Phibun Mangsahan weather in January

In January, Phibun Mangsahan sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Phibun Mangsahan's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Phibun Mangsahan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:33 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
35%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Phibun Mangsahan is town in Ubon Ratchathani 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Phibun Mangsahan reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Phibun Mangsahan

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.

Phibun Mangsahan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°41.111.25.7
Feb33° / 21°71.611.54.5
Mar35° / 24°315.511.93.1
Apr35° / 26°7512.312.32.4
May34° / 26°18723.312.72.1
Jun32° / 26°23225.312.92.3
Jul31° / 25°30127.812.82.4
Aug31° / 25°32028.712.52.5
Sep31° / 25°28226.612.12.6
Oct31° / 24°12515.311.73.9
Nov31° / 22°354.411.35.2
Dec30° / 20°71.311.16.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Phibun Mangsahan gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.1 wet days in January, the driest month. 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 4% on the wettest days.

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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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
161941322
251942322
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551843323
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851743314
961743304
1061842304
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 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 6:29 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:295:36
211.16:295:36
311.16:305:37
411.16:305:37
511.16:305:38
611.16:315:38
711.16:315:39
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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 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Phibun Mangsahan

In seasonPeak

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

Phibun Mangsahan'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 Phibun Mangsahan?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Phibun Mangsahan in January

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

In January, Phibun Mangsahan sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Phibun Mangsahan 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 Phibun Mangsahan peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Phibun Mangsahan 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 Phibun Mangsahan is worst in March — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateMar 1759 µg/m³Dec 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb42Poor
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr43Poor
May26Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Phibun Mangsahan?

Phibun Mangsahan sits at 15.2°N, 105.2°E, 127 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Warin Chamrap, 40 km away.

Amnat CharoenSi Sa Ket

Topography around Phibun Mangsahan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Phibun Mangsahan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 124 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,332 m.

The land around Phibun Mangsahan is covered by trees (43%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
1,332 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Warin Chamrap 40 km · Ubon Ratchathani 41 km · Det Udom 41 km · Pakse 63 km · Champasak 80 km · Kantharalak 92 km · Amnat Charoen 94 km · Si Sa Ket 98 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 Phibun Mangsahan (15.2447°, 105.2291°, elevation 127 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).