Saint Ives weather in January

In January, Saint Ives sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 72 mm of rain across 9.3 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 24°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 Saint Ives's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint Ives's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:04 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
52%
9th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Saint Ives 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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Saint Ives reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Saint Ives 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
Jan24° / 20°729.3147.2
Feb24° / 20°9310.313.36.9
Mar23° / 19°8211.612.36.8
Apr21° / 17°7710.511.26.7
May19° / 14°799.710.36.4
Jun17° / 12°9710.39.85.6
Jul16° / 11°567.7105.8
Aug17° / 11°536.610.76.4
Sep19° / 13°506.711.86.9
Oct20° / 15°59812.86.8
Nov21° / 17°729.113.86.8
Dec23° / 19°608.614.27.2

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 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Saint Ives gets around 72 mm of rain over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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228
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3133

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1101941291
2101940292
3101939302
4101839312
5101838322
6101837332
791836342
891835353
991834363
1091833373
1191832383
1291831393
1381730404
1481730414
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Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light 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
214.25:538:05
314.25:548:05
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514.25:558:05
614.25:568:05
714.15:578:06
814.15:588:06
914.15:588:06
1014.15:598:06
1114.16:008:06
1214.16:018:06
1314.16:028:05
1414.06:038:05
1514.06:038:05
1614.06:048:05
1714.06:058:05
1814.06:068:05
1914.06:078:04
2013.96:088:04
2113.96:098:04
2213.96:108:03
2313.96:118:03
2413.96:128:03
2513.86:138:02
2613.86:148:02
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 6.64 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
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47.0Intense
57.0Intense
66.9Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Saint Ives

In seasonPeak

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

Saint Ives 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 Saint Ives?

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
6.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Saint Ives for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Saint Ives in January

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

In January, Saint Ives sees daytime highs around 24°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 Saint Ives 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 23 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 16 to Jun 4 — about 6.6 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 Saint Ives 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 Saint Ives peaks around January 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 16UV 12Jun 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Saint Ives?

Saint Ives sits at 33.7°S, 151.2°E, 168 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Wahroonga, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Saint Ives

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint Ives has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 134 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,084 m.

The land around Saint Ives is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
1,084 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Wahroonga 4.0 km · Hornsby 6.0 km · Chatswood 8.0 km · Epping 9.0 km · Eastwood 10 km · West Pennant Hills 11 km · Cherrybrook 11 km · Ryde 11 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 Saint Ives (-33.7298°, 151.1598°, elevation 168 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).