Devonport weather in January

In January, Devonport sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 60 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-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 34% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of January to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Devonport's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Devonport's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
6:04 AM – 8:44 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Devonport is city in Tasmania, Australia.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
225/km²
people per km²
Founded
1890

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 Devonport reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°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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Devonport weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 12°607.314.67.1
Feb22° / 12°527.113.77.0
Mar20° / 10°527.612.36.7
Apr17° / 598.110.95.5
May14° / 739.29.74.2
Jun12° / 779.99.13.2
Jul11° / 9211.89.32.8
Aug12° / 941310.43.0
Sep14° / 9012.511.73.6
Oct16° / 7410.713.14.7
Nov18° / 719.714.35.8
Dec20° / 10°648.514.96.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35248
45248
55248
65347
75446
85446
95446
105446
115446
125446
135446
145248
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Devonport gets around 60 mm of rain over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
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422
521
621
721
821
920
1020
1120
1220
1320
1421
1521
1621
1722
1822
1923
2024
2125
2225
2326
2426
2527
2627
2728
2828
2928
3029
3129

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1861220
2851320
3851320
4841420
5841420
6831520
7831520
8811630
9811630
10811630
11801730
12801730
13791740
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31751771

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of January to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 8:45 PM to 8:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:508:45
214.95:518:45
314.95:528:46
414.95:538:46
514.95:538:46
614.95:548:46
714.85:558:46
814.85:568:46
914.85:578:45
1014.85:588:45
1114.85:598:45
1214.76:008:45
1314.76:018:45
1414.76:028:44
1514.76:038:44
1614.76:048:44
1714.66:058:43
1814.66:068:43
1914.66:078:42
2014.66:098:42
2114.56:108:41
2214.56:118:41
2314.56:128:40
2414.46:138:40
2514.46:148:39
2614.46:158:38
2714.36:178:38
2814.36:188:37
2914.36:198:36
3014.26:208:35
3114.26:218:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.03 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 7.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
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286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Devonport?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Devonport in January

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

In January, Devonport sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Devonport in January

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 February at about 18°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

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

10°12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr17Cool
May15Cool
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Devonport 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 Devonport peaks around December 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateHighVery highExtremeDec 21UV 11Jun 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb9Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct6High
Nov8Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Devonport?

Devonport sits at 41.2°S, 146.4°E, 28 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Burnie, 40 km away.

TraralgonWarragulMount MarthaMorningtonLangwarrin

Topography around Devonport

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Devonport has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,533 m.

The land around Devonport is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and water (27%) within 3 km, water (43%), grassland (26%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), water (30%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
480 m
80 km
1,533 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Burnie 40 km · Launceston 72 km · Hobart 206 km · Traralgon 332 km · Warragul 337 km · Mount Martha 343 km · Mornington 348 km · Langwarrin 350 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 Devonport (-41.1769°, 146.3515°, elevation 28 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).