Is Darwin hot in January?
Days are typically hot at 32°C, while nights average 24.8°C.
Australia · 1991–2020 normal
Darwin in
January.
Typical January weather in Darwin: 32°C by day, 24.8°C at night, 464 mm of rain over 18.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high32°C
Typical low24.8°C
Rain464 mm
Wet days18.5
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 5 out of 100 (July leads the year at 69). Daylight is calculated as 12 h 47 from latitude -12.46°. Open-water sea temperature is 30.3°C (10 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Darwin 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 464 mm across about 19 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 12 h 47 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 11 of 12 in our weather comparison; July ranks first.
Event window
Warm sea in January
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 30.3°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 2073124
- NOAA station
- ASN00014040 · DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON
- Station distance
- 6.3 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 26 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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