Kingsford weather in January

In January, Kingsford sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 75 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 41% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of January to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kingsford's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kingsford's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:04 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
53%
9th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Kingsford is suburb of Sydney, 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 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kingsford reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Kingsford weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 20°759147.2
Feb24° / 21°9310.513.36.8
Mar23° / 20°8312.112.36.7
Apr21° / 17°7810.511.26.6
May19° / 15°849.910.36.3
Jun17° / 13°10010.59.85.5
Jul16° / 12°598.2105.5
Aug17° / 12°556.910.76.0
Sep18° / 14°506.811.86.6
Oct19° / 15°618.312.96.6
Nov21° / 17°729.413.86.6
Dec22° / 19°588.814.27.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
35941
46040
55941
65941
76040
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195743
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315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kingsford gets around 75 mm of rain over 9 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
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428
528
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829
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3132

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 50% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
181939322
281938332
381938342
481837353
571836353
671835363
771834374
871833384
971832384
1071831395
1161831405
1261830415
1361829416
1461728426
1561628437
1661627448
1761527448
1851427459
19513264510
20513264610
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22412264712
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31311264515

Wind in January

Winds average 19 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 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 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 7:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:528:05
214.25:528:05
314.25:538:05
414.25:548:05
514.25:548:06
614.25:558:06
714.25:568:06
814.25:578:06
914.15:588:06
1014.15:588:06
1114.15:598:06
1214.16:008:06
1314.16:018:06
1414.16:028:06
1514.06:038:05
1614.06:048:05
1714.06:048:05
1814.06:058:05
1914.06:068:04
2014.06:078:04
2113.96:088:04
2213.96:098:04
2313.96:108:03
2413.96:118:03
2513.86:128:02
2613.86:138:02
2713.86:148:01
2813.86:158:01
2913.76:168:00
3013.76:178:00
3113.76:187:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.78 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
96.9Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kingsford

In seasonPeak

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

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

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kingsford?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kingsford in January

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

In January, Kingsford sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 20°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Kingsford in January

The nearest coast averages about 23°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 15 km away) is warmest in February at about 23°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 13 to Jun 7 — about 6.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May21Refreshing
Jun20Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct19Cool
Nov20Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Kingsford 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 Kingsford peaks around January 15 at about 12 (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 highExtremeJan 15UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kingsford?

Kingsford sits at 33.9°S, 151.2°E, 29 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Kensington, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Kingsford

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kingsford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 898 m.

The land around Kingsford is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 3 km, water (52%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
898 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Kensington 1.0 km · Randwick 2.0 km · Coogee 3.0 km · Maroubra 3.0 km · Mascot 3.0 km · Surry Hills 5.0 km · Sydney 7.0 km · Sydney Central Business District 7.0 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 Kingsford (-33.924°, 151.2275°, elevation 29 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).