Corio weather in January

In January, Corio sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 43 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of January to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Corio's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Corio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
6:21 AM – 8:43 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
17 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Corio is suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

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 22°C through the month.

A typical January day in Corio reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22114
32215
42215
52215
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Corio weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 15°43614.37.4
Feb22° / 16°425.713.57.4
Mar21° / 14°315.612.37.1
Apr18° / 12°427116.2
May16° / 11°398.1104.9
Jun13° / 479.49.43.8
Jul13° / 389.59.63.5
Aug13° / 431010.53.7
Sep15° / 5110.511.74.4
Oct17° / 10°559.3135.4
Nov19° / 12°598.714.16.1
Dec20° / 13°497.514.66.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35248
45347
55347
65446
75446
85545
95545
105644
115545
125644
135743
145743
155842
165842
175941
185842
195842
205842
215941
225941
235941
245842
255842
265842
275842
285842
295842
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Corio gets around 43 mm of rain over 6 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 19% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
219
319
419
519
618
718
818
918
1018
1117
1217
1317
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817
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3022
3122

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1662860
2642961
3633061
4613171
5613171
6613171
7593281
8583282
9593182
10583192
11583192
125731102
135731102
145531113
155630113
165530123
175430133
185430133
195330143
205330143
215230153
225230153
235130163
245130163
255030173
264930173
274830183
284830184
294730194
304730194
314730194

Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
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3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of January to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 8:44 PM to 8:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.66:088:44
214.66:088:44
314.66:098:44
414.66:108:44
514.66:118:44
614.56:118:44
714.56:128:44
814.56:138:44
914.56:148:44
1014.56:158:44
1114.56:168:44
1214.56:178:44
1314.46:188:44
1414.46:198:43
1514.46:208:43
1614.46:218:43
1714.46:228:43
1814.36:238:42
1914.36:248:42
2014.36:258:42
2114.36:268:41
2214.26:278:41
2314.26:288:40
2414.26:298:40
2514.26:308:39
2614.16:318:38
2714.16:328:38
2814.16:338:37
2914.06:348:37
3014.06:358:36
3114.06:368:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.14 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 7.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
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197.0Intense
207.0Intense
216.9Intense
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246.8Intense
256.8Intense
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276.8Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Corio?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Corio in January

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

In January, Corio sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Corio in January

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 32 km away) is warmest in February at about 19°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr17Cool
May16Cool
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov15Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Corio in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Corio peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 19UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Corio?

Corio sits at 38.1°S, 144.4°E, 9 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Lara, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Corio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Corio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,046 m.

The land around Corio is covered by water (38%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), cropland (21%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
366 m
80 km
1,046 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Lara 7.0 km · Geelong 7.0 km · Highton 12 km · Torquay 28 km · Wyndham Vale 30 km · Werribee 32 km · Hoppers Crossing 36 km · Tarneit 37 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 Corio (-38.0833°, 144.3833°, elevation 9 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. 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).