Mildura weather in January

In January, Mildura sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 23 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Mildura's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mildura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:39 AM – 8:42 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
8.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Mildura is regional city in Victoria, Australia.

Density
446/km²
people per km²
Founded
1887

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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mildura reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Mildura

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mildura weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°233.1144.4
Feb32° / 18°242.613.35.1
Mar28° / 15°162.312.37.2
Apr24° / 11°162.411.28.3
May19° / 173.610.27.1
Jun16° / 204.19.85.7
Jul15° / 214.6105.4
Aug17° / 204.410.76.5
Sep21° / 274.311.87.5
Oct24° / 11°253.712.98.1
Nov28° / 14°253.713.87.0
Dec31° / 16°253.214.25.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47525
57525
67525
77525
87525
97624
107624
117624
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mildura gets around 23 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
49
510
610
710
810
910
1010
1110
1210
1310
149
159
169
1710
1810
1910
2010
2110
2210
2310
2410
2510
2610
2710
2810
2910
3010
3110

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1868420
2859420
3859420
48410420
58310430
68310430
78310430
88210440
98210440
108210440
118210440
128210440
13829450
148110450
158110450
168010550
178010541
188010541
198010541
208010541
218010541
227911541
237911541
247911541
257812541
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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
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light 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 6:27 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 8:42 PM to 8:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:278:42
214.26:288:42
314.26:298:42
414.26:298:42
514.26:308:43
614.26:318:43
714.26:328:43
814.26:328:43
914.26:338:43
1014.16:348:43
1114.16:358:43
1214.16:368:43
1314.16:378:43
1414.16:378:42
1514.16:388:42
1614.06:398:42
1714.06:408:42
1814.06:418:42
1914.06:428:41
2014.06:438:41
2113.96:448:41
2213.96:458:40
2313.96:468:40
2413.96:478:40
2513.96:488:39
2613.86:498:39
2713.86:508:38
2813.86:508:38
2913.86:518:37
3013.76:528:37
3113.76:538:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 8.08 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 8.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.4Intense
28.4Intense
38.4Intense
48.3Intense
58.3Intense
68.3Intense
78.2Intense
88.2Intense
98.1Intense
108.1Intense
118.1Intense
128.0Intense
138.0Intense
148.0Intense
158.0Intense
167.9Intense
177.9Intense
187.9Intense
197.9Intense
207.9Intense
217.8Intense
227.8Intense
237.8Intense
247.8Intense
257.7Intense
267.7Intense
277.7Intense
287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.6Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mildura?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mildura in January

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

In January, Mildura sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mildura 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 Mildura peaks around December 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeDec 21UV 13Jun 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mildura?

Mildura sits at 34.2°S, 142.2°E, 56 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Broken Hill, 256 km away.

Broken HillHorshamGawlerMount BarkerEchucaAdelaide HillsParalowieParafield Gardens

Topography around Mildura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mildura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m.

The land around Mildura is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), grassland (25%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
55 m
80 km
118 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Broken Hill 256 km · Horsham 281 km · Gawler 317 km · Mount Barker 317 km · Echuca 320 km · Adelaide Hills 327 km · Paralowie 332 km · Parafield Gardens 332 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 Mildura (-34.1855°, 142.1625°, elevation 56 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).