Jellyfish at Mai Khao Beach in January

January at Mai Khao Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing east wind of about 3.2 m/s is blowing offshore; mean waves 0.39 m, water 28.9 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 9% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in January: 0.

Typical risk this monthModerate
  • Low 0%
  • Moderate 91%
  • High 9%
  • Very high 0%

How the days of this month split by risk level (2022–2026 weather). A typical day is moderate; 9% of days are high or very high.

5-day outlook at Mai Khao Beach →

Weather and sea in January

Wind3.2 m/s, east
Onshore wind-2.5 m/s
Waves0.39 m
Water28.9 °C
Rain48 mm · 10.4 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.

Mai Khao Beach: jellyfish month by month

  1. 9%Jan11January: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 9% of days. Onshore wind on 2% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 11.
  2. 13%Feb6February: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 13% of days. Onshore wind on 9% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 6.
  3. 5%Mar16March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 5% of days. Onshore wind on 21% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 16.
  4. 7%Apr5April: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 7% of days. Onshore wind on 59% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 5.
  5. 36%May11May: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 36% of days. Onshore wind on 74% of days. Official warnings: 1. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  6. 28%Jun10June: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 28% of days. Onshore wind on 97% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 10.
  7. 15%Jul1July: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 15% of days. Onshore wind on 97% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  8. 17%AugAugust: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 17% of days. Onshore wind on 99% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  9. 17%Sep14September: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 17% of days. Onshore wind on 96% of days. Official warnings: 1. Eyewitness reports: 4.
  10. 8%Oct5October: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 8% of days. Onshore wind on 72% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 5.
  11. 0%Nov1November: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 25% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  12. 2%Dec1December: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 2% of days. Onshore wind on 2% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  • typical level that month
  • bar and % — share of high-risk days
  • nofficial warnings, all years
  • neyewitness reports, all years

Jellyfish in Phuket in January →

Questions and answers

Are there jellyfish at Mai Khao Beach in January?

January at Mai Khao Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing east wind of about 3.2 m/s is blowing offshore; mean waves 0.39 m, water 28.9 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 9% 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.