Auckland weather in January

In January, Auckland sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 70 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Auckland's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Auckland's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
6:22 AM – 8:38 PM
Cloud cover
62%
9th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Auckland is city on the North Island, New Zealand.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 5.7 µg/m³ · 2012
Density
2,768/km²
people per km²
Founded
1840

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 22°C through the month.

A typical January day in Auckland reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°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)
12117
22117
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Auckland weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 17°708.714.26.7
Feb22° / 18°63813.46.8
Mar21° / 17°698.512.36.7
Apr19° / 15°749.511.16.2
May17° / 13°9611.410.15.3
Jun15° / 11°10011.69.54.3
Jul14° / 10°115149.73.8
Aug14° / 10°10414.610.63.8
Sep15° / 11°9413.411.74.2
Oct16° / 12°7811.8134.9
Nov18° / 14°7410.8145.6
Dec20° / 16°921114.56.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54456
64555
74456
84456
94555
104555
114456
124456
134456
144357
154456
164456
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184357
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214357
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314258

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Auckland gets around 70 mm of rain over 8.7 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
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429
529
629
729
829
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1029
1130
1230
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1930
2030
2129
2229
2328
2427
2527
2626
2726
2825
2925
3025
3125

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13035314
22935324
32835325
42735335
52635345
62536345
72436345
82336355
92337356
102237356
112137356
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Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
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2117light breeze
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2717light breeze
2817light breeze
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3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 8:39 PM to 8:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.56:108:39
214.56:108:39
314.56:118:39
414.56:128:39
514.46:138:39
614.46:138:39
714.46:148:39
814.46:158:39
914.46:168:39
1014.46:178:39
1114.46:188:39
1214.36:198:39
1314.36:198:39
1414.36:208:39
1514.36:218:38
1614.36:228:38
1714.26:238:38
1814.26:248:38
1914.26:258:37
2014.26:268:37
2114.26:278:37
2214.16:288:36
2314.16:298:36
2414.16:308:35
2514.16:318:35
2614.06:328:34
2714.06:338:34
2814.06:348:33
2913.96:358:32
3013.96:378:32
3113.96:388:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.17 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 7.17 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
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.2Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
156.9Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Auckland

In seasonPeak

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

Auckland 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 Auckland?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Auckland for sightseeing.

What to pack for Auckland in January

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

In January, Auckland sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Auckland 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 27 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 10 to Mar 31 — about 2.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr19Cool
May18Cool
Jun16Cool
Jul14Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Auckland 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 Auckland peaks around January 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 12UV 12Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Auckland?

Auckland sits at 36.8°S, 174.8°E, 43 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Mount Eden, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Auckland

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Auckland has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m.

The land around Auckland is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and water (36%) within 3 km, water (37%), artificial surfaces (28%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
176 m
16 km
253 m
80 km
887 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Mount Eden 4.0 km · Epsom 4.0 km · Remuera 5.0 km · North Shore 6.0 km · Avondale 7.0 km · New Lynn 9.0 km · Te Atatu Peninsula 10 km · Te Atatu South 10 km

New Zealand travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 86% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$49,591
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
9.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
no religion 49%Christian 37%objected to answering 7%Hindu 3%

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 Auckland (-36.8485°, 174.7635°, elevation 43 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).