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Australia in January

Around 28 °C with 95 mm of rain and 8.3 hours of sun a day.

January is a solid shoulder-season month in Australia. Around 28 °C with 95 mm of rain and 8.3 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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Australia · January
What the weather usually does

Australia · typical month

  • Day / night
    19 – 28 °C
    Year range 9 – 28 °C
  • Rainfall
    95 mm
    Year range 50 – 95 mm
  • Sunshine
    8.3 hr / day
    Year range 5.0 – 9.0 hr / day
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What’s open · January

Things to do in Australia in January

January closes 1 thing below; the rest run as normal.

  • Closed
    Jim Jim and Twin Falls, Kakadu

    the wet season floods the access roads; in those months the falls are reachable only from the air

    Sources: kakadu.gov.au, kakadutourism.com

Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.

12 regions · current month

Australia, taken apart

Safety · 5 governments

What the governments say about Australia

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise normal precautions
Highest level across 5 governments · Advisory last changed
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CA

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked travel.gc.ca
DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
UK

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.gov.uk
US

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked travel.state.gov
Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

A decade of weather, in one page

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyAustralia. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in July (17.0), highest in January (27.6). Monthly means: 27.6, 27.0, 25.7, 23.0, 19.6, 17.2, 17.0, 18.1, 20.4, 22.9, 24.6, 26.6.
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)Average overnight low (°C)Typical lowTypical high
January27.619.316.132.0
February27.018.715.431.0
March25.717.814.229.7
April23.014.911.327.0
May19.611.98.223.0
June17.29.96.720.1
July17.09.46.119.9
August18.19.96.621.7
September20.411.88.124.7
October22.914.210.427.0
November24.616.112.229.2
December26.618.014.231.3
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyAustralia. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in September (50), highest in January (95). Monthly means: 95, 76, 86, 61, 56, 55, 55, 52, 50, 55, 61, 74.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January95
February76
March86
April61
May56
June55
July55
August52
September50
October55
November61
December74
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyAustralia. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in June (5.0), highest in December (9.0). Monthly means: 8.3, 8.0, 6.8, 6.4, 5.7, 5.0, 5.3, 6.2, 7.2, 8.0, 8.6, 9.0.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January8.3
February8.0
March6.8
April6.4
May5.7
June5.0
July5.3
August6.2
September7.2
October8.0
November8.6
December9.0
Windkm/h
Wind · 12-month climatologyAustralia. Average wind speed by month in km/h. Lowest in April (16.8), highest in July (18.0). Monthly means: 17.4, 17.7, 17.0, 16.8, 17.9, 17.5, 18.0, 17.8, 17.9, 17.6, 17.0, 17.2.
— average▬ typical range
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MonthAverage wind speed (km/h)Typical lowTypical high
January17.410.026.2
February17.710.326.6
March17.09.626.2
April16.89.126.1
May17.99.628.3
June17.59.127.7
July18.09.428.8
August17.89.528.2
September17.910.327.6
October17.610.426.4
November17.010.225.8
December17.210.325.8
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