January is one of the warmer months of the year in Dubbo, with average highs near 33.2°C and lows around 18°C (mean 25.6°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 60 mm of rainfall and 47% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Dubbo. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Dubbo was 2019 — when the month averaged 30.1°C — while the coldest was 1984 at 21.2°C. Typical January days reach 33.2°C with nights near 18°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
January is a relatively wet time of year in Dubbo, averaging 60 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 1984 with 216 mm, while the driest was 1985 at 9 mm.
Relative humidity in Dubbo during January averages 47%. The most humid January was 1984 at 65%, and the least humid was 1985 at 29%.
January receives about 7.7 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Dubbo. The sunniest Januarys were 1986, 1992 and 1994 at 8.4 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2012 and 2016 at 6.8.
Average wind speed in Dubbo during January is 3.3 m/s. The windiest January was 2012 at 3.7 m/s, while the calmest were 1993 and 2019 at 2.9 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 25.0°C | 25.1°C | 25.9°C | 26.2°C | 25.7°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg High | 33.0°C | 32.6°C | 33.8°C | 33.7°C | 32.9°C | -0.1°C |
| Avg Low | 17.0°C | 17.6°C | 18.0°C | 18.8°C | 18.4°C | +1.4°C |
| Avg Rain | 56 mm | 73 mm | 45 mm | 58 mm | 75 mm | +20 mm |
January temperatures in Dubbo have stayed relatively stable across the record.
January has ranged from a record low of 7.6°C (1984) to a record high of 44.6°C (2020).
Rainfall in January is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 60 mm, with a wettest year of 216 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0.2°C per decade while lows rose 0.5°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
A good time to visit Dubbo
January is a good time to visit Dubbo, with days averaging 33.2°C and nights around 18°C (mean 25.6°C, warmer than Dubbo's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. March and December are marginally more temperate, but January still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.8°C | 26.2°C | 18.6°C | 41.2°C | 13.5°C | 46 mm | 50% | 3.3 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2024 | 33.2°C | 26.0°C | 18.8°C | 38.9°C | 12.1°C | 89 mm | 56% | 3.4 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2023 | 32.9°C | 25.4°C | 17.9°C | 38.1°C | 12.3°C | 61 mm | 50% | 3 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2022 | 30.6°C | 24.5°C | 18.3°C | 35.8°C | 13.3°C | 146 mm | 65% | 3.3 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2021 | 30.9°C | 23.7°C | 16.5°C | 37.1°C | 11.0°C | 65 mm | 54% | 3.2 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2020 | 36.3°C | 28.4°C | 20.5°C | 44.6°C | 15.6°C | 45 mm | 44% | 3.3 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2019 🔥 | 37.5°C | 30.1°C | 22.7°C | 44.3°C | 18.9°C | 76 mm | 45% | 2.9 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2018 | 35.4°C | 27.4°C | 19.4°C | 42.2°C | 12.5°C | 33 mm | 41% | 3 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2017 | 35.6°C | 28.0°C | 20.5°C | 42.3°C | 15.0°C | 25 mm | 46% | 3.4 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2016 | 31.4°C | 24.2°C | 16.9°C | 40.6°C | 11.5°C | 121 mm | 55% | 3.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2015 | 30.7°C | 24.1°C | 17.5°C | 36.1°C | 11.1°C | 93 mm | 57% | 3.2 m/s | 7 |
| 2014 | 34.1°C | 25.8°C | 17.6°C | 41.5°C | 12.0°C | 43 mm | 41% | 3.2 m/s | 8.1 |
| 2013 | 36.0°C | 27.8°C | 19.6°C | 44.0°C | 15.1°C | 51 mm | 41% | 3.5 m/s | 8 |
| 2012 | 30.0°C | 23.4°C | 16.8°C | 35.8°C | 8.0°C | 86 mm | 56% | 3.7 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2011 | 33.2°C | 26.0°C | 18.9°C | 41.5°C | 13.7°C | 21 mm | 55% | 3.2 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2010 | 32.9°C | 25.6°C | 18.3°C | 38.5°C | 9.7°C | 35 mm | 53% | 3.1 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2009 | 34.6°C | 26.6°C | 18.6°C | 38.7°C | 12.7°C | 17 mm | 42% | 3.3 m/s | 8.1 |
