Yala weather in January

In January, Yala sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 78 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Yala's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:34 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
71%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Yala is city in Yala province, Thailand.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,924/km²
people per km²

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Yala reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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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313122

How January really feels in Yala

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.

Yala weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°7811.311.74.6
Feb32° / 22°42711.84.1
Mar34° / 23°8611.9123.0
Apr34° / 24°12417.212.12.3
May34° / 24°15122.612.32.1
Jun34° / 24°11119.412.42.3
Jul34° / 24°11419.112.32.4
Aug34° / 24°12520.212.22.3
Sep33° / 23°16022.8122.4
Oct31° / 23°26828.111.92.5
Nov30° / 23°29025.811.73.0
Dec29° / 23°23621.311.63.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32971
42971
53169
63268
73268
83367
93466
103466
113466
123367
133466
143466
153466
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273763
283862
293862
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Yala gets around 78 mm of rain over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
153
252
351
449
548
646
744
843
942
1040
1139
1238
1337
1436
1535
1634
1733
1833
1932
2032
2132
2231
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2431
2531
2630
2730
2830
2929
3028
3128

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1011854
2012844
3013843
4013843
5014833
6014833
7015823
8015823
9016813
10017803
11018802
12019792
13020782
14021772
15022762
16022762
17023752
18024742
19025732
20026722
21026722
22027712
23027712
24028702
25128701
26129691
27129691
28129691
29129691
30130681
31130681

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:296:07
211.66:306:07
311.66:306:08
411.66:306:08
511.66:316:09
611.66:316:09
711.66:326:10
811.66:326:10
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1011.66:336:11
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1211.66:336:12
1311.66:346:13
1411.76:346:13
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1611.76:346:14
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1911.76:356:15
2011.76:356:16
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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 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.7Bright
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174.9Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Yala

In seasonPeak

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

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

Yala's rainy season runs September–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Yala?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yala in January

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

In January, Yala sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Yala in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 39 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Yala in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yala peaks around February 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 14Nov 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Yala 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 Yala is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (February, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Yala's WHO annual average of 15.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1622 µg/m³Feb 910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yala?

Yala sits at 6.5°N, 101.3°E, 24 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Pattani, 37 km away.

Pokok SenaSu-ngai Kolok

Topography around Yala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 793 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,495 m.

The land around Yala is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
793 m
80 km
1,495 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Pattani 37 km · Yaring 38 km · Ra-ngae 56 km · Narathiwat 61 km · Betong 88 km · Tak Bai 91 km · Pokok Sena 94 km · Su-ngai Kolok 95 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 Yala (6.54°, 101.2813°, elevation 24 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).