January is one of the warmer months of the year in Currumbin, with average highs near 25.8°C and lows around 24.1°C (mean 25°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 140 mm of rainfall and 78% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Currumbin. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Currumbin was 2024 — when the month averaged 26.2°C — while the coldest was 1997 at 23.6°C. Typical January days reach 25.8°C with nights near 24.1°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
January is a relatively wet time of year in Currumbin, averaging 140 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2013 with 393 mm, while the driest was 2019 at 14 mm.
Relative humidity in Currumbin during January averages 78%. The most humid January was 2024 at 83%, and the least humid was 2003 at 72%.
January receives about 6.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Currumbin. The sunniest January was 1985 at 7.7 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2024 at 5.4.
Average wind speed in Currumbin during January is 5.5 m/s. The windiest Januarys were 1995 and 2005 at 6.4 m/s, while the calmest was 1993 at 4.4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 24.6°C | 24.8°C | 24.8°C | 25.2°C | 25.2°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg High | 25.5°C | 25.7°C | 25.7°C | 26.0°C | 25.9°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg Low | 23.7°C | 24.0°C | 24.0°C | 24.4°C | 24.4°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 134 mm | 128 mm | 131 mm | 168 mm | 137 mm | +3 mm |
January temperatures in Currumbin have risen by about 0.6°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 21.3°C (1990) to a record high of 30.1°C (1985).
Rainfall in January is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 140 mm, with a wettest year of 393 mm.
A quieter season to visit Currumbin
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of October and November tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Currumbin. That said, January — with days averaging 25.8°C and nights around 24.1°C (mean 25°C) and higher rainfall (140 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 | 26.2°C | 25.3°C | 24.4°C | 29.9°C | 22.7°C | 140 mm | 77% | 5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2024 🔥 | 26.9°C | 26.2°C | 25.5°C | 29.4°C | 24.3°C | 216 mm | 83% | 5.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2023 | 25.2°C | 24.4°C | 23.6°C | 28.0°C | 21.9°C | 106 mm | 78% | 5 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2022 | 25.5°C | 24.8°C | 24.1°C | 26.8°C | 22.8°C | 113 mm | 79% | 6.2 m/s | 6 |
| 2021 | 25.4°C | 24.7°C | 23.9°C | 27.2°C | 22.6°C | 85 mm | 76% | 5.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2020 | 26.3°C | 25.7°C | 25.0°C | 27.9°C | 23.5°C | 163 mm | 80% | 5.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2019 | 26.4°C | 25.7°C | 25.0°C | 27.2°C | 24.1°C | 14 mm | 74% | 4.7 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2018 | 26.1°C | 25.2°C | 24.3°C | 29.8°C | 22.4°C | 63 mm | 77% | 5.2 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2017 | 26.6°C | 25.7°C | 24.8°C | 28.8°C | 23.5°C | 94 mm | 79% | 5.5 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2016 | 25.5°C | 24.6°C | 23.8°C | 28.1°C | 21.9°C | 134 mm | 77% | 5.5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2015 | 26.3°C | 25.5°C | 24.7°C | 29.2°C | 23.2°C | 230 mm | 80% | 5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2014 | 25.6°C | 24.8°C | 24.0°C | 29.8°C | 23.0°C | 83 mm | 75% | 5.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2013 🌧️ | 26.0°C | 25.2°C | 24.5°C | 28.0°C | 23.2°C | 393 mm | 78% | 6.3 m/s | 6 |
| 2012 | 25.2°C | 24.4°C | 23.6°C | 29.2°C | 22.1°C | 339 mm | 78% | 5.7 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2011 | 25.6°C | 24.8°C | 24.1°C | 27.5°C | 22.2°C | 247 mm | 79% | 5.7 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2010 | 26.5°C | 25.6°C | 24.8°C | 29.0°C | 23.4°C | 82 mm | 76% | 4.8 m/s | 7 |
| 2009 | 25.9°C | 25.1°C | 24.3°C | 28.1°C | 22.7°C | 109 mm | 77% | 6 m/s | 6 |
