Climate averages 1991–2020
Paoy Paet weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Paoy Paet: daytime highs average 31.2°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 25 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Battambang (92 km away). In January its highs average 31.7°C, about as warm as Paoy Paet, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Cambodia, Paoy Paet ranks 7th of 8 for the warmest January highs and 3rd of 8 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 8 cities is 31.3°C; Paoy Paet is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 33.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 16 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Paoy Paet climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 31.2°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 11 | 2.2 | 11.411 h |
| February | 33.0°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 16 | 3.1 | 11.712 h |
| March | 34.4°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 49 | 8.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.6°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 80 | 14.4 | 12.412 h |
| May | 33.0°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 145 | 22.0 | 12.813 h |
| June | 31.6°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 141 | 22.4 | 12.913 h |
| July | 30.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 161 | 24.5 | 12.813 h |
| August | 30.4°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 181 | 25.4 | 12.613 h |
| September | 30.0°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 237 | 25.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 157 | 18.3 | 11.812 h |
| November | 30.1°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 29 | 5.2 | 11.512 h |
| December | 30.1°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 5.8 | 1.4 | 11.311 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Battambang in JanuaryCambodia · 92 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 21.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Kabin Buri in JanuaryThailand · 97 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 20.3°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Si Maha Phot in JanuaryThailand · 118 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 20.4°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Chanthaburi in JanuaryThailand · 127 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.2°C · 29 mm rain
- Siem Reap in JanuaryCambodia · 144 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 21.9°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Nakhon Ratchasima in JanuaryThailand · 154 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 18.9°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Chon Buri in JanuaryThailand · 174 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 22.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Rayong in JanuaryThailand · 178 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.9°C · 28 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Paoy Paet) is explained once on the Paoy Paet year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.