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Bangkok in January: every year compared

In January, Bangkok averages highs of 31.7 °C and lows of 22.3 °C, with 15 mm of precipitation. The warmest January was 1998 (28.3 °C), the coldest 1963 (22.8 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 31.7 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 22.3 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 15 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 3

Day by day through January

Normal high and low for each day of January in Bangkok.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every January in Bangkok, ranked

86 months of January since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 70 of 86 (−1.8 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 24.8 °C · −1.8 °C vs normal · rank 70 of 86

Warmest years

1199828.3 °C
2202028.2 °C
3200128.1 °C
4202428.0 °C
5199127.6 °C

Coldest years

1196322.8 °C
2197623.4 °C
3197123.9 °C
4201424.0 °C
5196524.0 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Rainy days
2025	24.8 °C	30.5 °C	19.8 °C	0 mm	23 days	0 days
2024	28.0 °C	32.8 °C	23.8 °C	11 mm	29 days	5 days
2023	25.8 °C	30.7 °C	21.7 °C	4 mm	19 days	2 days
2022	27.2 °C	32.4 °C	22.7 °C	11 mm	31 days	3 days
2021	25.1 °C	30.5 °C	20.6 °C	0 mm	19 days	0 days
2020	28.2 °C	32.9 °C	24.3 °C	2 mm	31 days	0 days
2019	26.9 °C	31.7 °C	22.9 °C	16 mm	25 days	5 days
2018	26.3 °C	30.5 °C	22.9 °C	93 mm	23 days	9 days
2017	26.9 °C	30.9 °C	23.7 °C	47 mm	25 days	7 days
2016	26.9 °C	31.7 °C	23.2 °C	22 mm	27 days	4 days
2015	25.2 °C	30.7 °C	20.8 °C	6 mm	18 days	2 days
2014	24.0 °C	30.3 °C	18.8 °C	0 mm	18 days	0 days
2013	26.7 °C	32.0 °C	22.4 °C	26 mm	29 days	4 days
2012	27.2 °C	31.2 °C	24.0 °C	25 mm	26 days	9 days
2011	25.6 °C	30.8 °C	21.3 °C	1 mm	23 days	0 days
2010	27.2 °C	31.7 °C	23.5 °C	33 mm	28 days	7 days
2009	24.5 °C	30.0 °C	19.8 °C	1 mm	18 days	0 days
2008	26.9 °C	31.9 °C	22.6 °C	2 mm	27 days	1 day
2007	26.8 °C	31.8 °C	22.6 °C	14 mm	25 days	4 days
2006	26.9 °C	32.0 °C	22.4 °C	3 mm	29 days	2 days
2005	26.5 °C	31.4 °C	22.2 °C	8 mm	26 days	3 days
2004	26.7 °C	31.6 °C	22.4 °C	44 mm	26 days	3 days
2003	26.3 °C	31.7 °C	21.6 °C	1 mm	30 days	0 days
2002	26.2 °C	31.5 °C	21.8 °C	4 mm	27 days	1 day
2001	28.1 °C	33.1 °C	24.3 °C	18 mm	30 days	4 days
2000	27.3 °C	32.5 °C	23.1 °C	6 mm	30 days	3 days
1999	26.8 °C	31.8 °C	22.7 °C	18 mm	25 days	3 days
1998	28.3 °C	33.8 °C	24.0 °C	5 mm	31 days	1 day
1997	25.5 °C	30.9 °C	20.8 °C	0 mm	27 days	0 days
1996	26.2 °C	31.9 °C	21.6 °C	4 mm	27 days	1 day
1995	26.3 °C	32.1 °C	21.5 °C	22 mm	29 days	4 days
1994	26.6 °C	32.7 °C	21.7 °C	1 mm	30 days	0 days
1993	26.5 °C	31.9 °C	22.2 °C	7 mm	26 days	4 days
1992	25.8 °C	31.1 °C	21.2 °C	12 mm	25 days	4 days
1991	27.6 °C	32.8 °C	23.2 °C	5 mm	31 days	2 days
1990	27.4 °C	32.6 °C	23.3 °C	8 mm	31 days	2 days
1989	27.3 °C	32.2 °C	23.6 °C	35 mm	29 days	8 days
1988	26.6 °C	32.2 °C	21.7 °C	2 mm	31 days	2 days
1987	26.1 °C	31.7 °C	21.3 °C	2 mm	29 days	0 days
1986	24.4 °C	30.4 °C	19.1 °C	0 mm	20 days	0 days
1985	26.5 °C	31.9 °C	21.7 °C	23 mm	29 days	3 days
