Gympie weather in January

In January, Gympie sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 111 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Gympie's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gympie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:14 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Gympie is town in Queensland, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Gympie reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22921
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42921
52921
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Gympie weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°11112.413.55.1
Feb29° / 21°12912.212.95.2
Mar27° / 19°8712.312.26.2
Apr25° / 16°438.411.47.2
May23° / 13°516.410.77.6
Jun21° / 11°435.610.47.4
Jul21° / 264.310.57.7
Aug22° / 10°32411.18.1
Sep25° / 13°324.911.88.2
Oct26° / 16°697.712.67.3
Nov28° / 18°698.913.36.5
Dec29° / 20°10210.613.65.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45149
55149
65050
75050
85149
95149
105149
115248
125248
135347
145446
155446
165545
175545
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195644
205743
215842
225842
235842
245842
255842
265743
275743
285644
295644
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Gympie gets around 111 mm of rain over 12.4 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 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
442
541
641
740
840
939
1039
1138
1237
1337
1436
1536
1635
1735
1835
1936
2036
2137
2238
2339
2440
2541
2642
2742
2843
2944
3044
3145

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1163045180
2162946180
3062946190
4062846190
5062846190
6052947190
7052846191
8052847191
9052847191
10052947191
11052947181
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20042547230
21042348250
22032248260
23032148270
24022049290
25021949300
26021849310
27021749320
28011749320
29011749330
30011749330
31011749330

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:04 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:046:41
213.65:056:41
313.65:056:41
413.65:066:42
513.65:076:42
613.65:076:42
713.65:086:42
813.65:096:42
913.65:096:43
1013.55:106:43
1113.55:116:43
1213.55:116:43
1313.55:126:43
1413.55:136:43
1513.55:146:43
1613.55:146:43
1713.55:156:43
1813.45:166:43
1913.45:176:43
2013.45:176:43
2113.45:186:42
2213.45:196:42
2313.45:206:42
2413.45:206:42
2513.35:216:42
2613.35:226:41
2713.35:236:41
2813.35:236:41
2913.35:246:40
3013.35:256:40
3113.25:266:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Gympie

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gympie's rainy season runs October–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 Gympie?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gympie in January

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

In January, Gympie sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Gympie in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 46 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 21°C.

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

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May24Refreshing
Jun22Refreshing
Jul21Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Gympie 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 Gympie peaks around February 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 14Jun 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Gympie?

Gympie sits at 26.2°S, 152.7°E, 69 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Noosa, 48 km away.

Topography around Gympie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gympie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 536 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 871 m.

The land around Gympie is covered by grassland (37%), trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
536 m
80 km
871 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Noosa 48 km · Sunshine Coast 66 km · Buderim 67 km · Maroochydore 68 km · Maryborough 72 km · Caloundra 82 km · Hervey Bay 101 km · Caboolture 103 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 Gympie (-26.1898°, 152.665°, elevation 69 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).