Saint George's weather in January

In January, Saint George's sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 48 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Saint George's's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint George's's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:35 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
28 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Saint George's is capital of Grenada.

Founded
1650

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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Saint George's reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 27°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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How January really feels in Saint George's

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Saint George's weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 25°4812.111.46.8
Feb26° / 25°227.611.67.3
Mar26° / 25°266.311.97.5
Apr27° / 26°317.412.37.0
May27° / 26°5511.912.56.2
Jun27° / 26°11719.312.75.0
Jul27° / 26°14223.212.64.7
Aug28° / 26°15623.812.44.5
Sep28° / 26°14320.212.14.4
Oct28° / 26°1602311.74.4
Nov28° / 26°1612211.44.7
Dec27° / 26°7615.211.36.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38515
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Saint George's gets around 48 mm of rain over 12.1 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 38% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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241
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442
542
643
743
843
943
1043
1143
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2037
2137
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3129

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10892
20892
30991
40991
501090
601090
701189
801189
901288
1001288
1101387
1201387
1301486
1401486
1501585
1601684
1701684
1801783
1901882
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2102080
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2302278
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3112970

Wind in January

Winds average 28 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 28 km/h on the calmest days to 29 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
128breezy
228breezy
328breezy
428breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:315:49
211.36:315:50
311.36:325:50
411.36:325:51
511.36:335:51
611.36:335:52
711.36:335:52
811.36:335:53
911.36:345:54
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1211.36:355:55
1311.36:355:56
1411.46:355:56
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1911.46:365:59
2011.46:365:59
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Saint George's

In seasonPeak

None of Saint George's's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Saint George's sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Saint George's's rainy season runs June–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Saint George's sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

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

Is January a good time to visit Saint George's?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Saint George's in January

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

In January, Saint George's sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 25°C. Pack a windbreaker. Worth having: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a windbreakerlight clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Saint George's in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 16 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Saint George's in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (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 George's peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Saint George's 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 Saint George's is worst in June — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1731 µg/m³Jan 913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Saint George's?

Saint George's sits at 12.1°N, 61.8°W, 6 m above sea level, in Grenada. The nearest listed city is Calliaqua, 134 km away.

Topography around Saint George's

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint George's has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 827 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 799 m.

The land around Saint George's is covered by water (46%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, water (71%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
327 m
16 km
827 m
80 km
799 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Calliaqua 134 km · Kingstown 135 km · Scarborough 147 km · Diego Martin 150 km · Port of Spain 156 km · Laventille 159 km · Tunapuna 161 km · Paradise 161 km

Grenada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 57% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$12,107
2025
Safe drinking water
90%
of population, 2017
Homicide rate
13.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 49%Roman Catholic 36%none 6%other 6%

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 George's (12.0529°, -61.7523°, elevation 6 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. 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).