| 2008 | 31.9°C | 24.7°C | 17.6°C | 37.3°C | 13.3°C | 80 mm | 57% | 3.3 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2007 | 33.1°C | 25.4°C | 17.8°C | 41.8°C | 10.6°C | 44 mm | 45% | 3.3 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2006 | 35.5°C | 27.9°C | 20.3°C | 41.8°C | 16.4°C | 61 mm | 48% | 3.4 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2005 | 33.7°C | 25.7°C | 17.7°C | 41.8°C | 11.5°C | 46 mm | 45% | 3.3 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2004 | 34.3°C | 26.7°C | 19.1°C | 42.1°C | 12.2°C | 47 mm | 41% | 3.3 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2003 | 35.4°C | 26.4°C | 17.5°C | 42.7°C | 11.8°C | 34 mm | 38% | 3.6 m/s | 8 |
| 2002 | 33.1°C | 24.9°C | 16.7°C | 38.6°C | 11.2°C | 49 mm | 40% | 3.3 m/s | 8 |
| 2001 | 36.4°C | 28.2°C | 20.0°C | 43.9°C | 13.8°C | 35 mm | 37% | 3 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2000 | 29.8°C | 22.2°C | 14.6°C | 40.2°C | 9.9°C | 34 mm | 51% | 3.5 m/s | 7.8 |
| 1999 | 35.4°C | 27.6°C | 19.9°C | 40.3°C | 17.1°C | 46 mm | 45% | 3 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1998 | 33.2°C | 26.2°C | 19.2°C | 40.0°C | 14.0°C | 62 mm | 50% | 3 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1997 | 30.5°C | 23.1°C | 15.6°C | 35.8°C | 9.7°C | 51 mm | 50% | 3.6 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1996 | 31.1°C | 24.1°C | 17.1°C | 40.9°C | 14.3°C | 117 mm | 57% | 3.2 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1995 | 29.0°C | 22.6°C | 16.1°C | 35.7°C | 10.9°C | 186 mm | 62% | 3.6 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1994 | 34.4°C | 25.6°C | 16.9°C | 39.2°C | 12.1°C | 12 mm | 36% | 3.6 m/s | 8.4 |
| 1993 | 32.7°C | 25.6°C | 18.5°C | 39.0°C | 13.4°C | 81 mm | 56% | 2.9 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1992 | 31.6°C | 23.7°C | 15.7°C | 40.5°C | 10.6°C | 55 mm | 45% | 3 m/s | 8.4 |
| 1991 | 33.3°C | 26.2°C | 19.1°C | 39.2°C | 11.8°C | 77 mm | 46% | 3.2 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1990 | 34.9°C | 26.5°C | 18.1°C | 42.5°C | 10.8°C | 46 mm | 43% | 3.5 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1989 | 30.5°C | 22.9°C | 15.2°C | 35.5°C | 10.4°C | 28 mm | 51% | 3.5 m/s | 8.2 |
| 1988 | 34.4°C | 26.3°C | 18.2°C | 39.8°C | 11.3°C | 57 mm | 48% | 3 m/s | 8.1 |
| 1987 | 34.1°C | 25.7°C | 17.4°C | 42.5°C | 11.3°C | 27 mm | 36% | 3.1 m/s | 7.7 |
| 1986 | 31.8°C | 23.4°C | 15.0°C | 37.4°C | 9.5°C | 52 mm | 44% | 3.3 m/s | 8.4 |
| 1985 | 35.1°C | 25.9°C | 16.7°C | 41.0°C | 12.7°C | 9 mm | 29% | 3.3 m/s | 8 |
| 1984 ❄️ 🌧️ | 27.6°C | 21.2°C | 14.8°C | 33.1°C | 7.6°C | 216 mm | 65% | 3.3 m/s | 7 |
| 1983 | 32.8°C | 24.9°C | 16.9°C | 38.0°C | 10.0°C | 46 mm | 39% | 3.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 34.0°C | 26.2°C | 18.4°C | 41.0°C | 13.5°C | 38 mm | 44% | 3.6 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 36.3°C | 28.5°C | 20.6°C | 42.0°C | 15.6°C | 28 mm | 42% | 3.4 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 33.2°C with lows near 18°C (mean 25.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 60 mm of rainfall in Dubbo, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 216 mm in 1984.
The hottest January reached 44.6°C in 2020. The coldest dipped to 7.6°C in 1984.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have fallen by about 0.1°C — but days and nights have moved in opposite directions. Overnight lows rose from 17.5°C to 18°C while daytime highs eased from 33.2°C to 32.3°C, narrowing the gap between day and night.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Dubbo and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 33.2°C daytime highs and 18°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 12th coolest month in Dubbo, averaging 25.6°C.
For January in Dubbo, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 33.2°C and lows of 18°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in January averages 47% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in January is 3.3 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 3.7 m/s (2012).
The wettest January on record was 1984 with 216 mm. On average, January sees 60 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Dubbo behaves each January, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for January specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
