Griffith weather in January

In January, Griffith sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 30 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-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 63% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Griffith's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Griffith's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:23 AM – 8:27 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
8.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Griffith is city in New South Wales, 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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Griffith reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 40°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 Griffith

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
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.

Griffith weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°304.1144.0
Feb32° / 18°333.813.34.8
Mar29° / 15°28312.36.9
Apr24° / 11°233.611.28.2
May19° / 284.510.27.0
Jun16° / 396.19.85.2
Jul15° / 326.49.94.8
Aug16° / 305.710.75.8
Sep20° / 36511.87.3
Oct24° / 10°365.212.97.9
Nov28° / 14°355.513.86.8
Dec31° / 16°354.514.25.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47525
57525
67525
77525
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Griffith gets around 30 mm of rain over 4.1 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 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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210
310
410
510
611
711
811
911
1011
1112
1212
1312
1413
1513
1614
1714
1814
1915
2015
2115
2215
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2415
2515
2615
2715
2815
2915
3015
3114

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18310520
28211520
38111620
48011630
57912630
67812730
77812730
87812730
97712830
107513840
117513840
127413841
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147214941
157015951
167015951
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
113light 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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 8:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.36:118:27
214.26:128:27
314.26:138:27
414.26:138:27
514.26:148:27
614.26:158:27
714.26:168:27
814.26:178:27
914.26:178:27
1014.26:188:27
1114.16:198:27
1214.16:208:27
1314.16:218:27
1414.16:228:27
1514.16:238:27
1614.16:238:27
1714.06:248:27
1814.06:258:26
1914.06:268:26
2014.06:278:26
2114.06:288:25
2213.96:298:25
2313.96:308:25
2413.96:318:24
2513.96:328:24
2613.86:338:23
2713.86:348:23
2813.86:358:22
2913.86:368:22
3013.76:378:21
3113.76:388:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 8.02 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 8.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.4Intense
28.4Intense
38.4Intense
48.4Intense
58.3Intense
68.3Intense
78.2Intense
88.2Intense
98.1Intense
108.1Intense
118.0Intense
128.0Intense
137.9Intense
147.9Intense
157.9Intense
167.8Intense
177.8Intense
187.8Intense
197.7Intense
207.7Intense
217.7Intense
227.6Intense
237.6Intense
247.6Intense
257.6Intense
267.5Intense
277.5Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Griffith?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Griffith in January

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

In January, Griffith sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Griffith 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 Griffith peaks around December 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeDec 22UV 13Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Griffith?

Griffith sits at 34.3°S, 146.1°E, 128 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Wodonga, 218 km away.

WodongaWangarattaEchucaSheppartonCanberraTuggeranongOrangeBendigo

Topography around Griffith

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Griffith has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 134 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m.

The land around Griffith is covered by trees (36%), artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), grassland (34%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
419 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Wodonga 218 km · Wangaratta 231 km · Echuca 237 km · Shepparton 240 km · Canberra 302 km · Tuggeranong 303 km · Orange 303 km · Bendigo 318 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 Griffith (-34.2885°, 146.0509°, elevation 128 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).