January is one of the warmer months of the year in Wagga Wagga, with average highs near 32.8°C and lows around 17.2°C (mean 25°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 49 mm of rainfall and 44% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Wagga Wagga. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Wagga Wagga was 2019 — when the month averaged 29.7°C — while the coldest was 1984 at 20.7°C. Typical January days reach 32.8°C with nights near 17.2°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
January is about average for rainfall in Wagga Wagga, averaging 49 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 1984 with 210 mm, while the driest was 2003 at 4 mm.
Relative humidity in Wagga Wagga during January averages 44%. The most humid January was 2022 at 61%, and the least humid were 1983 and 2003 at 32%.
January receives about 7.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Wagga Wagga. The sunniest January was 2009 at 8.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2016 at 6.6.
Average wind speed in Wagga Wagga during January is 3 m/s. The windiest Januarys were 1982 and 2003 at 3.4 m/s, while the calmest was 2023 at 2.6 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 24.2°C | 24.4°C | 25.6°C | 25.9°C | 24.9°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg High | 32.4°C | 32.1°C | 33.6°C | 33.7°C | 32.1°C | -0.3°C |
| Avg Low | 16.1°C | 16.9°C | 17.5°C | 18.1°C | 17.7°C | +1.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 41 mm | 58 mm | 28 mm | 47 mm | 85 mm | +44 mm |
January temperatures in Wagga Wagga have stayed relatively stable across the record.
January has ranged from a record low of 7.2°C (1984) to a record high of 45.9°C (2020).
Rainfall in January is about average for rainfall, averaging 49 mm, with a wettest year of 210 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.
One of the best times to visit Wagga Wagga
January is one of the best times to visit Wagga Wagga. Expect days averaging 32.8°C and nights around 17.2°C (mean 25°C) — warmer than Wagga Wagga's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (49 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.6°C | 25.7°C | 17.8°C | 39.0°C | 12.0°C | 47 mm | 46% | 2.9 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2024 | 30.5°C | 24.0°C | 17.6°C | 35.8°C | 11.1°C | 115 mm | 60% | 2.8 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2023 | 32.0°C | 24.6°C | 17.2°C | 38.6°C | 11.1°C | 86 mm | 52% | 2.6 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2022 | 31.1°C | 24.7°C | 18.3°C | 36.8°C | 12.4°C | 145 mm | 61% | 2.9 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 31.2°C | 24.0°C | 16.7°C | 40.7°C | 10.3°C | 87 mm | 48% | 3.1 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2020 | 34.4°C | 26.4°C | 18.3°C | 45.9°C | 13.4°C | 33 mm | 41% | 2.9 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2019 🔥 | 37.8°C | 29.7°C | 21.7°C | 44.6°C | 13.4°C | 49 mm | 42% | 2.9 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2018 | 34.4°C | 26.3°C | 18.3°C | 43.1°C | 9.8°C | 53 mm | 44% | 2.8 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2017 | 34.5°C | 26.3°C | 18.2°C | 41.8°C | 12.2°C | 23 mm | 44% | 3 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2016 | 31.3°C | 24.4°C | 17.4°C | 42.4°C | 12.3°C | 89 mm | 50% | 2.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2015 | 30.6°C | 23.8°C | 16.9°C | 38.7°C | 10.9°C | 84 mm | 54% | 3 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2014 | 34.2°C | 26.0°C | 17.9°C | 43.0°C | 9.9°C | 22 mm | 36% | 3 m/s | 8 |
| 2013 | 35.6°C | 27.0°C | 18.3°C | 43.9°C | 10.8°C | 25 mm | 34% | 3 m/s | 8 |
| 2012 | 31.1°C | 23.8°C | 16.5°C | 38.3°C | 7.6°C | 62 mm | 48% | 3.2 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2011 | 32.6°C | 25.2°C | 17.8°C | 39.6°C | 11.4°C | 52 mm | 55% | 2.9 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2010 | 34.5°C | 26.1°C | 17.7°C | 41.9°C | 9.3°C | 13 mm | 38% | 3.2 m/s | 8.3 |
| 2009 | 35.0°C | 26.3°C | 17.7°C | 42.0°C | 8.7°C | 18 mm | 34% | 3.1 m/s | 8.5 |
