Tarneit weather in January

In January, Tarneit sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 45 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of January to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tarneit's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarneit's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
6:20 AM – 8:41 PM
Cloud cover
52%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Tarneit is suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, 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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tarneit reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Tarneit weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°45614.37.5
Feb25° / 14°425.513.57.5
Mar23° / 13°294.612.37.7
Apr20° / 10°396.411.16.7
May16° / 367.2105.3
Jun14° / 438.89.44.0
Jul13° / 369.19.63.7
Aug14° / 439.710.54.2
Sep16° / 519.911.75.1
Oct19° / 559.4136.1
Nov21° / 10°568.6146.6
Dec23° / 12°537.314.67.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35149
45149
55248
65248
75347
85347
95347
105446
115446
125545
135545
145644
155644
165644
175743
185644
195743
205743
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225743
235644
245644
255743
265743
275743
285743
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305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tarneit gets around 45 mm of rain over 6 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 19% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
121
220
320
420
520
619
719
819
918
1018
1117
1217
1316
1416
1516
1616
1716
1816
1917
2017
2118
2219
2319
2420
2520
2621
2721
2822
2922
3022
3122

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1761950
2752050
3732151
4732151
5722251
6722251
7722251
8722251
9722251
10712252
11702262
12702262
13702262
14692272
15692272
16692272
17672283
18662383
19662383
20652393
21652393
226324103
236324103
246324103
256224113
266125113
276125113
286125113
296025123
305926123
315926123

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of January to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 8:42 PM to 8:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.66:078:42
214.66:088:42
314.66:098:42
414.56:098:42
514.56:108:42
614.56:118:42
714.56:128:42
814.56:138:42
914.56:148:42
1014.56:148:42
1114.46:158:42
1214.46:168:42
1314.46:178:42
1414.46:188:42
1514.46:198:41
1614.46:208:41
1714.36:218:41
1814.36:228:41
1914.36:238:40
2014.36:248:40
2114.26:258:39
2214.26:268:39
2314.26:278:38
2414.26:288:38
2514.16:298:37
2614.16:308:37
2714.16:328:36
2814.06:338:36
2914.06:348:35
3014.06:358:34
3114.06:368:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.21 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 7.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.1Intense
167.1Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
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246.9Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tarneit

In seasonPeak

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

Tarneit 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 Tarneit?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tarneit in January

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

In January, Tarneit sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Tarneit in January

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 19 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 15 to Mar 11 — about 1.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Cool
Apr18Cool
May15Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Tarneit in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tarneit peaks around December 19 at about 12 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 19UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tarneit?

Tarneit sits at 37.8°S, 144.7°E, 50 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Hoppers Crossing, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Tarneit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarneit has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,046 m.

The land around Tarneit is covered by grassland (45%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
1,046 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Hoppers Crossing 6.0 km · Wyndham Vale 7.0 km · Werribee 7.0 km · Truganina 8.0 km · Point Cook 12 km · Altona Meadows 12 km · Deer Park 12 km · Caroline Springs 13 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 Tarneit (-37.8363°, 144.6595°, elevation 50 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).