Jellyfish at Rawai Beach in January

January at Rawai Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing north-east wind of about 3.8 m/s is blowing from the sea onto the beach; mean waves 0.44 m, water 28.9 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 8% of days in this month as high risk. Official DMCR jellyfish warnings in January: 0.

Typical risk this monthModerate
  • Low 0%
  • Moderate 92%
  • High 8%
  • Very high 0%

How the days of this month split by risk level (2022–2026 weather). A typical day is moderate; 8% of days are high or very high.

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Weather and sea in January

Wind3.8 m/s, north-east
Onshore wind1.8 m/s
Waves0.44 m
Water28.9 °C
Rain34 mm · 8.6 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.

Rawai Beach: jellyfish month by month

  1. January: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 8% of days. Onshore wind on 92% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  2. February: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 20% of days. Onshore wind on 87% of days. Official warnings: 0. Eyewitness reports: 6.
  3. March: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 6% of days. Onshore wind on 79% of days. Official warnings: 2. Eyewitness reports: 3.
  4. April: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 8% of days. Onshore wind on 42% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  5. May: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 21% of days. Onshore wind on 31% of days. Official warnings: 2. Eyewitness reports: 2.
  6. June: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 21% of days. Onshore wind on 11% of days. Official warnings: 3.
  7. July: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 14% of days. Onshore wind on 7% of days. Official warnings: 2.
  8. August: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 25% of days. Onshore wind on 7% of days. Official warnings: 1.
  9. September: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 10% of days. Onshore wind on 7% of days. Official warnings: 1.
  10. October: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 4% of days. Onshore wind on 23% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  11. November: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 0% of days. Onshore wind on 61% of days. Official warnings: 0.
  12. December: Usually moderate risk. High risk on 1% of days. Onshore wind on 91% of days. Official warnings: 1.
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  • 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 Rawai Beach in January?

January at Rawai Beach is a month of moderate risk. The prevailing north-east wind of about 3.8 m/s is blowing from the sea onto the beach; mean waves 0.44 m, water 28.9 °C. Based on 2022–2026 weather the model rates about 8% 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.