| 2008 | 33.3°C | 25.7°C | 18.1°C | 38.5°C | 14.1°C | 55 mm | 48% | 2.9 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2007 | 33.5°C | 25.6°C | 17.8°C | 41.7°C | 10.2°C | 28 mm | 38% | 3.3 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2006 | 36.1°C | 28.0°C | 20.0°C | 43.6°C | 14.6°C | 42 mm | 42% | 3.2 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2005 | 33.2°C | 25.3°C | 17.3°C | 42.8°C | 9.2°C | 27 mm | 42% | 3.2 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2004 | 32.2°C | 24.5°C | 16.8°C | 41.6°C | 10.1°C | 26 mm | 39% | 3 m/s | 8 |
| 2003 | 35.5°C | 26.5°C | 17.4°C | 43.9°C | 10.9°C | 4 mm | 32% | 3.4 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2002 | 32.4°C | 24.2°C | 15.9°C | 38.7°C | 9.9°C | 11 mm | 37% | 3.3 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2001 | 36.3°C | 28.2°C | 20.0°C | 44.4°C | 14.7°C | 33 mm | 36% | 3 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2000 | 28.8°C | 21.4°C | 14.0°C | 35.0°C | 8.8°C | 41 mm | 50% | 3.2 m/s | 7.9 |
| 1999 | 35.1°C | 27.6°C | 20.1°C | 41.3°C | 17.0°C | 66 mm | 46% | 2.8 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1998 | 33.1°C | 25.8°C | 18.6°C | 40.6°C | 12.5°C | 28 mm | 42% | 3 m/s | 7 |
| 1997 | 31.9°C | 24.1°C | 16.3°C | 38.5°C | 10.0°C | 36 mm | 44% | 3.2 m/s | 7.9 |
| 1996 | 30.2°C | 23.1°C | 15.9°C | 38.1°C | 10.2°C | 99 mm | 53% | 2.9 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1995 | 29.9°C | 23.2°C | 16.6°C | 36.7°C | 10.4°C | 131 mm | 55% | 3.2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1994 | 31.5°C | 23.1°C | 14.8°C | 38.8°C | 8.2°C | 24 mm | 43% | 3.2 m/s | 8.1 |
| 1993 | 31.9°C | 24.5°C | 17.1°C | 38.8°C | 10.6°C | 41 mm | 56% | 2.7 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1992 | 29.5°C | 21.6°C | 13.8°C | 42.4°C | 7.9°C | 65 mm | 48% | 2.7 m/s | 8.1 |
| 1991 | 33.6°C | 25.9°C | 18.2°C | 39.9°C | 12.1°C | 63 mm | 43% | 3.2 m/s | 7.8 |
| 1990 | 33.9°C | 25.5°C | 17.2°C | 44.6°C | 10.3°C | 32 mm | 38% | 3.2 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1989 | 29.8°C | 21.9°C | 14.0°C | 36.3°C | 8.2°C | 21 mm | 50% | 3.1 m/s | 8.3 |
| 1988 | 35.7°C | 27.4°C | 19.1°C | 42.1°C | 10.7°C | 20 mm | 35% | 2.8 m/s | 8 |
| 1987 | 31.2°C | 23.2°C | 15.2°C | 39.0°C | 8.8°C | 13 mm | 34% | 2.9 m/s | 8.1 |
| 1986 | 30.4°C | 22.1°C | 13.8°C | 37.4°C | 9.3°C | 37 mm | 43% | 3.2 m/s | 8.1 |
| 1985 | 32.8°C | 24.0°C | 15.2°C | 41.4°C | 10.4°C | 17 mm | 32% | 3.2 m/s | 8.2 |
| 1984 ❄️ 🌧️ | 27.6°C | 20.7°C | 13.9°C | 34.9°C | 7.2°C | 210 mm | 58% | 3.3 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1983 | 32.4°C | 23.8°C | 15.3°C | 41.0°C | 9.1°C | 8 mm | 32% | 3.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 34.5°C | 26.2°C | 17.9°C | 44.5°C | 11.1°C | 21 mm | 38% | 3.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 37.0°C | 28.7°C | 20.4°C | 42.9°C | 16.4°C | 24 mm | 36% | 3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 32.8°C with lows near 17.2°C (mean 25°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 49 mm of rainfall in Wagga Wagga, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 210 mm in 1984.
The hottest January reached 45.9°C in 2020. The coldest dipped to 7.2°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 16.5°C to 17.5°C while daytime highs eased from 32.9°C to 31.7°C, narrowing the gap between day and night.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Wagga Wagga and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 32.8°C daytime highs and 17.2°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 12th coolest month in Wagga Wagga, averaging 25°C.
For January in Wagga Wagga, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 32.8°C and lows of 17.2°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 44% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in January is 3 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 49 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 Wagga Wagga 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.
