January is one of the warmer months of the year in Bundaberg, with average highs near 29.4°C and lows around 23.5°C (mean 26.5°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 120 mm of rainfall and 73% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Bundaberg. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Bundaberg was 2024 — when the month averaged 27.8°C — while the coldest were 1981 and 2011 at 25°C. Typical January days reach 29.4°C with nights near 23.5°C. The long-term January temperature trend is broadly flat.
January is a relatively wet time of year in Bundaberg, averaging 120 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2013 with 465 mm, while the driest was 2003 at 5 mm.
Relative humidity in Bundaberg during January averages 73%. The most humid January was 2011 at 84%, and the least humid was 2003 at 63%.
January receives about 6.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Bundaberg. The sunniest January was 1985 at 8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1991 at 6.
Average wind speed in Bundaberg during January is 3.8 m/s. The windiest January was 2014 at 4.7 m/s, while the calmest were 1987 and 2025 at 3.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 26.2°C | 26.4°C | 26.5°C | 26.5°C | 26.7°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg High | 29.2°C | 29.4°C | 29.6°C | 29.3°C | 29.5°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg Low | 23.1°C | 23.4°C | 23.4°C | 23.6°C | 23.8°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 107 mm | 111 mm | 98 mm | 170 mm | 107 mm | 0 mm |
January temperatures in Bundaberg have risen by about 0.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 19.5°C (1989) to a record high of 36.1°C (1994).
Rainfall in January is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 120 mm, with a wettest year of 465 mm.
A quieter season to visit Bundaberg
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of September and October tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Bundaberg. That said, January — with days averaging 29.4°C and nights around 23.5°C (mean 26.5°C) and higher rainfall (120 mm) — can still be rewarding for travellers who don't mind the warmth, and often means fewer crowds.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.0°C | 26.3°C | 23.5°C | 33.5°C | 21.4°C | 166 mm | 77% | 3.1 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2024 🔥 | 30.3°C | 27.8°C | 25.2°C | 32.9°C | 22.8°C | 121 mm | 80% | 3.5 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2023 | 29.0°C | 26.0°C | 22.9°C | 32.7°C | 21.0°C | 111 mm | 73% | 3.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2022 | 29.3°C | 26.3°C | 23.3°C | 32.3°C | 20.2°C | 96 mm | 74% | 3.6 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 29.4°C | 26.4°C | 23.3°C | 32.0°C | 21.3°C | 67 mm | 71% | 4.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2020 | 29.8°C | 27.1°C | 24.5°C | 31.5°C | 23.1°C | 80 mm | 73% | 3.2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2019 | 29.4°C | 26.7°C | 23.9°C | 30.2°C | 23.0°C | 13 mm | 68% | 3.8 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2018 | 29.6°C | 26.5°C | 23.4°C | 33.2°C | 20.6°C | 129 mm | 73% | 3.5 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 30.4°C | 27.4°C | 24.4°C | 35.0°C | 22.8°C | 58 mm | 71% | 3.8 m/s | 7 |
| 2016 | 29.3°C | 26.2°C | 23.1°C | 31.9°C | 20.8°C | 194 mm | 71% | 3.3 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2015 | 29.4°C | 26.8°C | 24.3°C | 33.4°C | 22.6°C | 185 mm | 76% | 3.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2014 | 30.0°C | 26.8°C | 23.7°C | 34.7°C | 21.9°C | 38 mm | 67% | 4.7 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2013 🌧️ | 29.8°C | 27.0°C | 24.2°C | 33.6°C | 21.9°C | 465 mm | 72% | 4.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2012 | 28.3°C | 25.6°C | 22.9°C | 33.8°C | 19.8°C | 247 mm | 76% | 3.8 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2011 | 27.3°C | 25.0°C | 22.8°C | 29.1°C | 20.6°C | 261 mm | 84% | 3.7 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2010 | 29.4°C | 26.6°C | 23.7°C | 33.1°C | 22.1°C | 106 mm | 72% | 3.4 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2009 | 29.0°C | 26.5°C | 23.9°C | 33.1°C | 22.3°C | 141 mm | 74% | 4.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2008 | 28.5°C | 25.8°C | 23.1°C | 30.6°C | 21.6°C | 138 mm | 79% | 4.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2007 | 29.4°C | 26.4°C | 23.4°C | 32.7°C | 21.4°C | 35 mm | 70% | 3.4 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2006 | 30.3°C | 27.5°C | 24.7°C | 31.8°C | 22.0°C | 119 mm | 73% | 3.7 m/s | 7 |
