Prachin Buri weather in January

In January, Prachin Buri sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 56% 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 Prachin Buri's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prachin Buri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:46 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
41%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Prachin Buri is town in Prachin Buri 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 Prachin Buri reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
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103221
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How January really feels in Prachin Buri

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.

Prachin Buri weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°122.611.34.9
Feb33° / 22°143.111.54.0
Mar35° / 24°468.411.92.9
Apr35° / 26°7313.412.32.1
May34° / 26°19823.512.62.0
Jun33° / 26°22925.412.82.1
Jul32° / 26°24026.412.72.3
Aug32° / 25°25427.412.52.3
Sep32° / 25°29526.512.12.3
Oct32° / 25°16018.611.73.2
Nov32° / 23°274.511.34.4
Dec32° / 21°61.311.25.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37129
47129
57129
67030
77030
87129
97030
107030
117030
127030
137030
147129
157129
167228
177228
187327
197327
207426
217525
227624
237624
247723
257723
267822
277921
288020
298020
308020
318218

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Prachin Buri gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.6 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
15
25
36
46
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168
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3110

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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15122733221
24112833222
34112833232
44102833232
54102733242
64102732252
73102632263
8392631273
9392630293
10392529303
11392529313
12492528314
13492527324
14482427324
15482427334
16482427335
17482426345
18482326345
19482326345
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24482226346
25482225346
26482225357
27492124357
28492124367
294102023377
304102022376
314112021386

Wind in January

Winds average 6 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
176calm
186calm
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206calm
216calm
226calm
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246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:42 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:425:53
211.26:435:54
311.26:435:54
411.26:435:55
511.26:445:55
611.26:445:56
711.26:445:56
811.26:445:57
911.26:455:58
1011.26:455:58
1111.26:455:59
1211.26:455:59
1311.26:466:00
1411.26:466:00
1511.26:466:01
1611.36:466:01
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1911.36:476:03
2011.36:476:04
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2711.36:476:07
2811.36:476:08
2911.46:476:08
3011.46:476:09
3111.46:476:09

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 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 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
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Prachin Buri

In seasonPeak

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

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

Prachin Buri'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 Prachin Buri?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Prachin Buri in January

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

In January, Prachin Buri sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Prachin Buri 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 Prachin Buri peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 14UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Prachin Buri 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 Prachin Buri is worst in February — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateFeb 1735 µg/m³Dec 1020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb35Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Prachin Buri?

Prachin Buri sits at 14.0°N, 101.4°E, 10 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Prachin Buri Town, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Prachin Buri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prachin Buri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Prachin Buri is covered by cropland (48%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
336 m
80 km
1,364 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Prachin Buri Town 1.0 km · Thambon Na Mueang 1.0 km · Ban Phra 5.0 km · Prachantakham 16 km · Ban Sang 17 km · Si Maha Phot 18 km · Si Mahosot 18 km · Nakhon Nayok 24 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 Prachin Buri (14.0499°, 101.3686°, elevation 10 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).