★ January31° · ☂ 2 ★ February31° · ☂ 3 March 32° · ☂ 3 April 33° · ☂ 5 May 33° · ☂ 10 June 32° · ☂ 9 July 32° · ☂ 10 August 32° · ☂ 9 September 31° · ☂ 14 October 31° · ☂ 14 November 31° · ☂ 5 ★ December30° · ☂ 2 Pattaya in January:hot, almost no rain Pattaya, Thailand · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 31° Hottest day 34.4° (2007)
Mean low 23° Coldest night 16.1° (2014)
Rain days 2 days 0-6 by year
Rainfall 19mm Daylight 11.4 → 11.6 h
Pattaya's 12 months i Best: December to February
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Beach Goodwarm sea Sightseeing on foot Finehot, mostly dry and muggy
Humidity 72% 19 muggy days
Clear days 8 days 5 overcast days
Mean wind 9 km/h Rarely windy
Sea temperature 27.4° 26.6-28.6° by year (last 6)
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:42 / 18:09 Daylight 11.4 → 11.6 h
Pattaya in January The middle of the dry season, with almost no rain. Clear days follow one another, which is good for time on the beach. The midday sun is strong, so sunscreen is a must.
January brought serious heat to Pattaya, 31°C on a typical afternoon and 23°C overnight. Early mornings were the best time to be outside. Rain was rare: 2 rain days on average. 7 of 20 years had a completely dry January, while 2012 reached 6 rain days.
With 23 days above 30°C on average, most of the month felt like high summer.
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January 1 Friday 1 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 30° 23° January 2 Saturday 2 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 30° 23° 1-2 rain on 0% of days 30° 23°
January 3 Sunday 3 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 23° January 4 Monday 4 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 24° January 5 Tuesday 5 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 31° 24° January 6 Wednesday 6 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 24° January 7 Thursday 7 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 31° 24° January 8 Friday 8 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 24° January 9 Saturday 9 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 24° 3-9 rain on 4% of days 31° 24°
January 10 Sunday 10 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 30° 23° January 11 Monday 11 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 30° 23° January 12 Tuesday 12 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 30° 23° January 13 Wednesday 13 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 30° 23° January 14 Thursday 14 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 31° 23° January 15 Friday 15 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 31° 23° January 16 Saturday 16 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 31° 23° 10-16 rain on 4% of days 30° 23°
January 17 Sunday 17 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 31° 23° January 18 Monday 18 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 23° January 19 Tuesday 19 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 31° 23° January 20 Wednesday 20 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 23° January 21 Thursday 21 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 23° January 22 Friday 22 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 31° 23° January 23 Saturday 23 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 31° 24° 17-23 rain on 9% of days 31° 23°
January 24 Sunday 24 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 31° 23° January 25 Monday 25 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 30° 23° January 26 Tuesday 26 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 31° 23° January 27 Wednesday 27 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 31° 24° January 28 Thursday 28 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 24° January 29 Friday 29 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 31° 24° January 30 Saturday 30 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 31° 24° 24-30 rain on 9% of days 31° 24°
January 31 Sunday 31 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 31° 24°
January 31 rain on 0% of days 31° 24°
1-2 rain on 0% of days 30° 23° 3-9 rain on 4% of days 31° 24° 10-16 rain on 4% of days 30° 23° 17-23 rain on 9% of days 31° 23° 24-30 rain on 9% of days 31° 24° January 31 rain on 0% of days 31° 24°
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January 1 Saturday 1 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 30° 23° January 1 rain on 0% of days 30° 23°
January 2 Sunday 2 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 30° 23° January 3 Monday 3 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 23° January 4 Tuesday 4 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 24° January 5 Wednesday 5 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 31° 24° January 6 Thursday 6 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 24° January 7 Friday 7 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 31° 24° January 8 Saturday 8 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 24° 2-8 rain on 3% of days 31° 24°
