Mount Isa climate

Mount Isa Weather in January

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Mount Isa, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 37°C on January 1 to 36°C on January 31, and lows from 24°C to 23°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 133 mm over about 12 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Mount Isa, in °C, with the record for each date.1020304050151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

January at a glance

Average high
36°C
Average low
24°C
Precipitation
133 mm
Reanalysis high
45°CJan 2, 2020
Reanalysis low
16°CJan 29, 2015
Daylight
13 h 22 min to 13 h 02 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
53%
Dew point
17°C
Wind
15.1 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Jan 137°C24°C45°C 201418°C 200044%
Jan 237°C24°C45°C 202018°C 200045%
Jan 337°C24°C44°C 199419°C 201644%
Jan 437°C24°C44°C 199418°C 201643%
Jan 537°C24°C44°C 199416°C 200142%
Jan 637°C24°C42°C 201917°C 200141%
Jan 736°C24°C42°C 200618°C 200142%
Jan 836°C24°C44°C 200619°C 200142%
Jan 936°C24°C43°C 200620°C 200143%
Jan 1036°C24°C44°C 201920°C 199242%
Jan 1136°C24°C43°C 202019°C 201042%
Jan 1236°C24°C42°C 202018°C 201041%
Jan 1336°C24°C43°C 201318°C 200941%
Jan 1436°C24°C43°C 201318°C 200540%
Jan 1536°C24°C43°C 202018°C 200541%
Jan 1636°C24°C43°C 199221°C 200241%
Jan 1736°C24°C43°C 199222°C 200442%
Jan 1836°C24°C43°C 201920°C 200444%
Jan 1936°C24°C43°C 201918°C 201045%
Jan 2036°C24°C44°C 201917°C 201045%
Jan 2136°C24°C40°C 201919°C 201144%
Jan 2236°C24°C42°C 199418°C 200744%
Jan 2336°C24°C42°C 199820°C 200544%
Jan 2436°C24°C43°C 201920°C 201145%
Jan 2536°C24°C43°C 201320°C 201145%
Jan 2636°C24°C42°C 201621°C 199146%
Jan 2736°C24°C42°C 201319°C 199148%
Jan 2836°C24°C42°C 201617°C 201548%
Jan 2936°C24°C42°C 200216°C 201549%
Jan 3036°C24°C44°C 200219°C 199149%
Jan 3136°C23°C44°C 200220°C 201050%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Mount Isa, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+10).

January 1
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 7:26 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 7:26 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.