Is Brisbane hot in January?
Days are typically hot at 30.5°C, while nights average 21.7°C.
Australia · 1991–2020 normal
Brisbane in
January.
Typical January weather in Brisbane: 30.5°C by day, 21.7°C at night, 143 mm of rain over 8.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high30.5°C
Typical low21.7°C
Rain143 mm
Wet days8.4
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 47 out of 100 (September leads the year at 92). Daylight is calculated as 13 h 42 from latitude -27.47°. Open-water sea temperature is 26.2°C (14 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Brisbane 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 143 mm across about 8 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 13 h 42 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; September ranks first.
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Warm sea in January
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 26.2°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 2174003
- NOAA station
- ASN00040913 · BRISBANE
- Station distance
- 1.8 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 21 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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