Taupo weather in January
In January, Taupo sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 89 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.
Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of January to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Taupo's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taupo's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 21°
- 2nd warmest
- Overnight low
- 12°
- 11th coldest
- Rainfall
- 89 mm
- 9.9 wet days
- Daylight
- 14 h 24 min
- 6:12 AM – 8:38 PM
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- 3rd clearest
- Wind
- 11 km/h
- 8th windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.48 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 6.3
- out of 10
Taupo is town in New Zealand's North Island.
- Air quality
- Excellent
- PM10 12.9 µg/m³ · 2012
- Density
- 629/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1869
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in January
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.
A typical January day in Taupo reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°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) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 11 |
| 2 | 20 | 11 |
| 3 | 20 | 11 |
| 4 | 20 | 11 |
| 5 | 20 | 11 |
| 6 | 20 | 11 |
| 7 | 20 | 11 |
| 8 | 20 | 11 |
| 9 | 20 | 11 |
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| 28 | 21 | 12 |
| 29 | 21 | 12 |
| 30 | 21 | 12 |
| 31 | 21 | 12 |
Taupo 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21° / 12° | 89 | 9.9 | 14.4 | 6.3 |
| Feb | 21° / 12° | 83 | 9 | 13.5 | 6.4 |
| Mar | 19° / 10° | 85 | 9.3 | 12.3 | 6.2 |
| Apr | 16° / 8° | 103 | 10.5 | 11 | 4.9 |
| May | 13° / 6° | 109 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 3.6 |
| Jun | 11° / 5° | 115 | 11.6 | 9.3 | 2.4 |
| Jul | 10° / 4° | 124 | 12.9 | 9.6 | 2.1 |
| Aug | 11° / 4° | 120 | 14 | 10.5 | 2.3 |
| Sep | 12° / 5° | 123 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 3.0 |
| Oct | 14° / 7° | 118 | 13.9 | 13 | 3.8 |
| Nov | 17° / 8° | 108 | 12.5 | 14.1 | 4.8 |
| Dec | 19° / 10° | 118 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 5.5 |
Cloud cover in January
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.
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| Clearer (%) | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 |
| Cloudier (%) | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 62 |
| 2 | 38 | 62 |
| 3 | 39 | 61 |
| 4 | 39 | 61 |
| 5 | 40 | 60 |
| 6 | 41 | 59 |
| 7 | 41 | 59 |
| 8 | 41 | 59 |
| 9 | 41 | 59 |
| 10 | 41 | 59 |
| 11 | 41 | 59 |
| 12 | 40 | 60 |
| 13 | 41 | 59 |
| 14 | 41 | 59 |
| 15 | 41 | 59 |
| 16 | 40 | 60 |
| 17 | 40 | 60 |
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| 19 | 40 | 60 |
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| 21 | 41 | 59 |
| 22 | 41 | 59 |
| 23 | 41 | 59 |
| 24 | 40 | 60 |
| 25 | 40 | 60 |
| 26 | 40 | 60 |
| 27 | 40 | 60 |
| 28 | 40 | 60 |
| 29 | 40 | 60 |
| 30 | 41 | 59 |
| 31 | 41 | 59 |
Chance of precipitation in January
Taupo gets around 89 mm of rain over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 38 |
| 2 | 38 |
| 3 | 37 |
| 4 | 36 |
| 5 | 36 |
| 6 | 35 |
| 7 | 35 |
| 8 | 34 |
| 9 | 34 |
| 10 | 33 |
| 11 | 33 |
| 12 | 33 |
| 13 | 32 |
| 14 | 32 |
| 15 | 32 |
| 16 | 32 |
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| 31 | 30 |
Humidity in January
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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 54 |
| Comfortable (%) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Humid (%) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | 70 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | 69 | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 68 | 28 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 68 | 28 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 67 | 29 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | 67 | 29 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | 66 | 30 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | 65 | 30 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | 65 | 30 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | 65 | 30 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | 65 | 30 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | 65 | 30 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | 65 | 30 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | 64 | 30 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | 64 | 30 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | 63 | 30 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | 63 | 30 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | 62 | 30 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | 62 | 30 | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | 61 | 30 | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | 60 | 30 | 10 | 0 |
| 23 | 59 | 30 | 11 | 0 |
| 24 | 59 | 30 | 11 | 0 |
| 25 | 58 | 30 | 12 | 0 |
| 26 | 57 | 31 | 12 | 0 |
| 27 | 56 | 31 | 13 | 0 |
| 28 | 56 | 31 | 13 | 0 |
| 29 | 55 | 31 | 13 | 1 |
| 30 | 54 | 31 | 14 | 1 |
| 31 | 54 | 31 | 14 | 1 |
Wind in January
Winds average 11 km/h in January.
Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | calm |
| 2 | 11 | calm |
| 3 | 11 | calm |
| 4 | 11 | calm |
| 5 | 11 | calm |
| 6 | 11 | calm |
| 7 | 11 | calm |
| 8 | 11 | calm |
| 9 | 11 | calm |
| 10 | 11 | calm |
| 11 | 11 | calm |
| 12 | 11 | calm |
| 13 | 11 | calm |
| 14 | 11 | calm |
| 15 | 11 | calm |
| 16 | 11 | calm |
| 17 | 11 | calm |
| 18 | 11 | calm |
| 19 | 11 | calm |
| 20 | 11 | calm |
| 21 | 11 | calm |
| 22 | 11 | calm |
| 23 | 11 | calm |
| 24 | 11 | calm |
| 25 | 11 | calm |
| 26 | 11 | calm |
| 27 | 11 | calm |
| 28 | 11 | calm |
| 29 | 10 | calm |
| 30 | 10 | calm |
| 31 | 10 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in January
Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 8:39 PM to 8:30 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:59 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:01 | 6:02 | 6:03 | 6:04 | 6:05 | 6:06 | 6:06 | 6:07 | 6:08 | 6:09 | 6:10 | 6:11 | 6:12 | 6:13 | 6:14 | 6:15 | 6:16 | 6:17 | 6:18 | 6:19 | 6:21 | 6:22 | 6:23 | 6:24 | 6:25 | 6:26 | 6:27 | 6:28 |
| Sunset (PM) | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:39 | 8:38 | 8:38 | 8:38 | 8:38 | 8:37 | 8:37 | 8:37 | 8:36 | 8:36 | 8:35 | 8:35 | 8:34 | 8:34 | 8:33 | 8:32 | 8:32 | 8:31 | 8:30 | 8:30 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14.7 | 5:59 | 8:39 |
| 2 | 14.7 | 6:00 | 8:39 |
| 3 | 14.6 | 6:00 | 8:39 |
| 4 | 14.6 | 6:01 | 8:39 |
| 5 | 14.6 | 6:02 | 8:39 |
| 6 | 14.6 | 6:03 | 8:39 |
| 7 | 14.6 | 6:04 | 8:39 |
| 8 | 14.6 | 6:05 | 8:39 |
| 9 | 14.6 | 6:06 | 8:39 |
| 10 | 14.5 | 6:06 | 8:39 |
| 11 | 14.5 | 6:07 | 8:39 |
| 12 | 14.5 | 6:08 | 8:39 |
| 13 | 14.5 | 6:09 | 8:38 |
| 14 | 14.5 | 6:10 | 8:38 |
| 15 | 14.4 | 6:11 | 8:38 |
| 16 | 14.4 | 6:12 | 8:38 |
| 17 | 14.4 | 6:13 | 8:37 |
| 18 | 14.4 | 6:14 | 8:37 |
| 19 | 14.4 | 6:15 | 8:37 |
| 20 | 14.3 | 6:16 | 8:36 |
| 21 | 14.3 | 6:17 | 8:36 |
| 22 | 14.3 | 6:18 | 8:35 |
| 23 | 14.3 | 6:19 | 8:35 |
| 24 | 14.2 | 6:21 | 8:34 |
| 25 | 14.2 | 6:22 | 8:34 |
| 26 | 14.2 | 6:23 | 8:33 |
| 27 | 14.1 | 6:24 | 8:32 |
| 28 | 14.1 | 6:25 | 8:32 |
| 29 | 14.1 | 6:26 | 8:31 |
| 30 | 14.1 | 6:27 | 8:30 |
| 31 | 14.0 | 6:28 | 8:30 |
Solar energy in January
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.48 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 6.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 5 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 6 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 26 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 27 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 28 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 29 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 30 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 31 | 5.8 | Bright |
Is January a good time to visit Taupo?
Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
January is a reasonable time to visit Taupo for sightseeing.
What to pack for Taupo in January
From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In January, Taupo sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.
UV index in Taupo in January
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 Taupo peaks around December 23 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Extreme |
| Feb | 11 | Extreme |
| Mar | 7 | Very high |
| Apr | 5 | Moderate |
| May | 3 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2 | Low |
| Jul | 2 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3 | Moderate |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 7 | High |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Where is Taupo?
Taupo sits at 38.7°S, 176.1°E, 405 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Rotorua, 62 km away.
Topography around Taupo
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Taupo.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Taupo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 402 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,648 m.
The land around Taupo is covered by grassland (35%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (35%) within 80 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
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 Taupo (-38.6833°, 176.0833°, elevation 405 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).