Kingston weather in January

In January, Kingston sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 63 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kingston's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kingston's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:37 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
54%
6th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Kingston is capital of Norfolk Island, Australia.

Founded
1788

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 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kingston reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kingston weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 22°636.313.67.4
Feb23° / 22°657137.3
Mar23° / 22°787.812.27.2
Apr22° / 21°687.111.37.1
May21° / 19°817.810.66.7
Jun19° / 18°929.510.26.3
Jul18° / 17°839.110.36.2
Aug18° / 17°678.5116.4
Sep18° / 17°526.911.86.6
Oct19° / 18°456.212.76.7
Nov20° / 19°495.913.57.0
Dec22° / 21°746.713.87.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35644
45644
55743
65842
75941
86040
96040
106139
116139
126139
136139
146139
156040
166040
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186040
195941
205842
215842
225743
235743
245644
255644
265545
275545
285545
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305446
315545

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kingston gets around 63 mm of rain over 6.3 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
523
622
722
821
921
1021
1120
1220
1320
1419
1519
1619
1719
1819
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2019
2119
2219
2320
2420
2521
2621
2722
2822
2923
3023
3124

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 51% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
151930397
241830408
341830408
441730418
541731418
631731418
731732418
831632408
931633408
1021633408
1121634408
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1321634407
1421734417
1521733417
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2011731429
21117304210
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24116284312
25116274312
26116274413
27116264413
28115264414
29115264414
30115264315
31114264315

Wind in January

Winds average 24 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
224breezy
324breezy
424breezy
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724breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:267:16
213.85:277:16
313.85:287:17
413.85:287:17
513.85:297:17
613.85:307:17
713.85:317:17
813.85:317:17
913.85:327:18
1013.75:337:18
1113.75:347:18
1213.75:347:18
1313.75:357:18
1413.75:367:18
1513.75:377:18
1613.75:377:17
1713.75:387:17
1813.65:397:17
1913.65:407:17
2013.65:417:17
2113.65:417:17
2213.65:427:16
2313.65:437:16
2413.55:447:16
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2713.55:467:15
2813.55:477:15
2913.45:487:14
3013.45:497:14
3113.45:507:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.08 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.7 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 7.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
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166.9Intense
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266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kingston?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Kingston for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Kingston in January

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

In January, Kingston sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 22°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Kingston in January

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 24°C and coldest in August near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 28 to Jun 28 — about 8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May22Refreshing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul19Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct20Cool
Nov21Refreshing
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Kingston in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kingston peaks around December 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 highExtremeDec 20UV 14Jun 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kingston?

Kingston sits at 29.1°S, 168.0°E, 71 m above sea level, in Norfolk Island. The nearest listed city is Mont-Dore, 768 km away.

Topography around Kingston

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kingston has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

3 km
149 m
16 km
310 m
80 km
300 m
January weather nearby: Mont-Dore 768 km · Noumea 769 km · Dumbéa 782 km · Bourail 869 km · Ouvéa 945 km · Whangarei 952 km · Massey East 1,064 km · Massey 1,064 km

Norfolk Island travel facts

Religion
Protestant 47%none 27%Roman Catholic 13%other Christian 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 Kingston (-29.0546°, 167.9663°, elevation 71 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. 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).