Seka weather in January

In January, Seka sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Seka's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Seka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:42 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
31%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Seka reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°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)
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How January really feels in Seka

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.

Seka weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 16°81.6117.3
Feb30° / 18°162.511.46.2
Mar32° / 21°396.111.94.5
Apr33° / 24°6911.812.43.2
May32° / 25°27924.612.82.5
Jun31° / 25°4052813.12.3
Jul31° / 25°51129.5132.5
Aug30° / 25°49930.112.62.5
Sep31° / 25°31324.212.12.9
Oct31° / 23°8610.511.64.3
Nov31° / 20°162.411.25.7
Dec29° / 17°61.110.97.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28119
38020
48020
57921
67921
77822
87822
97822
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Seka gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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24
34
44
54
64
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317

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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1242833141
2232934141
3232934141
4222934141
5222934141
6222934141
7222934151
8222834152
9222833152
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20203032153
21193032153
22193032163
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24193032163
25202931174
26202831174
27202730184
28212730194
29212630194
30212629204
31212529204

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
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:395:36
210.96:395:36
311.06:405:37
411.06:405:37
511.06:405:38
611.06:415:38
711.06:415:39
811.06:415:40
911.06:415:40
1011.06:425:41
1111.06:425:41
1211.06:425:42
1311.06:425:43
1411.06:425:43
1511.06:425:44
1611.06:425:44
1711.06:435:45
1811.16:435:46
1911.16:435:46
2011.16:435:47
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2211.16:435:48
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2711.16:425:51
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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 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Seka

In seasonPeak

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

Seka'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 Seka?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Seka for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Seka in January

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

In January, Seka sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Seka in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Seka peaks around July 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Seka 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 Seka is worst in April — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (September, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateApr 1085 µg/m³Sep 1615 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr86Unhealthy
May24Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Seka?

Seka sits at 17.9°N, 104.0°E, 158 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Pakxan, 60 km away.

Nakhon Phanom

Topography around Seka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Seka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 155 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 409 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,360 m.

The land around Seka is covered by trees (52%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
409 m
80 km
1,360 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Pakxan 60 km · Sawang Daen Din 73 km · Borikhan 75 km · Ban Dung 78 km · Warichaphum 78 km · Phon Charoen 84 km · Sakon Nakhon 88 km · Nakhon Phanom 105 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 Seka (17.9285°, 103.9552°, elevation 158 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).