Warwick weather in January

In January, Warwick sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 79 mm of rain across 8.3 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Warwick's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Warwick's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:13 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
53%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Warwick is town in 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Warwick reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12817
22817
32817
42817
52917
62917
72917
82917
92917
102917
112917
122917
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312918

Warwick 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
Jan29° / 17°798.313.65.9
Feb28° / 17°647.3136.5
Mar26° / 15°545.512.27.5
Apr24° / 12°173.111.38.2
May20° / 283.510.67.6
Jun18° / 303.810.26.8
Jul17° / 243.310.46.8
Aug19° / 273.3117.7
Sep22° / 314.411.88.1
Oct25° / 11°626.912.77.8
Nov26° / 14°637.713.47.0
Dec28° / 16°909.813.86.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55842
65842
75842
85842
95842
105743
115743
125842
135842
145743
155842
165842
175842
185842
195842
205842
215842
225842
235941
245941
255941
265941
275842
285941
295941
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Warwick gets around 79 mm of rain over 8.3 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 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
428
527
626
726
825
925
1024
1124
1223
1323
1423
1522
1622
1723
1823
1924
2025
2125
2226
2327
2428
2528
2629
2729
2829
2930
3030
3130

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1203631120
2203631120
3203631130
4203631130
5193631130
6193532140
7193532140
8193532140
9193433140
10183433140
11183334140
12183235150
13183136150
14183136151
15173037151
16172938161
17162839161
18162839171
19152740171
20142741181
21132642181
22122642191
23112543201
24112544201
25102444211
26102444211
2792444221
2892444221
2992543221
3092543221
3192642221

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:02 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:026:48
213.85:036:48
313.85:036:48
413.75:046:49
513.75:056:49
613.75:056:49
713.75:066:49
813.75:076:49
913.75:086:49
1013.75:086:49
1113.75:096:50
1213.75:106:50
1313.75:116:50
1413.65:116:50
1513.65:126:50
1613.65:136:49
1713.65:146:49
1813.65:146:49
1913.65:156:49
2013.55:166:49
2113.55:176:49
2213.55:186:49
2313.55:186:48
2413.55:196:48
2513.55:206:48
2613.45:216:47
2713.45:226:47
2813.45:226:47
2913.45:236:46
3013.45:246:46
3113.35:256:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
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196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Warwick

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Warwick?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Warwick in January

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

In January, Warwick sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Warwick in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Warwick peaks around January 24 at about 14 (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 highExtremeJan 24UV 14Jun 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Warwick in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Warwick is worst in December — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.4× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateDec 1426 µg/m³Jun 154 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar5Good
Apr4Good
May5Good
Jun4Good
Jul5Good
Aug7Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Warwick?

Warwick sits at 28.2°S, 152.0°E, 462 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Toowoomba, 74 km away.

Topography around Warwick

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Warwick has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 469 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,328 m.

The land around Warwick is covered by grassland (41%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (49%), trees (27%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
330 m
80 km
1,328 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Toowoomba 74 km · Redbank Plains 103 km · Springfield Lakes 107 km · Forest Lake 113 km · Calamvale 120 km · Sunnybank Hills 121 km · Logan City 124 km · The Gap 124 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 Warwick (-28.219°, 152.0344°, elevation 462 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).