Gladstone weather in January

In January, Gladstone sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 114 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Gladstone's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gladstone's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:25 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
51%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Gladstone is city in Queensland, Australia.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.1 µg/m³ · 2019

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Gladstone reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Gladstone weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°11411.913.35.6
Feb29° / 24°13112.312.85.4
Mar28° / 22°838.512.26.7
Apr26° / 20°515.211.57.7
May24° / 17°404.510.98.2
Jun22° / 15°363.810.68.1
Jul21° / 13°293.110.78.2
Aug22° / 14°232.811.28.5
Sep24° / 17°213.211.98.7
Oct25° / 19°415.312.68.1
Nov27° / 22°406.313.27.4
Dec28° / 23°969.813.46.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36436
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106337
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126238
136337
146337
156337
166337
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266337
276238
286238
296139
306040
316139

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Gladstone gets around 114 mm of rain over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2236
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2639
2740
2841
2942
3042
3143

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17344811
27334911
37334911
47334911
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Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:156:42
213.45:156:42
313.45:166:42
413.45:176:42
513.45:176:43
613.45:186:43
713.45:186:43
813.45:196:43
913.45:206:43
1013.45:206:44
1113.45:216:44
1213.45:226:44
1313.45:226:44
1413.35:236:44
1513.35:246:44
1613.35:256:44
1713.35:256:44
1813.35:266:44
1913.35:276:44
2013.35:276:44
2113.35:286:44
2213.25:296:44
2313.25:296:43
2413.25:306:43
2513.25:316:43
2613.25:326:43
2713.25:326:43
2813.25:336:42
2913.15:346:42
3013.15:346:42
3113.15:356:42

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 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 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
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
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296.4Intense
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316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Gladstone

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gladstone's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Gladstone?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gladstone in January

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

In January, Gladstone sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Gladstone in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 28°C and coldest in August near 20°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr25Warm
May23Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul20Refreshing
Aug20Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Gladstone in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gladstone peaks around February 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 11UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Gladstone in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Gladstone is worst in November — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Gladstone's WHO annual average of 7.1 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodNov 1616 µg/m³Jun 184 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr5Good
May4Good
Jun4Good
Jul4Good
Aug6Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gladstone?

Gladstone sits at 23.8°S, 151.3°E, 21 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Rockhampton, 93 km away.

MaryboroughGympieNoosaSunshine CoastMaroochydore

Topography around Gladstone

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gladstone has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 955 m.

The land around Gladstone is covered by water (32%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
326 m
80 km
955 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Rockhampton 93 km · Bundaberg 158 km · Hervey Bay 221 km · Maryborough 238 km · Gympie 296 km · Noosa 338 km · Sunshine Coast 362 km · Maroochydore 363 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 Gladstone (-23.8485°, 151.2577°, elevation 21 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).