Sawang Daen Din weather in January

In January, Sawang Daen Din sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.5 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 65% 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 Sawang Daen Din's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sawang Daen Din's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:44 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

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 Sawang Daen Din 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 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12917
22917
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
82917
92917
102917
112917
122917
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202917
212917
222917
232917
242917
252917
262917
272917
283017
293018
303018
313018

How January really feels in Sawang Daen Din

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.

Sawang Daen Din 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°81.511.16.9
Feb31° / 19°142.311.45.4
Mar34° / 22°365.911.93.7
Apr35° / 25°7411.312.42.5
May34° / 26°2202212.82.3
Jun32° / 26°24424.2132.3
Jul32° / 25°30526.912.92.4
Aug31° / 25°35728.112.62.4
Sep31° / 25°2722412.12.8
Oct31° / 23°8810.711.64.3
Nov31° / 21°192.911.25.6
Dec29° / 18°61.1117.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28020
38020
47921
57822
67822
77723
87723
97723
107723
117822
127822
137822
147822
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288515
298515
308614
318614

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sawang Daen Din gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
104
114
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145
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165
175
185
195
206
216
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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 18% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1232835131
2222836131
3212836131
4212836131
5202837131
6202837132
7202837142
8202837142
9192836142
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23173034163
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25173034163
26182934173
27182933183
28182833183
29192832193
30192832193
31192831203

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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:40 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:405:38
211.06:415:39
311.06:415:40
411.06:415:40
511.06:415:41
611.06:425:41
711.06:425:42
811.06:425:42
911.06:435:43
1011.06:435:44
1111.06:435:44
1211.06:435:45
1311.06:435:45
1411.06:435:46
1511.16:445:47
1611.16:445:47
1711.16:445:48
1811.16:445:48
1911.16:445:49
2011.16:445:50
2111.16:445:50
2211.16:445:51
2311.16:445:51
2411.16:445:52
2511.16:445:53
2611.26:445:53
2711.26:445:54
2811.26:445:54
2911.26:435:55
3011.26:435:55
3111.26:435:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.84 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
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
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134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sawang Daen Din

In seasonPeak

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

Sawang Daen Din'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 Sawang Daen Din?

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
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sawang Daen Din in January

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

In January, Sawang Daen Din sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sawang Daen Din 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 Sawang Daen Din peaks around July 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJul 17UV 13Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Sawang Daen Din 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 Sawang Daen Din is worst in March — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1853 µg/m³Nov 2020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr43Poor
May30Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sawang Daen Din?

Sawang Daen Din sits at 17.5°N, 103.5°E, 169 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Warichaphum, 28 km away.

Topography around Sawang Daen Din

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sawang Daen Din.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sawang Daen Din has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m.

The land around Sawang Daen Din is covered by trees (40%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
79 m
80 km
523 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Warichaphum 28 km · Ban Dung 33 km · Ban Nong Wua So 34 km · Ban Phan Don 63 km · Phon Charoen 69 km · Udon Thani 72 km · Seka 73 km · Sakon Nakhon 81 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 Sawang Daen Din (17.4753°, 103.4575°, elevation 169 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).