Adelaide climate

Adelaide Weather in January

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Adelaide Airport (GHCN ASN00023034), 8 km from Adelaide

Average highs run from 28°C on January 1 to 29°C on January 31, and lows from 16°C to 17°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 18 mm over about 3 wet days.

January day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Adelaide, in °C, with the record for each date.01020304050151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
29°C
Average low
17°C
Precipitation
18 mm
Record high
46°CJan 24, 2019
Record low
8°CJan 5, 1956
Daylight
14 h 28 min to 13 h 50 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
10°C
Wind
18.0 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 128°C16°C40°C 20019°C 197510%
Jan 229°C17°C43°C 20159°C 19659%
Jan 329°C17°C40°C 20199°C 19659%
Jan 428°C17°C44°C 20139°C 19579%
Jan 528°C16°C41°C 19998°C 195610%
Jan 628°C17°C41°C 20189°C 198911%
Jan 727°C17°C42°C 20268°C 195711%
Jan 826°C16°C40°C 20269°C 195710%
Jan 928°C16°C41°C 20209°C 200210%
Jan 1032°C17°C42°C 19999°C 19879%
Jan 1129°C18°C43°C 198210°C 19869%
Jan 1230°C17°C40°C 20038°C 19758%
Jan 1330°C18°C44°C 20019°C 19758%
Jan 1429°C18°C43°C 20148°C 19758%
Jan 1529°C17°C42°C 201410°C 19758%
Jan 1630°C17°C42°C 20149°C 19648%
Jan 1731°C17°C42°C 201310°C 19639%
Jan 1829°C17°C41°C 20188°C 19709%
Jan 1931°C17°C42°C 200310°C 198610%
Jan 2029°C19°C41°C 200610°C 19579%
Jan 2127°C17°C43°C 200610°C 19709%
Jan 2228°C17°C41°C 19839°C 19629%
Jan 2328°C16°C43°C 198210°C 19589%
Jan 2428°C17°C46°C 201911°C 19709%
Jan 2529°C16°C42°C 200310°C 19929%
Jan 2628°C17°C42°C 202610°C 19649%
Jan 2727°C17°C42°C 20269°C 198010%
Jan 2827°C17°C44°C 200910°C 198410%
Jan 2928°C17°C42°C 20099°C 197610%
Jan 3029°C16°C44°C 196811°C 19969%
Jan 3129°C17°C43°C 196811°C 19809%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Adelaide, in percent.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+10:30).

January 1
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 8:33 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:24 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station ASN00023034, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.