January is one of the warmer months of the year in Parkes, with average highs near 33.9°C and lows around 18.5°C (mean 26.2°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 56 mm of rainfall and 44% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Parkes. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Parkes was 2019 — when the month averaged 31.5°C — while the coldest was 1984 at 21.5°C. Typical January days reach 33.9°C with nights near 18.5°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
January is about average for rainfall in Parkes, averaging 56 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 1984 with 210 mm, while the driest was 1985 at 9 mm.
Relative humidity in Parkes during January averages 44%. The most humid January was 1984 at 63%, and the least humid was 1985 at 27%.
January receives about 7.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Parkes. The sunniest Januarys were 1986, 1992 and 1994 at 8.4 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1995 and 2015 at 6.8.
Average wind speed in Parkes during January is 3.1 m/s. The windiest Januarys were 1982, 1995 and 2003 at 3.4 m/s, while the calmest were 1993 and 2023 at 2.7 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 25.4°C | 25.8°C | 26.5°C | 26.9°C | 26.3°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg High | 33.4°C | 33.3°C | 34.5°C | 34.5°C | 33.6°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg Low | 17.4°C | 18.2°C | 18.5°C | 19.4°C | 18.9°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 50 mm | 67 mm | 41 mm | 46 mm | 84 mm | +34 mm |
January temperatures in Parkes have stayed relatively stable across the record.
January has ranged from a record low of 7.3°C (1984) to a record high of 45.6°C (2001).
Rainfall in January is about average for rainfall, averaging 56 mm, with a wettest year of 210 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0.3°C per decade while lows rose 0.5°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
A good time to visit Parkes
January is a good time to visit Parkes, with days averaging 33.9°C and nights around 18.5°C (mean 26.2°C, warmer than Parkes's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. March and November 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 | 34.9°C | 27.0°C | 19.2°C | 42.3°C | 14.1°C | 32 mm | 45% | 3.1 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2024 | 32.3°C | 25.5°C | 18.6°C | 38.1°C | 12.0°C | 112 mm | 58% | 3 m/s | 7 |
| 2023 | 33.4°C | 26.0°C | 18.5°C | 38.6°C | 12.1°C | 68 mm | 49% | 2.7 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2022 | 31.8°C | 25.3°C | 18.8°C | 36.8°C | 13.3°C | 151 mm | 62% | 3 m/s | 7 |
| 2021 | 32.2°C | 24.8°C | 17.4°C | 39.0°C | 11.1°C | 117 mm | 51% | 3 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2020 | 37.0°C | 28.9°C | 20.9°C | 45.3°C | 15.9°C | 25 mm | 37% | 3.2 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2019 🔥 | 39.2°C | 31.5°C | 23.9°C | 45.0°C | 17.9°C | 36 mm | 39% | 3.2 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2018 | 35.9°C | 28.0°C | 20.0°C | 43.9°C | 11.5°C | 29 mm | 38% | 3.1 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2017 | 36.1°C | 28.5°C | 20.9°C | 42.9°C | 14.5°C | 29 mm | 43% | 3.2 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2016 | 32.6°C | 25.3°C | 18.0°C | 42.2°C | 12.2°C | 90 mm | 48% | 3 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2015 | 31.6°C | 24.8°C | 18.0°C | 37.6°C | 12.0°C | 81 mm | 54% | 3.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2014 | 34.2°C | 26.1°C | 18.1°C | 41.4°C | 11.3°C | 49 mm | 40% | 3 m/s | 8 |
| 2013 | 37.0°C | 28.7°C | 20.4°C | 44.4°C | 14.2°C | 38 mm | 36% | 3.1 m/s | 8 |
| 2012 | 30.5°C | 23.8°C | 17.0°C | 36.4°C | 8.0°C | 74 mm | 55% | 3.2 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2011 | 33.5°C | 26.3°C | 19.1°C | 42.4°C | 13.4°C | 21 mm | 54% | 2.9 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2010 | 34.1°C | 26.4°C | 18.7°C | 39.5°C | 10.3°C | 18 mm | 47% | 3 m/s | 8 |
| 2009 | 35.4°C | 27.2°C | 19.0°C | 39.7°C | 12.2°C | 26 mm | 39% | 3.2 m/s | 8.3 |
