Prakhon Chai weather in January

In January, Prakhon Chai sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 53% 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 Prakhon Chai's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prakhon Chai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:40 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
42%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Prakhon Chai is town municipality in Buri Ram province, Thailand.

Founded
1956

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 Prakhon Chai 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 27°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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303220
313220

How January really feels in Prakhon Chai

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.

Prakhon Chai weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°81.711.25.7
Feb33° / 21°132.611.54.3
Mar35° / 24°447.911.92.7
Apr35° / 25°811412.32.0
May34° / 26°16321.712.72.0
Jun33° / 26°13821.612.82.2
Jul33° / 25°14923.312.82.4
Aug32° / 25°18024.912.52.4
Sep31° / 25°24425.412.12.6
Oct31° / 24°1391711.73.8
Nov31° / 22°365.811.35.2
Dec30° / 19°91.911.26.1

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 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
46931
56931
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217426
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277723
287723
297723
307822
317921

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Prakhon Chai gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
192335285
282336285
382336285
472337275
572238276
672238276
772238276
872238267
972138267
1072138267
1172138268
1272138258
1372138258
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2782133289
2892133289
2992232289
30922312810
31922312810

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
210calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
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1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:36 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:365:45
211.26:375:46
311.26:375:46
411.26:375:47
511.26:385:47
611.26:385:48
711.26:385:48
811.26:385:49
911.26:395:50
1011.26:395:50
1111.26:395:51
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1311.26:405:52
1411.26:405:52
1511.26:405:53
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1811.26:405:55
1911.26:405:55
2011.36:415:56
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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 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
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155.0Bright
165.1Bright
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215.1Bright
225.2Bright
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255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Prakhon Chai

In seasonPeak

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

Prakhon Chai's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Prakhon Chai?

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
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Prakhon Chai in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Prakhon Chai 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 Prakhon Chai peaks around August 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 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 13UV 14Nov 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov7Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Prakhon Chai 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 Prakhon Chai is worst in March — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (June, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1239 µg/m³Jun 1818 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr30Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Prakhon Chai?

Prakhon Chai sits at 14.6°N, 103.1°E, 166 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Nang Rong, 36 km away.

Khon BuriOu Bei ChoanChok Chai

Topography around Prakhon Chai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prakhon Chai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 161 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 559 m.

The land around Prakhon Chai is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
69 m
80 km
559 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Nang Rong 36 km · Buri Ram 43 km · Surin 50 km · Samraong 64 km · Ban Huai Thalaeng 66 km · Khon Buri 95 km · Ou Bei Choan 101 km · Chok Chai 104 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 Prakhon Chai (14.6059°, 103.1208°, elevation 166 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).