Jellyfish at Pattaya Beach (Koh Lipe) Beach in January

January at Pattaya Beach (Koh Lipe) Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing north-east wind of about 5.8 m/s is blowing offshore; mean waves 0.48 m, water 29 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 0% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in January: 0.

Typical risk this monthModerate
  • Low 21%
  • Moderate 79%
  • High 0%
  • Very high 0%

How the days of this month split by risk level (2022–2026 weather). A typical day is moderate; 0% of days are high or very high.

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Weather and sea in January

Wind5.8 m/s, north-east
Onshore wind-3.7 m/s
Waves0.48 m
Water29 °C
Rain35 mm · 8.8 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.

Pattaya Beach (Koh Lipe): jellyfish month by month

  1. January: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 1% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  2. February: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 3% of days. Onshore wind on 3% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  3. March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 11% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  4. April: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 24% of days. Onshore wind on 37% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  5. May: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 9% of days. Onshore wind on 65% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  6. June: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 3% of days. Onshore wind on 81% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  7. July: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 2% of days. Onshore wind on 83% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 1.
  8. August: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 2% of days. Onshore wind on 88% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  9. September: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 81% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  10. October: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 36% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  11. November: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 7% of days. Onshore wind on 10% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  12. December: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 1% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 2.
  • 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.

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Questions and answers

Are there jellyfish at Pattaya Beach (Koh Lipe) Beach in January?

January at Pattaya Beach (Koh Lipe) Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing north-east wind of about 5.8 m/s is blowing offshore; mean waves 0.48 m, water 29 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 0% 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.