| 2008 | 25.3°C | 24.6°C | 24.0°C | 26.2°C | 23.1°C | 276 mm | 82% | 6.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2007 | 25.3°C | 24.5°C | 23.7°C | 27.8°C | 22.2°C | 82 mm | 78% | 5.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2006 | 26.5°C | 25.8°C | 25.1°C | 27.8°C | 24.0°C | 237 mm | 79% | 5.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2005 | 25.9°C | 25.1°C | 24.2°C | 27.8°C | 22.1°C | 140 mm | 79% | 6.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2004 | 26.8°C | 25.8°C | 24.8°C | 30.1°C | 22.4°C | 236 mm | 80% | 5.9 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2003 | 25.0°C | 24.1°C | 23.2°C | 26.7°C | 22.2°C | 17 mm | 72% | 5.9 m/s | 7 |
| 2002 | 26.1°C | 25.1°C | 24.1°C | 29.8°C | 21.9°C | 41 mm | 76% | 6.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2001 | 25.3°C | 24.6°C | 23.8°C | 27.5°C | 22.6°C | 83 mm | 78% | 5.4 m/s | 7 |
| 2000 | 24.6°C | 23.7°C | 22.7°C | 30.1°C | 21.5°C | 93 mm | 79% | 5.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1999 | 26.1°C | 25.3°C | 24.5°C | 28.1°C | 23.5°C | 206 mm | 79% | 5.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1998 | 26.4°C | 25.7°C | 24.9°C | 29.1°C | 23.6°C | 81 mm | 78% | 5.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1997 ❄️ | 24.4°C | 23.6°C | 22.8°C | 26.0°C | 21.3°C | 109 mm | 75% | 6.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1996 | 26.3°C | 25.4°C | 24.5°C | 29.0°C | 22.6°C | 216 mm | 79% | 5.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1995 | 25.5°C | 24.5°C | 23.5°C | 28.5°C | 22.3°C | 111 mm | 76% | 6.4 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1994 | 25.9°C | 25.0°C | 24.2°C | 28.7°C | 22.4°C | 166 mm | 81% | 5.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1993 | 25.5°C | 24.7°C | 23.9°C | 26.6°C | 22.0°C | 78 mm | 78% | 4.4 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1992 | 25.6°C | 24.7°C | 23.8°C | 27.3°C | 22.9°C | 95 mm | 79% | 5.7 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1991 | 26.4°C | 25.5°C | 24.6°C | 28.2°C | 22.8°C | 93 mm | 76% | 5.4 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1990 | 24.9°C | 23.9°C | 23.0°C | 26.9°C | 21.3°C | 124 mm | 78% | 5.4 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1989 | 25.1°C | 24.3°C | 23.5°C | 26.9°C | 22.5°C | 153 mm | 76% | 5.6 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1988 | 25.3°C | 24.4°C | 23.6°C | 27.3°C | 21.5°C | 184 mm | 77% | 6 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1987 | 26.5°C | 25.6°C | 24.7°C | 29.1°C | 22.9°C | 130 mm | 79% | 5.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1986 | 25.5°C | 24.6°C | 23.6°C | 27.4°C | 22.3°C | 105 mm | 75% | 5.7 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1985 | 26.3°C | 25.2°C | 24.1°C | 30.1°C | 22.2°C | 58 mm | 74% | 5.4 m/s | 7.7 |
| 1984 | 24.7°C | 23.8°C | 23.0°C | 26.3°C | 21.5°C | 133 mm | 78% | 5.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1983 | 25.1°C | 24.1°C | 23.1°C | 28.3°C | 21.8°C | 98 mm | 76% | 5.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 26.3°C | 25.3°C | 24.4°C | 29.5°C | 22.1°C | 295 mm | 79% | 5.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 25.1°C | 24.3°C | 23.4°C | 27.0°C | 22.0°C | 51 mm | 77% | 5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 25.8°C with lows near 24.1°C (mean 25°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 140 mm of rainfall in Currumbin, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 393 mm in 2013.
The hottest January reached 30.1°C in 1985. The coldest dipped to 21.3°C in 1990.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.6°C. Daytime highs moved from 25.5°C to 25.8°C and overnight lows from 23.6°C to 24.3°C over the same span.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Currumbin and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 25.8°C daytime highs and 24.1°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 11th coolest month in Currumbin, averaging 25°C.
For January in Currumbin, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 25.8°C and lows of 24.1°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in January averages 78% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in January is 5.5 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 6.4 m/s (1995).
The wettest January on record was 2013 with 393 mm. On average, January sees 140 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 Currumbin 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.
