Hervey Bay weather in January

In January, Hervey Bay sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 105 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Hervey Bay's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hervey Bay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:16 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
52%
11th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Hervey Bay is city 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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Hervey Bay reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Hervey Bay 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
Jan27° / 24°10511.413.46.4
Feb27° / 24°1341212.96.1
Mar27° / 23°9510.212.26.7
Apr25° / 20°527.911.47.5
May23° / 18°577.210.87.5
Jun21° / 15°535.410.57.5
Jul20° / 14°303.910.67.7
Aug21° / 15°333.511.17.9
Sep22° / 17°283.911.88.2
Oct24° / 19°626.312.67.9
Nov25° / 21°487.213.27.5
Dec26° / 23°938.913.56.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46040
56040
66040
76139
86139
96139
106139
116139
126139
136238
146238
156238
166337
176337
186337
196238
206238
216238
226238
236139
246040
256139
266040
275941
285941
295941
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Hervey Bay gets around 105 mm of rain over 11.4 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 36% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
338
438
538
638
737
837
936
1036
1135
1234
1334
1433
1533
1633
1733
1833
1933
2034
2134
2235
2336
2436
2537
2638
2739
2840
2940
3041
3142

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111839365
211840375
311740375
411740375
511740375
611741375
711741375
811742365
901742355
1001743355
1101744345
1201744345
1301744345
1401645345
1501645345
1601644345
1701644345
1801644355
1901543366
2001443366
2101443376
2201342387
2301242397
2401141417
2501040427
2601040437
2701039447
280939457
290938457
300938467
310937467

Wind in January

Winds average 19 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:066:39
213.55:066:39
313.55:076:39
413.55:076:39
513.55:086:40
613.55:096:40
713.55:096:40
813.55:106:40
913.55:116:40
1013.55:116:40
1113.55:126:41
1213.55:136:41
1313.55:146:41
1413.45:146:41
1513.45:156:41
1613.45:166:41
1713.45:166:41
1813.45:176:41
1913.45:186:41
2013.45:196:40
2113.35:196:40
2213.35:206:40
2313.35:216:40
2413.35:226:40
2513.35:226:40
2613.35:236:39
2713.35:246:39
2813.25:256:39
2913.25:256:38
3013.25:266:38
3113.25:276:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
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126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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166.5Intense
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186.5Intense
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206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Hervey Bay

In seasonPeak

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

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

Hervey Bay'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 Hervey Bay?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hervey Bay in January

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

In January, Hervey Bay sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Hervey Bay 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 at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in July near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 23 to Jul 6 — about 10.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr25Warm
May23Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul20Cool
Aug20Cool
Sep21Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov25Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Hervey Bay 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 Hervey Bay 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 highHighHighVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 14Jun 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Hervey Bay?

Hervey Bay sits at 25.3°S, 152.8°E, 9 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Maryborough, 29 km away.

Topography around Hervey Bay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hervey Bay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 665 m.

The land around Hervey Bay is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, water (41%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
92 m
80 km
665 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Maryborough 29 km · Bundaberg 63 km · Gympie 101 km · Noosa 127 km · Sunshine Coast 155 km · Maroochydore 156 km · Buderim 158 km · Caloundra 172 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 Hervey Bay (-25.2876°, 152.7694°, elevation 9 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).