Albany weather in January

In January, Albany sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 21 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Albany's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albany's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:14 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
59%
1st clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Albany is port city in Western Australia, Australia.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.5 µg/m³ · 2016
Density
397/km²
people per km²
Founded
1826

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical January day in Albany reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Albany weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 16°213.414.17.5
Feb22° / 17°173.513.37.4
Mar21° / 16°30512.37.0
Apr20° / 15°325.611.16.8
May18° / 13°437.710.26.1
Jun16° / 11°4810.39.75.1
Jul15° / 10°5311.19.94.5
Aug15° / 10°5811.310.74.6
Sep16° / 10°499.311.85.0
Oct17° / 12°356.712.95.8
Nov19° / 13°326.513.86.4
Dec20° / 15°224.114.37.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
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54753
64753
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84654
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104654
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Albany gets around 21 mm of rain over 3.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13646181
23546191
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43446201
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Wind in January

Winds average 19 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:02 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:027:21
214.35:037:21
314.35:037:22
414.35:047:22
514.35:057:22
614.35:067:22
714.35:077:22
814.25:077:22
914.25:087:22
1014.25:097:22
1114.25:107:22
1214.25:117:22
1314.25:127:22
1414.25:127:22
1514.15:137:21
1614.15:147:21
1714.15:157:21
1814.15:167:21
1914.15:177:20
2014.05:187:20
2114.05:197:20
2214.05:207:19
2314.05:217:19
2413.95:227:19
2513.95:237:18
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2713.95:257:17
2813.85:267:17
2913.85:277:16
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3113.85:297:15

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Albany

In seasonPeak

In January, Albany sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Albany sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Albany?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Albany for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Albany in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Albany sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Albany in January

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 21°C and coldest in September near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 26 to May 31 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb20Refreshing
Mar20Refreshing
Apr21Refreshing
May20Refreshing
Jun20Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Albany in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Albany peaks around January 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep7High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Albany?

Albany sits at 35.0°S, 117.9°E, 14 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Australind, 279 km away.

AustralindBusseltonBunburyMargaret RiverMandurahBaldivisByfordRockingham

Topography around Albany

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Albany.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Albany has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,027 m.

The land around Albany is covered by water (40%), artificial surfaces (26%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, water (42%), trees (33%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
232 m
80 km
1,027 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Australind 279 km · Busselton 279 km · Bunbury 280 km · Margaret River 284 km · Mandurah 342 km · Baldivis 355 km · Byford 357 km · Rockingham 365 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 90% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$65,130
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Albany (-35.0269°, 117.8837°, elevation 14 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).