Jellyfish at Nui Beach (Koh Lanta) Beach in January

January at Nui Beach (Koh Lanta) Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing north-east wind of about 5.6 m/s is blowing offshore; mean waves 0.36 m, water 28.8 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 3% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in January: 0.

Typical risk this monthModerate
  • Low 6%
  • Moderate 91%
  • High 3%
  • Very high 0%

How the days of this month split by risk level (2022–2026 weather). A typical day is moderate; 3% of days are high or very high.

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Weather and sea in January

Wind5.6 m/s, north-east
Onshore wind-4.6 m/s
Waves0.36 m
Water28.8 °C
Rain20 mm · 4.8 days

Official cases nearby in January

No official warnings nearby in this month.

Nearby beaches this month

Jellyfish found here

This is the dry-season jellyfish period: large rhizostome jellyfish, lilac medusae and stinging plankton. Bluebottles are rare on the Andaman coast at this time.

Nui Beach (Koh Lanta): jellyfish month by month

  1. 3%JanJanuary: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 3% of days. Onshore wind on 0% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  2. 0%FebFebruary: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 3% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  3. 1%MarMarch: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 16% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  4. 19%AprApril: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 19% of days. Onshore wind on 59% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  5. 15%MayMay: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 15% of days. Onshore wind on 73% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  6. 0%JunJune: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 96% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  7. 0%JulJuly: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 99% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  8. 1%AugAugust: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 99% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  9. 1%SepSeptember: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 94% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  10. 0%OctOctober: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 58% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  11. 3%NovNovember: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 3% of days. Onshore wind on 21% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  12. 1%DecDecember: Usually low risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 0% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  • typical level that month
  • bar and % — share of high-risk days
  • nofficial warnings, all years

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Questions and answers

Are there jellyfish at Nui Beach (Koh Lanta) Beach in January?

January at Nui Beach (Koh Lanta) Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing north-east wind of about 5.6 m/s is blowing offshore; mean waves 0.36 m, water 28.8 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 3% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in January: 0.

What to do if a jellyfish stings you in Thailand?

Get out of the water. Call 1669 for trouble breathing, chest pain or collapse. Do not rub the sting and do not rinse it with fresh water. If a box jellyfish is possible, pour vinegar over the sting for at least 30 seconds.