Dubbo weather in January

In January, Dubbo sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 51 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of January to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dubbo's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dubbo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:18 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
37%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Dubbo is city in New South Wales, Australia.

Founded
1849

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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dubbo reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Dubbo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 28 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Dubbo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°51613.94.3
Feb31° / 18°534.913.25.1
Mar28° / 15°464.612.27.0
Apr24° / 11°333.511.28.2
May19° / 374.510.47.2
Jun16° / 466.29.95.5
Jul15° / 436.110.15.1
Aug17° / 385.210.86.3
Sep21° / 455.511.87.5
Oct24° / 10°536.112.87.9
Nov28° / 14°627.213.76.7
Dec30° / 17°756.414.15.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dubbo gets around 51 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 (%)
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218
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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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
155251550
255251640
354251650
453251750
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652251850
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851251950
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of January to 13 h 36 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 6:06 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 8:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.16:068:11
214.16:078:11
314.16:088:12
414.16:088:12
514.06:098:12
614.06:108:12
714.06:118:12
814.06:118:12
914.06:128:12
1014.06:138:12
1114.06:148:12
1214.06:158:12
1313.96:158:12
1413.96:168:12
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1613.96:188:12
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1813.96:208:11
1913.86:218:11
2013.86:218:11
2113.86:228:11
2213.86:238:10
2313.86:248:10
2413.76:258:10
2513.76:268:09
2613.76:278:09
2713.76:288:09
2813.76:298:08
2913.66:298:08
3013.66:308:07
3113.66:318:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.72 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 7.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.1Intense
28.1Intense
38.1Intense
48.1Intense
58.1Intense
68.0Intense
78.0Intense
87.9Intense
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217.4Intense
227.3Intense
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247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Dubbo?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Dubbo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dubbo in January

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

In January, Dubbo sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dubbo 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 Dubbo peaks around January 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 12UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Dubbo?

Dubbo sits at 32.2°S, 148.6°E, 264 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Orange, 125 km away.

MuswellbrookKatoombaBlue MountainsTamworthCranebrookGlenmore Park

Topography around Dubbo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dubbo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 275 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m.

The land around Dubbo is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%), cropland (29%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
588 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Orange 125 km · Bathurst 159 km · Muswellbrook 215 km · Katoomba 228 km · Blue Mountains 229 km · Tamworth 255 km · Cranebrook 255 km · Glenmore Park 258 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 Dubbo (-32.243°, 148.6048°, elevation 264 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. 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).