Springfield Lakes weather in January

In January, Springfield Lakes sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 115 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of January to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Springfield Lakes's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Springfield Lakes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:10 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
57%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Springfield Lakes is suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Springfield Lakes reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Springfield Lakes weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°11511.913.65.0
Feb29° / 20°11611.1135.2
Mar28° / 18°819.212.26.3
Apr26° / 15°356.611.47.4
May23° / 12°525.610.77.8
Jun21° / 475.310.37.5
Jul21° / 263.810.47.9
Aug22° / 323.9118.3
Sep25° / 11°334.711.88.2
Oct26° / 14°67812.77.3
Nov28° / 17°779.113.46.4
Dec29° / 19°10410.713.75.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45644
55743
65743
75644
85644
95644
105644
115743
125644
135743
145743
155743
165842
175743
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215743
225743
235743
245743
255644
265644
275644
285644
295545
305545
315446

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Springfield Lakes gets around 115 mm of rain over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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239
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439
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737
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1135
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2137
2238
2339
2440
2540
2641
2741
2842
2942
3042
3142

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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12113238160
21113238170
31113239170
41113139180
51113139180
61103139180
71103139190
81103140190
91103140190
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
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129calm
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269calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of January to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:00 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:006:43
213.75:006:43
313.75:016:44
413.75:026:44
513.75:026:44
613.75:036:44
713.75:046:44
813.75:046:45
913.75:056:45
1013.65:066:45
1113.65:076:45
1213.65:076:45
1313.65:086:45
1413.65:096:45
1513.65:106:45
1613.65:106:45
1713.65:116:45
1813.55:126:45
1913.55:136:44
2013.55:136:44
2113.55:146:44
2213.55:156:44
2313.55:166:44
2413.45:176:43
2513.45:176:43
2613.45:186:43
2713.45:196:43
2813.45:206:42
2913.45:216:42
3013.35:216:42
3113.35:226:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.2Intense
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196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Springfield Lakes

In seasonPeak

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

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

Springfield Lakes's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Springfield Lakes?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Springfield Lakes in January

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

In January, Springfield Lakes sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Springfield Lakes in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 38 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Sep 1 to Jul 23 — about 10.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr24Warm
May23Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul20Refreshing
Aug20Cool
Sep20Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Springfield Lakes 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 Springfield Lakes peaks around February 8 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 13Jun 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Springfield Lakes?

Springfield Lakes sits at 27.7°S, 152.9°E, 73 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Forest Lake, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Springfield Lakes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Springfield Lakes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,399 m.

The land around Springfield Lakes is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), grassland (23%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
410 m
80 km
1,399 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Forest Lake 6.0 km · Redbank Plains 7.0 km · Calamvale 13 km · Sunnybank Hills 14 km · Logan City 18 km · Eight Mile Plains 20 km · Rochedale South 21 km · Coorparoo 23 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 Springfield Lakes (-27.6676°, 152.9249°, elevation 73 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).