Horsham weather in January

In January, Horsham sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 32 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-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 53% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Horsham's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Horsham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
6:33 AM – 8:48 PM
Cloud cover
41%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Horsham is regional city in Victoria, Australia.

Density
711/km²
people per km²

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 Horsham reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Horsham weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°323.814.26.5
Feb28° / 14°223.213.47.0
Mar25° / 12°203.312.38.0
Apr21° / 264.311.17.3
May17° / 376.110.15.6
Jun14° / 447.79.54.0
Jul13° / 428.69.73.6
Aug14° / 448.910.64.1
Sep16° / 478.411.85.3
Oct20° / 376.112.96.7
Nov23° / 10°395.8147.5
Dec27° / 12°374.814.57.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46238
56238
66238
76337
86436
96535
106535
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Horsham gets around 32 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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289821
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Wind in January

Winds average 15 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
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615light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 54 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 6:20 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 8:49 PM to 8:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.56:208:49
214.56:218:49
314.56:228:49
414.46:228:49
514.46:238:49
614.46:248:49
714.46:258:49
814.46:268:49
914.46:278:49
1014.46:278:49
1114.36:288:49
1214.36:298:49
1314.36:308:49
1414.36:318:49
1514.36:328:48
1614.36:338:48
1714.26:348:48
1814.26:358:48
1914.26:368:47
2014.26:378:47
2114.16:388:46
2214.16:398:46
2314.16:408:46
2414.16:418:45
2514.06:428:45
2614.06:438:44
2714.06:448:44
2814.06:458:43
2913.96:468:42
3013.96:478:42
3113.96:488:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.8 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 7.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.1Intense
28.1Intense
38.1Intense
48.0Intense
58.0Intense
68.0Intense
77.9Intense
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317.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Horsham?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Horsham in January

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

In January, Horsham sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Horsham in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Horsham peaks around December 20 at about 13 (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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Horsham?

Horsham sits at 36.7°S, 142.2°E, 133 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Ballarat, 174 km away.

Bacchus MarshEchucaLaraSunbury

Topography around Horsham

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Horsham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,076 m.

The land around Horsham is covered by cropland (46%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
50 m
80 km
1,076 m
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January weather nearby: Ballarat 174 km · Mount Gambier 177 km · Bendigo 185 km · Warrnambool 187 km · Bacchus Marsh 225 km · Echuca 237 km · Lara 244 km · Sunbury 244 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 Horsham (-36.7113°, 142.1998°, elevation 133 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).