Climate averages 1991–2020
Hat Yai weather
in January.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 10th 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 Hat Yai: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 23.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 86 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes January a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 46 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ban Mai (23 km away). In January its highs average 27.6°C, 1.2°C cooler than Hat Yai, with 104 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Thailand, Hat Yai ranks 39th of 46 for the warmest January highs and 44th of 46 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 46 cities is 30.2°C; Hat Yai is 1.4°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 30.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 86 mm to 44 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
Hat Yai climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 28.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 86 | 12.4 | 11.812 h |
| February | 30.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 44 | 7.3 | 11.912 h |
| March | 31.4°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 94 | 12.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.7°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 136 | 19.3 | 12.312 h |
| May | 31.4°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 150 | 23.5 | 12.412 h |
| June | 31.1°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 114 | 19.4 | 12.513 h |
| July | 31.0°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 115 | 19.7 | 12.512 h |
| August | 31.0°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 121 | 20.7 | 12.312 h |
| September | 30.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 164 | 24.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.2°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 285 | 28.1 | 12.012 h |
| November | 28.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 347 | 27.3 | 11.812 h |
| December | 27.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 277 | 21.9 | 11.712 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
- Ban Mai in JanuaryThailand · 23 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 24.7°C · 104 mm rain
- Alor Setar in JanuaryMalaysia · 100 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 23.5°C · 53 mm rain
- Yala in JanuaryThailand · 103 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 21.8°C · 79 mm rain
- Pendang in JanuaryMalaysia · 113 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.0°C · 67 mm rain
- Sungai Petani in JanuaryMalaysia · 151 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.1°C · 82 mm rain
- Kota Kuala Muda in JanuaryMalaysia · 158 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.7°C · 96 mm rain
- Nakhon Si Thammarat in JanuaryThailand · 168 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 22.6°C · 125 mm rain
- Tasek Glugor in JanuaryMalaysia · 170 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 23.0°C · 108 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 Hat Yai) is explained once on the Hat Yai year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.