Highton weather in January

In January, Highton sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 38 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of January to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Highton's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Highton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
6:21 AM – 8:43 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Highton is suburb of Geelong, Victoria, 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 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in Highton reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Highton weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°385.414.47.5
Feb23° / 15°344.813.57.5
Mar21° / 14°264.612.37.3
Apr19° / 12°335.8116.4
May16° / 10°327.1105.1
Jun14° / 408.49.43.9
Jul13° / 379.39.63.6
Aug14° / 409.810.53.9
Sep15° / 4910.111.74.5
Oct17° / 10°508.9135.5
Nov19° / 11°558.114.16.2
Dec21° / 13°426.914.66.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
45050
55050
65050
75149
85149
95149
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155248
165347
175347
185347
195446
205446
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275347
285446
295446
305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Highton gets around 38 mm of rain over 5.4 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 17% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
418
518
617
717
817
917
1016
1116
1216
1316
1415
1515
1615
1715
1816
1916
2016
2117
2217
2317
2418
2518
2618
2718
2818
2918
3018
3118

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1642961
2642961
3633061
4623071
5613171
6603181
7603181
8603091
9593092
105830102
115929102
125829112
135829112
145729122
155729122
165530132
175530132
185430142
195231152
205231152
215131162
225032162
234932162
244833172
254833172
264733182
274633182
284633182
294633192
304533193
314533193

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1314light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of January to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 8:44 PM to 8:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.66:088:44
214.66:088:44
314.66:098:45
414.66:108:45
514.66:118:45
614.66:118:45
714.56:128:45
814.56:138:45
914.56:148:45
1014.56:158:45
1114.56:168:44
1214.56:178:44
1314.46:188:44
1414.46:198:44
1514.46:208:44
1614.46:218:43
1714.46:228:43
1814.36:238:43
1914.36:248:42
2014.36:258:42
2114.36:268:42
2214.26:278:41
2314.26:288:41
2414.26:298:40
2514.26:308:40
2614.16:318:39
2714.16:328:38
2814.16:338:38
2914.06:348:37
3014.06:358:36
3114.06:378:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
156.9Intense
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246.7Intense
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276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Highton?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Highton for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Highton in January

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

In January, Highton sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Highton in January

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 23 km away) is warmest in February at about 19°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr17Cool
May16Cool
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov15Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Highton in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Highton peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 19UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Highton?

Highton sits at 38.2°S, 144.3°E, 60 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Geelong, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Highton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Highton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 923 m.

The land around Highton is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), grassland (32%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
283 m
80 km
923 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Geelong 5.0 km · Corio 12 km · Torquay 18 km · Lara 18 km · Wyndham Vale 41 km · Werribee 43 km · Hoppers Crossing 47 km · Point Cook 48 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 Highton (-38.1706°, 144.3114°, elevation 60 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. 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).