| 2008 | 33.5°C | 26.1°C | 18.6°C | 37.9°C | 14.5°C | 64 mm | 52% | 2.8 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2007 | 33.7°C | 26.0°C | 18.2°C | 43.1°C | 10.4°C | 38 mm | 42% | 3.2 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2006 | 36.2°C | 28.7°C | 21.2°C | 43.9°C | 17.2°C | 62 mm | 45% | 3.1 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2005 | 34.0°C | 25.9°C | 17.7°C | 43.0°C | 10.3°C | 47 mm | 43% | 3 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2004 | 34.6°C | 26.8°C | 19.1°C | 43.4°C | 12.7°C | 55 mm | 39% | 3.2 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2003 | 35.9°C | 27.0°C | 18.1°C | 44.7°C | 11.6°C | 32 mm | 35% | 3.4 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2002 | 33.6°C | 25.3°C | 17.1°C | 39.4°C | 10.5°C | 44 mm | 37% | 3.1 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2001 | 37.5°C | 29.2°C | 20.9°C | 45.6°C | 15.1°C | 22 mm | 32% | 2.9 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2000 | 30.2°C | 22.5°C | 14.9°C | 40.0°C | 10.0°C | 25 mm | 51% | 3 m/s | 7.9 |
| 1999 | 36.3°C | 28.8°C | 21.2°C | 41.8°C | 17.7°C | 38 mm | 42% | 2.8 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1998 | 33.9°C | 26.8°C | 19.7°C | 40.3°C | 14.0°C | 56 mm | 47% | 2.9 m/s | 7 |
| 1997 | 31.9°C | 24.4°C | 16.8°C | 36.6°C | 10.1°C | 43 mm | 45% | 3.3 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1996 | 32.0°C | 24.8°C | 17.7°C | 41.4°C | 12.3°C | 107 mm | 52% | 2.9 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1995 | 30.3°C | 23.7°C | 17.0°C | 36.4°C | 11.0°C | 172 mm | 58% | 3.4 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1994 | 34.6°C | 25.8°C | 17.0°C | 40.2°C | 11.3°C | 11 mm | 33% | 3.3 m/s | 8.4 |
| 1993 | 33.0°C | 25.9°C | 18.8°C | 39.5°C | 11.9°C | 71 mm | 56% | 2.7 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1992 | 31.4°C | 23.4°C | 15.4°C | 41.6°C | 10.7°C | 68 mm | 44% | 2.8 m/s | 8.4 |
| 1991 | 34.6°C | 27.3°C | 20.0°C | 41.1°C | 12.0°C | 52 mm | 42% | 3.3 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1990 | 35.3°C | 27.0°C | 18.7°C | 43.8°C | 10.0°C | 48 mm | 40% | 3.2 m/s | 7.8 |
| 1989 | 30.8°C | 23.0°C | 15.2°C | 36.4°C | 9.8°C | 25 mm | 49% | 3.1 m/s | 8.2 |
| 1988 | 35.2°C | 27.0°C | 18.8°C | 40.4°C | 11.3°C | 42 mm | 43% | 2.9 m/s | 8.1 |
| 1987 | 34.4°C | 25.9°C | 17.4°C | 41.7°C | 10.8°C | 15 mm | 31% | 2.9 m/s | 7.7 |
| 1986 | 31.8°C | 23.5°C | 15.2°C | 37.7°C | 9.5°C | 52 mm | 43% | 3.1 m/s | 8.4 |
| 1985 | 34.9°C | 26.0°C | 17.1°C | 42.3°C | 13.0°C | 9 mm | 27% | 3.2 m/s | 8.1 |
| 1984 ❄️ 🌧️ | 28.1°C | 21.5°C | 14.9°C | 35.1°C | 7.3°C | 210 mm | 63% | 3.2 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1983 | 33.4°C | 25.2°C | 17.1°C | 39.5°C | 10.3°C | 37 mm | 36% | 3.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 34.8°C | 26.9°C | 19.1°C | 43.0°C | 12.5°C | 27 mm | 40% | 3.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 37.3°C | 29.5°C | 21.7°C | 42.5°C | 17.7°C | 29 mm | 39% | 3.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 33.9°C with lows near 18.5°C (mean 26.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 56 mm of rainfall in Parkes, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 210 mm in 1984.
The hottest January reached 45.6°C in 2001. The coldest dipped to 7.3°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 18°C to 18.5°C while daytime highs eased from 33.7°C to 32.9°C, narrowing the gap between day and night.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Parkes and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 33.9°C daytime highs and 18.5°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 12th coolest month in Parkes, averaging 26.2°C.
For January in Parkes, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 33.9°C and lows of 18.5°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in January averages 44% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in January is 3.1 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 3.4 m/s (1982).
The wettest January on record was 1984 with 210 mm. On average, January sees 56 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 Parkes 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.
