192
27153134192
28153033192
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:46 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:465:43
211.06:465:44
311.06:465:44
411.06:475:45
511.06:475:45
611.06:475:46
711.06:485:46
811.06:485:47
911.06:485:48
1011.06:485:48
1111.06:495:49
1211.06:495:49
1311.06:495:50
1411.06:495:51
1511.06:495:51
1611.06:495:52
1711.16:495:52
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1911.16:495:54
2011.16:495:54
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2611.16:495:58
2711.26:495:58
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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 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nam Som

In seasonPeak

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

Nam Som'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 Nam Som?

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

7.1
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 Nam Som for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nam Som in January

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

In January, Nam Som sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nam Som 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 Nam Som peaks around August 12 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 highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nam Som 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 Nam Som is worst in April — around 122 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.3× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateApr 11119 µg/m³Nov 1615 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar108Unhealthy
Apr122Unhealthy
May28Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nam Som?

Nam Som sits at 17.8°N, 102.2°E, 231 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Tha Bo, 42 km away.

Topography around Nam Som

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nam Som has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 227 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 559 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 951 m.

The land around Nam Som is covered by trees (51%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
559 m
80 km
951 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Tha Bo 42 km · Vientiane 49 km · Na Klang 52 km · Kut Chap 55 km · Erawan 58 km · Loei 58 km · Nong Khai 60 km · Nong Bua Lamphu 68 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 Nam Som (17.7704°, 102.1895°, elevation 231 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).