Is Auckland hot in January?
Days are typically warm at 24°C, while nights average 15.8°C.
New Zealand · 1991–2020 normal
Typical January weather in Auckland: 24°C by day, 15.8°C at night, 54 mm of rain over 6.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 93 out of 100, the highest of the year. Daylight is calculated as 14 h 25 from latitude -36.85°. Open-water sea temperature is 20.3°C (27 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Days are typically warm at 24°C, while nights average 15.8°C.
The measured monthly average is 54 mm across about 7 wet days.
There are about 14 h 25 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
January is the strongest month in our year-round weather comparison.
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