January 9 Sunday 9 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 24° January 10 Monday 10 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 30° 23° January 11 Tuesday 11 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 30° 23° January 12 Wednesday 12 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 30° 23° January 13 Thursday 13 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 30° 23° January 14 Friday 14 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 31° 23° January 15 Saturday 15 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 31° 23° 9-15 rain on 3% of days 30° 23°
January 16 Sunday 16 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 31° 23° January 17 Monday 17 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 31° 23° January 18 Tuesday 18 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 23° January 19 Wednesday 19 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 31° 23° January 20 Thursday 20 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 23° January 21 Friday 21 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 23° January 22 Saturday 22 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 31° 23° 16-22 rain on 8% of days 31° 23°
January 23 Sunday 23 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 31° 24° January 24 Monday 24 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 31° 23° January 25 Tuesday 25 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 30° 23° January 26 Wednesday 26 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 31° 23° January 27 Thursday 27 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 31° 24° January 28 Friday 28 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 31° 24° January 29 Saturday 29 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 31° 24° 23-29 rain on 9% of days 31° 24°
January 30 Sunday 30 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 31° 24° January 31 Monday 31 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 31° 24°
30-31 rain on 5% of days 31° 24°
January 1 rain on 0% of days 30° 23° 2-8 rain on 3% of days 31° 24° 9-15 rain on 3% of days 30° 23° 16-22 rain on 8% of days 31° 23° 23-29 rain on 9% of days 31° 24° 30-31 rain on 5% of days 31° 24°
Tap another date to change
2006 none
2007 15mm
2008 none
2009 none
2010 none
2011 none
2012 none
2013 none
2014 none
2015 none
2016 none
2017 none
2018 12mm
2019 none
2020 none
2021 none
2022 none
2023 none
2024 15mm
2025 none
Holidays in January (2027) December 31 to January 3 New Year breakJanuary 1 New Year's DayJanuary 18 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Holidays in January (2028) December 31 to January 2 New Year break 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates January 1 (Fri) 2 (Sat) 3 (Sun) 4 (Mon) 5 (Tue) 6 (Wed) 7 (Thu) 8 (Fri) 9 (Sat) 10 (Sun) 11 (Mon) 12 (Tue) 13 (Wed) 14 (Thu) 15 (Fri) 16 (Sat) 17 (Sun) 18 (Mon) 19 (Tue) 20 (Wed) 21 (Thu) 22 (Fri) 23 (Sat) 24 (Sun) 25 (Mon) 26 (Tue) 27 (Wed) 28 (Thu) 29 (Fri) 30 (Sat) 31 (Sun) ~ January 1 (Fri) 2 (Sat) 3 (Sun) 4 (Mon) 5 (Tue) 6 (Wed) 7 (Thu) 8 (Fri) 9 (Sat) 10 (Sun) 11 (Mon) 12 (Tue) 13 (Wed) 14 (Thu) 15 (Fri) 16 (Sat) 17 (Sun) 18 (Mon) 19 (Tue) 20 (Wed) 21 (Thu) 22 (Fri) 23 (Sat) 24 (Sun) 25 (Mon) 26 (Tue) 27 (Wed) 28 (Thu) 29 (Fri) 30 (Sat) 31 (Sun) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2006 had 0 rain days, 2012 had 6.
Pattaya through the year Month High Low Rain days Rainfall Sea January Good 31° 23° 2 days 19mm 27° February Good 31° 25° 3 days 37mm 28° March 32° 26° 3 days 38mm 29° April 33° 27° 5 days 73mm 31° May 33° 27° 10 days 138mm 31° June 32° 27° 9 days 119mm 30° July 32° 26° 10 days 106mm 30° August 32° 26° 9 days 93mm 30° September 31° 25° 14 days 232mm 30° October 31° 25° 14 days 231mm 30° November 31° 24° 5 days 77mm 29° December Good 30° 23° 2 days 13mm 28°
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Pattaya in January? Over the past 20 years January averaged 2 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 0 in the driest to 6 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Pattaya in January? Days averaged 31°C and nights 23°C. Pack T-shirts, sunscreen plus a hat, a swimsuit, and insect repellent.
Can you swim in Pattaya in January? Sea surface temperature averaged 27.4°C in January, warm enough to stay in for a long swim. Year to year it ranged 26.6-28.6°C. Check local flags for waves and jellyfish on the day.
Is January a good time to visit Pattaya? On warmth and rain days alone, Pattaya's easiest months were December to February. January ranked 2 of 12, close to the top.
Is Pattaya humid in January? Mean relative humidity was 72%, with about 19 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.
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