Tak weather in January

In January, Tak sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. 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 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 Tak's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:00 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Tak is town in Tak province, Thailand.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 28 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,322/km²
people per km²
Founded
1937

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical January day in Tak reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°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 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13018
23018
33018
43018
53018
63018
73018
83118
93118
103118
113118
123118
133118
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313219

How January really feels in Tak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 10 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
10
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.

Tak weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°152.111.15.6
Feb34° / 19°91.311.43.9
Mar36° / 23°314.211.92.2
Apr37° / 25°518.612.41.5
May35° / 26°19117.812.82.0
Jun33° / 26°20420.6132.5
Jul32° / 25°20320.212.92.9
Aug32° / 25°21721.212.62.9
Sep32° / 25°19219.512.12.9
Oct32° / 24°10112.211.64.0
Nov31° / 22°183.211.25.3
Dec30° / 19°101.4116.3

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 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38020
47921
57921
68020
78020
87921
97921
108020
118020
128020
138020
148218
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198515
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218515
228515
238614
248614
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298812
308812
318812

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tak gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
108
117
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146
156
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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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
151932358
251833368
341834358
441735358
541737358
631638348
731639338
831640338
931641328
1031641318
1131642318
1231643308
1331644298
1431644298
1531645288
1631645288
1741644288
1841644298
1941643298
2041643308
2141642308
2241641318
2341640318
2441640329
2551539329
2651638329
2751638339
2851637339
2951636339
3051735339
3161735339

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
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306calm
316calm

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 6:56 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:565:57
211.06:575:57
311.06:575:58
411.06:575:59
511.06:585:59
611.06:586:00
711.06:586:00
811.06:586:01
911.06:596:01
1011.16:596:02
1111.16:596:03
1211.16:596:03
1311.17:006:04
1411.17:006:04
1511.17:006:05
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1911.17:006:07
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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 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tak

In seasonPeak

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

Tak's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Tak?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tak in January

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

In January, Tak sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tak 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 Tak peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highAug 13UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tak 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 Tak is worst in March — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (June, 14 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tak's WHO annual average of 28 µg/m³.

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateMar 1780 µg/m³Jun 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb41Poor
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May21Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tak?

Tak sits at 16.9°N, 99.1°E, 113 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Ban Tak, 20 km away.

Topography around Tak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 975 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,059 m.

The land around Tak is covered by trees (33%), cropland (28%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
975 m
80 km
2,059 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ban Tak 20 km · Kamphaeng Phet 60 km · Mae Sot 62 km · Ban Na 66 km · Mae Ramat 66 km · Myawaddy 69 km · Sukhothai 75 km · Thoen 83 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 Tak (16.8697°, 99.129°, elevation 113 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).