Weather in Phuket in January 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Phuket in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +84°F with a maximum of +86°F and a minimum of +77°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +84°F to +84°F.
Is Phuket warm or cold in January?
Phuket is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +84°F to +84°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +79°F to +79°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is one of the coolest months in Phuket, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Phuket in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +84°F | +84°F | +86°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +72°F | +72°F | +48°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +97°F | +97°F | +99°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 108 mm | 40 mm | 31 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 75% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 19 | 22 | 19 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +84°F for average maximum temperature during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 108 mm to 40 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 77% to 75%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 3 to 5.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Phuket is gradually decreasing during January, going from 6 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Phuket?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Phuket in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+83°F) and the highest in 1997 (+95°F). The driest year was 2005 with only 1 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2017 with 378 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Phuket, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.