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🇹🇭 Weather in Patong in January

This is what the weather in Patong (Phuket, Thailand) was like in January in 2017–2026.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Light rain

Avg. daytime high

28.3 °C

27.7 °C – 29.1 °C

Avg. night-time low

25.9 °C

25.4 °C – 26.6 °C

Avg. rain days in period

13.0

42 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

99.3 mm

5.1 mm – 346 mm

Avg. cloud cover

67 %

This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.

Avg. sea temperature

–

Sea temperature unavailable for today (daily limit).

Extremes: Highest temperature 29.5 °C (8 Jan 2024) · Lowest temperature 24.1 °C (12 Jan 2026) · Avg. daily peak wind 16 km/h

Weather mix of all days

  • 51Sunny
  • 62Partly cloudy
  • 67Cloudy
  • 81Light rain
  • 49Rain

Summary

  • On average 28.3 °C during the day and 25.9 °C at night.
  • On average 13.0 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 99.3 mm of precipitation in total.
  • In 1 of 10 years there was not a single rain day.
  • Prevailing: Light rain.
  • Warmest year: 2024 (avg. 29.1 °C), coolest: 2017 (avg. 27.7 °C).
  • Wettest year: 2017 (346 mm), driest: 2020 (5.1 mm).
  • Extremes: 29.5 °C on 8 Jan 2024 and 24.1 °C on 12 Jan 2026.

Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?

Charts

Temperatures per year

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Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

  • 2026

    Partly cloudy
    Avg. max28.2°Avg. min25.4°
    Rain days
    3 Rain days
    Precipitation
    20.2 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    55 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.8 °C · Min 24.1 °C

  • 2025

    Partly cloudy
    Avg. max28.5°Avg. min25.8°
    Rain days
    11 Rain days
    Precipitation
    38.6 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    66 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.2 °C · Min 24.5 °C

  • 2024

    Light rain
    Avg. max29.1°Avg. min26.6°
    Rain days
    14 Rain days
    Precipitation
    35.2 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    65 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.5 °C · Min 25.9 °C

  • 2023

    Light rain
    Avg. max28.0°Avg. min25.7°
    Rain days
    22 Rain days
    Precipitation
    170 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    85 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.0 °C · Min 24.7 °C

  • 2022

    Sunny
    Avg. max28.4°Avg. min26.0°
    Rain days
    8 Rain days
    Precipitation
    26.9 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    48 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.1 °C · Min 25.1 °C

  • 2021

    Cloudy
    Avg. max28.2°Avg. min25.6°
    Rain days
    10 Rain days
    Precipitation
    36.3 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    74 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.9 °C · Min 24.5 °C

  • 2020

    Sunny
    Avg. max28.8°Avg. min26.0°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    5.1 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    37 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.3 °C · Min 25.5 °C

  • 2019

    Cloudy
    Avg. max28.5°Avg. min26.0°
    Rain days
    10 Rain days
    Precipitation
    74.4 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    66 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 29.1 °C · Min 25.1 °C

  • 2018

    Rain
    Avg. max27.9°Avg. min26.0°
    Rain days
    26 Rain days
    Precipitation
    239 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    86 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.8 °C · Min 24.7 °C

  • 2017

    Rain
    Avg. max27.7°Avg. min26.1°
    Rain days
    26 Rain days
    Precipitation
    346 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    87 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.6 °C · Min 25.1 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Patong in January?
Daytime highs averaged 28.3 °C, night-time lows 25.9 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 29.5 °C (8 Jan 2024), the lowest 24.1 °C (12 Jan 2026).
How often does it rain in Patong in January?
On average there were 13.0 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 99.3 mm of precipitation in total. In 1 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.

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Data sources

Weather data
Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains.
Sea temperature
MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis)
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