Narathiwat weather in January

In January, Narathiwat sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 133 mm of rain across 17.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Narathiwat's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Narathiwat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:32 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
71%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Narathiwat is town in Narathiwat province, Thailand.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 33 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
6,369/km²
people per km²
Founded
1936

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 Narathiwat reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Narathiwat

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.

Narathiwat weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°13317.111.75.1
Feb29° / 24°629.711.85.5
Mar30° / 25°8312.3124.8
Apr31° / 26°8614.512.13.9
May32° / 26°12222.212.32.9
Jun31° / 26°11921.912.43.0
Jul31° / 26°12522.112.33.2
Aug31° / 25°13023.412.23.0
Sep31° / 25°15124.5123.0
Oct30° / 25°23427.211.93.0
Nov29° / 25°34326.711.73.3
Dec28° / 24°37423.811.64.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32872
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53070
63169
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Narathiwat gets around 133 mm of rain over 17.1 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 55% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
158411
258510
358510
458510
558510
658510
758510
868410
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1068410
1178310
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169829
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2010837
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:276:05
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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 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Narathiwat

In seasonPeak

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

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

Narathiwat's rainy season runs October–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Narathiwat?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Narathiwat for sightseeing.

What to pack for Narathiwat in January

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

In January, Narathiwat sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Narathiwat in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 23 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Narathiwat in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Narathiwat peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 14Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Narathiwat 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 Narathiwat is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1621 µg/m³Nov 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar11Good
Apr14Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Narathiwat?

Narathiwat sits at 6.4°N, 101.8°E, 9 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ra-ngae, 18 km away.

Topography around Narathiwat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Narathiwat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,506 m.

The land around Narathiwat is covered by trees (36%), artificial surfaces (24%) and water (20%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
302 m
80 km
1,506 m
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January weather nearby: Ra-ngae 18 km · Tak Bai 32 km · Su-ngai Kolok 47 km · Wakaf Baharu 54 km · Pasir Mas 55 km · Kota Bharu 57 km · Yala 61 km · Kampong Kadok 67 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 Narathiwat (6.4264°, 101.8231°, elevation 9 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).