Climate averages 1991–2020
Yala 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 Yala: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 21.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 79 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes January a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 47 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Hat Yai (103 km away). In January its highs average 28.7°C, about as warm as Yala, with 86 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Thailand, Yala ranks 37th of 46 for the warmest January highs and 43rd of 46 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 46 cities is 30.2°C; Yala is 1.3°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 30.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 79 mm to 43 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
Yala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 28.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 79 | 11.4 | 11.812 h |
| February | 30.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 43 | 7.1 | 11.912 h |
| March | 32.5°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 86 | 11.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.0°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 124 | 17.2 | 12.312 h |
| May | 32.5°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 151 | 22.6 | 12.412 h |
| June | 32.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 111 | 19.3 | 12.512 h |
| July | 32.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 114 | 19.1 | 12.512 h |
| August | 32.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 125 | 20.0 | 12.312 h |
| September | 31.4°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 160 | 22.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.9°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 268 | 28.1 | 12.012 h |
| November | 28.6°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 290 | 25.7 | 11.812 h |
| December | 28.0°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 236 | 21.3 | 11.812 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
- Hat Yai in JanuaryThailand · 103 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 23.3°C · 86 mm rain
- Pendang in JanuaryMalaysia · 107 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.0°C · 67 mm rain
- Pasir Mas in JanuaryMalaysia · 109 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 21.9°C · 173 mm rain
- Ban Mai in JanuaryThailand · 110 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 24.7°C · 104 mm rain
- Alor Setar in JanuaryMalaysia · 112 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 23.5°C · 53 mm rain
- Kota Bharu in JanuaryMalaysia · 116 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 23.1°C · 173 mm rain
- Sungai Petani in JanuaryMalaysia · 133 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.1°C · 82 mm rain
- Kota Kuala Muda in JanuaryMalaysia · 146 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.7°C · 96 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 Yala) is explained once on the Yala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.