Climate averages 1991–2020
Si Maha Phot weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 5th 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 Si Maha Phot: daytime highs average 30.9°C and nights cool to about 20.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.8 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 24 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kabin Buri (22 km away). In January its highs average 30.9°C, about as warm as Si Maha Phot, with 8.9 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Thailand, Si Maha Phot ranks joint 16th of 46 for the warmest January highs and 9th of 46 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 46 cities is 30.2°C; Si Maha Phot is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 32.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.8 mm to 14 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
Si Maha Phot climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 30.9°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 9.8 | 2.2 | 11.411 h |
| February | 32.4°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 14 | 3.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 33.6°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 41 | 8.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.2°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 70 | 13.2 | 12.412 h |
| May | 32.4°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 209 | 24.0 | 12.813 h |
| June | 30.9°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 267 | 26.5 | 12.913 h |
| July | 30.3°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 281 | 27.5 | 12.913 h |
| August | 30.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 300 | 28.2 | 12.613 h |
| September | 29.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 308 | 27.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.9°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 148 | 18.7 | 11.812 h |
| November | 30.5°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 24 | 4.3 | 11.511 h |
| December | 30.2°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 4.9 | 1.2 | 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
- Kabin Buri in JanuaryThailand · 22 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 20.3°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Nong Chok in JanuaryThailand · 71 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 21.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Lat Krabang in JanuaryThailand · 83 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Khlong Sam Wa in JanuaryThailand · 84 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 21.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Chon Buri in JanuaryThailand · 88 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 22.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Bueng Kum in JanuaryThailand · 93 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 21.6°C · 17 mm rain
- Sai Mai in JanuaryThailand · 94 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.3°C · 15 mm rain
- Ban Khlong Prawet in JanuaryThailand · 94 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 17 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 Si Maha Phot) is explained once on the Si Maha Phot year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.