Jellyfish at Bamboo Bay Beach in January

January at Bamboo Bay 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.

5-day outlook at Bamboo Bay Beach →

Weather and sea in January

Wind5.6 m/s, north-east
Onshore wind-4.9 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.

Bamboo Bay: jellyfish month by month

  1. January: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 3% of days. Onshore wind on 1% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  2. February: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 4% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  3. March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 16% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  4. April: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 20% of days. Onshore wind on 57% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 3.
  5. May: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 27% of days. Onshore wind on 71% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  6. June: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 97% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 12.
  7. July: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 98% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  8. August: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 100% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  9. September: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 96% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 2.
  10. October: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 65% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  11. November: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 2% of days. Onshore wind on 21% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  12. December: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 2% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  • Low
  • Moderate
  • High
  • Very high

Colour shows the typical risk level that month; the number is the share of high-risk days. Warnings and sightings are in each month’s tooltip.

Jellyfish in Koh Lanta in January →

Questions and answers

Are there jellyfish at Bamboo Bay Beach in January?

January at Bamboo Bay 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.