| 2005 | 29.7°C | 26.5°C | 23.3°C | 33.0°C | 20.6°C | 119 mm | 73% | 4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2004 | 29.8°C | 27.1°C | 24.4°C | 32.4°C | 21.1°C | 211 mm | 78% | 3.9 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2003 | 29.7°C | 26.0°C | 22.3°C | 33.3°C | 20.4°C | 5 mm | 63% | 4 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2002 | 30.9°C | 27.6°C | 24.3°C | 35.4°C | 21.5°C | 80 mm | 71% | 4 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2001 | 29.6°C | 26.2°C | 22.8°C | 34.3°C | 20.0°C | 52 mm | 69% | 3.7 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2000 | 28.6°C | 25.4°C | 22.2°C | 34.3°C | 20.0°C | 79 mm | 74% | 3.8 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1999 | 29.5°C | 26.7°C | 23.8°C | 34.3°C | 22.1°C | 131 mm | 76% | 3.9 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1998 | 30.2°C | 27.3°C | 24.5°C | 32.6°C | 22.6°C | 81 mm | 72% | 4.2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1997 | 28.6°C | 25.5°C | 22.3°C | 34.0°C | 20.5°C | 64 mm | 69% | 4.4 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1996 | 28.5°C | 25.9°C | 23.4°C | 32.5°C | 20.1°C | 217 mm | 78% | 3.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1995 | 29.6°C | 26.3°C | 22.9°C | 35.1°C | 19.9°C | 83 mm | 70% | 3.9 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1994 | 30.3°C | 27.2°C | 24.0°C | 36.1°C | 21.4°C | 125 mm | 73% | 4.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1993 | 28.4°C | 25.6°C | 22.8°C | 30.4°C | 20.5°C | 87 mm | 73% | 3.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1992 | 30.3°C | 27.1°C | 24.0°C | 34.5°C | 22.3°C | 90 mm | 70% | 3.4 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1991 | 28.6°C | 26.3°C | 23.9°C | 32.1°C | 21.8°C | 194 mm | 77% | 3.8 m/s | 6 |
| 1990 | 29.6°C | 26.2°C | 22.7°C | 33.0°C | 20.0°C | 41 mm | 69% | 3.9 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1989 | 28.9°C | 25.8°C | 22.6°C | 33.6°C | 19.5°C | 73 mm | 71% | 3.7 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1988 | 29.8°C | 26.5°C | 23.1°C | 33.1°C | 20.7°C | 52 mm | 68% | 4.3 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1987 | 30.2°C | 27.3°C | 24.5°C | 35.5°C | 21.7°C | 141 mm | 73% | 3.1 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1986 | 29.6°C | 26.3°C | 23.1°C | 32.1°C | 20.3°C | 82 mm | 70% | 3.9 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1985 | 30.3°C | 26.9°C | 23.5°C | 33.7°C | 21.1°C | 64 mm | 69% | 3.5 m/s | 8 |
| 1984 | 28.3°C | 25.5°C | 22.8°C | 31.2°C | 20.6°C | 147 mm | 74% | 3.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1983 | 28.5°C | 25.5°C | 22.5°C | 33.8°C | 20.1°C | 113 mm | 74% | 4.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 29.6°C | 26.8°C | 24.0°C | 34.7°C | 22.0°C | 181 mm | 76% | 3.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 ❄️ | 27.9°C | 25.0°C | 22.2°C | 32.2°C | 20.6°C | 111 mm | 75% | 3.6 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 29.4°C with lows near 23.5°C (mean 26.5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 120 mm of rainfall in Bundaberg, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 465 mm in 2013.
The hottest January reached 36.1°C in 1994. The coldest dipped to 19.5°C in 1989.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 28.9°C to 29.4°C and overnight lows from 23°C to 23.6°C over the same span.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Bundaberg and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 29.4°C daytime highs and 23.5°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 12th coolest month in Bundaberg, averaging 26.5°C.
For January in Bundaberg, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 29.4°C and lows of 23.5°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in January averages 73% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 3.8 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 4.7 m/s (2014).
The wettest January on record was 2013 with 465 mm. On average, January sees 120 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 Bundaberg 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.
