Pathum Thani weather in January

In January, Pathum Thani sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pathum Thani's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pathum Thani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:50 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
42%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Pathum Thani is town in Pathum Thani province, Thailand.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 25 µg/m³ · 2019

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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pathum Thani reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13221
23221
33221
43222
53222
63222
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103222
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How January really feels in Pathum Thani

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Pathum Thani 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
Jan32° / 22°132.711.34.7
Feb34° / 24°132.611.53.9
Mar35° / 26°46711.92.8
Apr36° / 27°7312.112.31.8
May35° / 27°15422.212.61.7
Jun34° / 27°1522312.81.9
Jul34° / 26°1502412.72.0
Aug33° / 26°16824.412.52.1
Sep33° / 26°25525.512.12.1
Oct32° / 25°17419.811.72.9
Nov33° / 24°385.911.44.1
Dec32° / 22°91.811.24.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27129
37129
47129
57129
67129
77030
87030
97030
107030
117030
126931
137030
147030
157030
167129
177129
187129
197228
207327
217327
227426
237525
247525
257723
267723
277822
287921
298020
308119
318119

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pathum Thani gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.7 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 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
27
37
48
58
68
79
89
99
109
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149
159
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178
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208
218
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248
258
268
278
288
298
308
318

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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 69% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15102731243
24102731253
3492631263
4492631273
5382631284
6382530294
7382430304
8382429325
9382328335
10372328346
11372227346
12372227357
13372126357
14372126368
15372125368
16362025369
17362025379
18361925379
193619253710
203619253710
213618253710
223518263711
233518263711
243517263811
253517263811
263616253812
273616253812
283615253912
293715243912
303715233913
313715233913

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 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 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 6:45 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:455:57
211.26:465:57
311.26:465:58
411.26:475:58
511.26:475:59
611.26:475:59
711.26:476:00
811.26:486:00
911.26:486:01
1011.26:486:02
1111.26:496:02
1211.26:496:03
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1611.36:506:05
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1911.36:506:06
2011.36:506:07
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2911.46:506:12
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3111.46:506:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Pathum Thani

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pathum Thani's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Pathum Thani?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pathum Thani in January

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

In January, Pathum Thani sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pathum Thani 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 Pathum Thani peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 19 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 15UV 13Nov 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Pathum Thani 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 Pathum Thani is worst in January — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Pathum Thani's WHO annual average of 25 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 2334 µg/m³Jul 2418 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pathum Thani?

Pathum Thani sits at 14.0°N, 100.5°E, 4 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ban Bang Kadi, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Pathum Thani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pathum Thani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 755 m.

The land around Pathum Thani is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (37%), cropland (25%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
755 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Ban Bang Kadi 3.0 km · Pak Kret 12 km · Khlong Luang 14 km · Lak Si 15 km · Bang Bua Thong 16 km · Anusawari 16 km · Sai Mai 16 km · Mueang Nonthaburi 17 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 Pathum Thani (14.0135°, 100.5305°, elevation 4 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).