Is Cairns City hot in January?
Days are typically hot at 31.8°C, while nights average 23.7°C.
Australia · 1991–2020 normal
Cairns City in
January.
Typical January weather in Cairns City: 31.8°C by day, 23.7°C at night, 412 mm of rain over 16.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high31.8°C
Typical low23.7°C
Rain412 mm
Wet days16.7
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 5 out of 100 (July leads the year at 86). Daylight is calculated as 13 h 02 from latitude -16.92°. Open-water sea temperature is 29.0°C (12 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Cairns City like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 412 mm across about 17 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 13 h 02 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 10 of 12 in our weather comparison; July ranks first.
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Warm sea in January
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 29.0°C in January. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 11703914
- NOAA station
- ASN00031010 · CAIRNS POST OFFICE
- Station distance
- 1.7 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 23 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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