Jellyfish at Ao Khao Kwai (Koh Phayam) Beach in January

January at Ao Khao Kwai (Koh Phayam) Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing north-east wind of about 4.3 m/s is blowing offshore; mean waves 0.25 m, water 27.9 °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 15%
  • Moderate 85%
  • 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

Wind4.3 m/s, north-east
Onshore wind-1.8 m/s
Waves0.25 m
Water27.9 °C
Rain9 mm · 1.6 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.

Ao Khao Kwai (Koh Phayam): jellyfish month by month

  1. January: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 14% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  2. February: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 22% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  3. March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 21% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  4. April: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 10% of days. Onshore wind on 58% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  5. May: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 30% of days. Onshore wind on 70% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  6. June: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 16% of days. Onshore wind on 97% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  7. July: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 6% of days. Onshore wind on 97% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  8. August: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 99% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  9. September: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 3% of days. Onshore wind on 97% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  10. October: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 47% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  11. November: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 19% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  12. December: Usually low risk. High risk on 0% 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.

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Questions and answers

Are there jellyfish at Ao Khao Kwai (Koh Phayam) Beach in January?

January at Ao Khao Kwai (Koh Phayam) Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing north-east wind of about 4.3 m/s is blowing offshore; mean waves 0.25 m, water 27.9 °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.