Nong Bua Lamphu weather in January

In January, Nong Bua Lamphu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.2 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 Nong Bua Lamphu's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nong Bua Lamphu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:47 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Nong Bua Lamphu is town in Nong Bua Lam Phu province, Thailand.

Density
871/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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nong Bua Lamphu 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 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12816
22817
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
82917
92917
102917
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122917
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222917
232917
243017
253017
263017
273017
283017
293017
303017
313017

How January really feels in Nong Bua Lamphu

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.

Nong Bua Lamphu 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°71.211.16.9
Feb32° / 19°132.311.45.3
Mar34° / 22°376.411.93.4
Apr35° / 25°7211.312.42.4
May34° / 26°19721.812.82.2
Jun33° / 26°17821.2132.4
Jul32° / 26°21923.412.92.5
Aug31° / 25°28425.812.62.5
Sep31° / 25°27624.612.12.7
Oct31° / 23°11112.911.64.4
Nov30° / 20°233.311.26.1
Dec28° / 17°70.9117.4

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.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47624
57624
67624
77624
87624
97624
107624
117624
127624
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288317
298317
308317
318317

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nong Bua Lamphu gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
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93
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214
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265
275
286
296
306
316

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 24% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1162833202
2152934202
3152934202
4142935202
5142935202
6132935202
7132935202
8132936202
9132936203
10132836203
11132836203
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20132737203
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26132635224
27142535234
28142534234
29142534234
30152433244
31152433244

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
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 6:44 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:445:43
211.06:445:44
311.06:445:44
411.06:455:45
511.06:455:45
611.06:455:46
711.06:465:46
811.06:465:47
911.06:465:48
1011.06:465:48
1111.06:465:49
1211.06:475:49
1311.16:475:50
1411.16:475:51
1511.16:475:51
1611.16:475:52
1711.16:475:52
1811.16:475:53
1911.16:485:54
2011.16:485:54
2111.16:485:55
2211.16:485:55
2311.16:485:56
2411.16:485:56
2511.26:475:57
2611.26:475:58
2711.26:475:58
2811.26:475:59
2911.26:475:59
3011.26:476:00
3111.26:476:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nong Bua Lamphu

In seasonPeak

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

Nong Bua Lamphu'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 Nong Bua Lamphu?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nong Bua Lamphu in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nong Bua Lamphu 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 Nong Bua Lamphu peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 11UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nong Bua Lamphu 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 Nong Bua Lamphu is worst in March — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorModerateMar 1664 µg/m³Jul 1227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May36Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov35Poor
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nong Bua Lamphu?

Nong Bua Lamphu sits at 17.2°N, 102.4°E, 217 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Kut Chap, 28 km away.

Topography around Nong Bua Lamphu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nong Bua Lamphu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m around an average of 232 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,135 m.

The land around Nong Bua Lamphu is covered by trees (45%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
299 m
16 km
393 m
80 km
1,135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Kut Chap 28 km · Na Klang 29 km · Udon Thani 44 km · Erawan 53 km · Ban Phan Don 57 km · Nam Som 68 km · Phu Kradueng 69 km · Wang Saphung 72 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 Nong Bua Lamphu (17.2041°, 102.4407°, elevation 217 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).