1984	24.9 °C	30.3 °C	20.3 °C	12 mm	20 days	1 day
1983	25.7 °C	31.3 °C	20.8 °C	4 mm	24 days	1 day
1982	24.9 °C	31.1 °C	19.4 °C	0 mm	26 days	0 days
1981	24.8 °C	31.0 °C	19.5 °C	0 mm	25 days	0 days
1980	26.1 °C	32.5 °C	20.7 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1979	27.5 °C	32.8 °C	23.1 °C	10 mm	31 days	4 days
1978	26.7 °C	32.0 °C	22.6 °C	57 mm	27 days	5 days
1977	26.5 °C	31.8 °C	22.1 °C	7 mm	29 days	3 days
1976	23.4 °C	30.6 °C	17.5 °C	0 mm	21 days	0 days
1975	25.2 °C	29.6 °C	21.7 °C	80 mm	17 days	12 days
1974	24.5 °C	30.2 °C	19.7 °C	8 mm	20 days	2 days
1973	25.8 °C	31.6 °C	21.0 °C	5 mm	30 days	2 days
1972	24.3 °C	30.6 °C	19.0 °C	0 mm	20 days	0 days
1971	23.9 °C	29.5 °C	19.2 °C	16 mm	13 days	4 days
1970	26.4 °C	31.6 °C	21.9 °C	11 mm	29 days	3 days
1969	27.2 °C	31.9 °C	23.5 °C	69 mm	28 days	9 days
1968	25.2 °C	30.9 °C	20.4 °C	8 mm	25 days	4 days
1967	25.0 °C	29.6 °C	20.7 °C	4 mm	18 days	2 days
1966	26.7 °C	31.7 °C	22.6 °C	21 mm	25 days	3 days
1965	24.0 °C	30.1 °C	18.7 °C	5 mm	13 days	2 days
1964	27.4 °C	33.0 °C	22.7 °C	10 mm	31 days	3 days
1963	22.8 °C	29.2 °C	17.1 °C	0 mm	10 days	0 days
1962	25.1 °C	30.6 °C	20.1 °C	2 mm	20 days	0 days
1961	24.8 °C	30.6 °C	19.5 °C	6 mm	24 days	1 day
1960	26.1 °C	31.7 °C	21.1 °C	5 mm	25 days	1 day
1959	25.4 °C	31.3 °C	20.2 °C	2 mm	25 days	1 day
1958	26.2 °C	31.8 °C	21.3 °C	24 mm	28 days	4 days
1957	25.6 °C	31.5 °C	20.5 °C	6 mm	31 days	2 days
1956	24.4 °C	30.4 °C	19.2 °C	3 mm	19 days	1 day
1955	24.3 °C	30.8 °C	19.0 °C	10 mm	21 days	3 days
1954	27.1 °C	32.2 °C	23.0 °C	29 mm	30 days	5 days
1953	25.0 °C	29.9 °C	20.7 °C	287 mm	15 days	15 days
1952	26.0 °C	31.8 °C	20.9 °C	3 mm	28 days	1 day
1951	25.1 °C	30.4 °C	20.5 °C	29 mm	19 days	5 days
1950	26.0 °C	32.0 °C	20.4 °C	2 mm	29 days	1 day
1949	24.6 °C	30.8 °C	19.4 °C	3 mm	25 days	1 day
1948	25.5 °C	31.7 °C	20.3 °C	4 mm	25 days	1 day
1947	26.9 °C	32.3 °C	22.4 °C	70 mm	30 days	11 days
1946	25.1 °C	31.6 °C	19.4 °C	0 mm	24 days	0 days
1945	25.6 °C	30.5 °C	21.4 °C	50 mm	24 days	7 days
1944	25.9 °C	31.7 °C	20.9 °C	0 mm	30 days	0 days
1943	24.3 °C	31.0 °C	18.3 °C	0 mm	27 days	0 days
1942	26.3 °C	32.0 °C	21.1 °C	18 mm	28 days	2 days
1941	27.3 °C	32.6 °C	23.0 °C	10 mm	31 days	3 days
1940	24.3 °C	30.7 °C	18.7 °C	0 mm	25 days	0 days

January records

Hottest day

35.8 °C

January 28, 1998 estimate

Nearby station: 36.7 °C on January 12, 1947 measured

Coldest night

11.7 °C

January 12, 1955 estimate

Nearby station: 11.4 °C on January 12, 1955 measured

Wettest day

105 mm

January 30, 1953 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Bangkok in January?

Highs average 31.7 °C and lows 22.3 °C. A typical January brings 26 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Bangkok in January?

About 15 mm falls in January, over some 3 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest January was 1953 (287 mm), the driest 1940 (0 mm).

What was the warmest January in Bangkok?

1998, with a mean temperature of 28.3 °C. The coldest was 1963 (22.8 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 70 of 86.