Mount Eden weather in January

In January, Mount Eden sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 77 mm of rain across 9.4 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 20% 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 Mount Eden's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mount Eden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
6:22 AM – 8:38 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

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 Mount Eden reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 25°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)
12116
22216
32216
42217
52217
62217
72217
82217
92217
102217
112217
122217
132217
142217
152217
162217
172217
182217
192217
202217
212317
222317
232317
242317
252317
262317
272318
282318
292318
302318
312318

Mount Eden 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°779.414.26.6
Feb23° / 18°669.113.46.7
Mar21° / 16°719.212.36.7
Apr19° / 14°8010.111.16.1
May17° / 12°9911.410.15.3
Jun15° / 10°10312.29.54.2
Jul14° / 11914.29.73.7
Aug14° / 10°11114.810.63.8
Sep15° / 11°10613.811.74.2
Oct17° / 12°8812.5134.9
Nov18° / 14°8211.5145.6
Dec21° / 16°9711.814.56.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53961
63961
73961
84060
94060
104060
113862
123961
133961
143961
153961
163961
174060
184060
194060
203961
214060
224060
234060
243961
253961
263961
273862
283862
293862
303763
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mount Eden gets around 77 mm of rain over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
232
332
432
531
631
731
831
931
1032
1132
1232
1333
1433
1533
1633
1733
1832
1932
2032
2131
2231
2330
2430
2529
2629
2728
2828
2928
3028
3128

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 9% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12936305
22936315
32836325
42736325
52736335
62636335
72536345
82436345
92436345
102337356
112237356
122237356
132137356
142037357
152038357
161938357
171838358
181838359
191837359
2017373510
2117373511
2217363512
2317353513
2417353513
2516343514
2616343515
2716343515
2816343515
2916343516
3016343416
3116343416

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light 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 6:09 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 8:39 PM to 8:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.56:098:39
214.56:108:39
314.56:118:39
414.56:128:39
514.46:128:39
614.46:138:39
714.46:148:39
814.46:158:39
914.46:168:39
1014.46:178:39
1114.46:188:39
1214.36:188:39
1314.36:198:39
1414.36:208:39
1514.36:218:39
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
2914.06:358:32
3013.96:368:32
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 7.09 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 7.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mount Eden

In seasonPeak

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

Mount Eden 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 Mount Eden?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Mount Eden for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mount Eden in January

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

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

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Mount Eden 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 30 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 18 to Mar 15 — about 1.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Refreshing
Apr19Cool
May17Cool
Jun16Cool
Jul14Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Mount Eden 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 Mount Eden 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 Mount Eden?

Mount Eden sits at 36.9°S, 174.8°E, 100 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Epsom, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Mount Eden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mount Eden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 905 m.

The land around Mount Eden is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, water (36%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
271 m
80 km
905 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Epsom 1.0 km · Remuera 3.0 km · Auckland 4.0 km · Avondale 6.0 km · New Lynn 7.0 km · North Shore 9.0 km · Otahuhu 9.0 km · Mangere 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 Mount Eden (-36.8816°, 174.762°, elevation 100 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).