January is one of the warmer months of the year in Gladstone, with average highs near 30.9°C and lows around 22.6°C (mean 26.8°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 117 mm of rainfall and 72% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Gladstone. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Gladstone was 2024 — when the month averaged 28.3°C — while the coldest was 2011 at 24.5°C. Typical January days reach 30.9°C with nights near 22.6°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
January is a relatively wet time of year in Gladstone, averaging 117 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2013 with 658 mm, while the driest was 2003 at 2 mm.
Relative humidity in Gladstone during January averages 72%. The most humid January was 2011 at 85%, and the least humid was 2003 at 62%.
January receives about 6.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Gladstone. The sunniest January was 1985 at 8.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1991 at 6.
Average wind speed in Gladstone during January is 3.5 m/s. The windiest January was 2014 at 4.5 m/s, while the calmest was 1987 at 2.9 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 26.6°C | 26.6°C | 26.7°C | 26.8°C | 27.3°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg High | 30.9°C | 30.7°C | 31.0°C | 30.8°C | 31.5°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg Low | 22.3°C | 22.5°C | 22.5°C | 22.7°C | 23.1°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 95 mm | 124 mm | 102 mm | 171 mm | 76 mm | -19 mm |
January temperatures in Gladstone have risen by about 0.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 18.2°C (1996) to a record high of 41.4°C (1994).
Rainfall in January is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 117 mm, with a wettest year of 658 mm.
A quieter season to visit Gladstone
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of September and April tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Gladstone. That said, January — with days averaging 30.9°C and nights around 22.6°C (mean 26.8°C) and higher rainfall (117 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 | 31.9°C | 27.6°C | 23.3°C | 38.2°C | 20.4°C | 119 mm | 71% | 3.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2024 🔥 | 32.0°C | 28.3°C | 24.6°C | 35.0°C | 21.9°C | 91 mm | 77% | 3.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2023 | 30.4°C | 26.3°C | 22.2°C | 35.3°C | 20.3°C | 110 mm | 74% | 3.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 31.8°C | 27.3°C | 22.7°C | 36.7°C | 19.3°C | 47 mm | 70% | 3.3 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2021 | 31.1°C | 26.8°C | 22.4°C | 34.1°C | 19.8°C | 26 mm | 69% | 4 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2020 | 31.5°C | 27.5°C | 23.5°C | 34.7°C | 21.7°C | 65 mm | 72% | 3.2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2019 | 30.7°C | 26.7°C | 22.8°C | 32.0°C | 21.5°C | 18 mm | 67% | 4.1 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2018 | 32.0°C | 27.5°C | 23.0°C | 36.7°C | 20.2°C | 50 mm | 68% | 3.5 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2017 | 32.3°C | 27.9°C | 23.6°C | 38.2°C | 21.6°C | 48 mm | 69% | 3.9 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2016 | 31.7°C | 27.1°C | 22.5°C | 35.8°C | 19.2°C | 150 mm | 68% | 3.4 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2015 | 30.2°C | 26.8°C | 23.4°C | 35.7°C | 21.5°C | 215 mm | 77% | 3.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2014 | 31.6°C | 27.2°C | 22.8°C | 38.7°C | 20.6°C | 106 mm | 67% | 4.5 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2013 🌧️ | 31.4°C | 27.4°C | 23.3°C | 37.0°C | 20.6°C | 658 mm | 72% | 4 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2012 | 30.3°C | 26.2°C | 22.1°C | 35.9°C | 18.7°C | 212 mm | 74% | 3.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2011 ❄️ | 27.7°C | 24.5°C | 21.4°C | 29.8°C | 18.6°C | 128 mm | 85% | 3.2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2010 | 30.1°C | 26.3°C | 22.5°C | 34.9°C | 20.5°C | 123 mm | 74% | 3.4 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2009 | 30.2°C | 26.6°C | 23.0°C | 34.9°C | 21.1°C | 142 mm | 74% | 4.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2008 | 29.3°C | 25.8°C | 22.3°C | 31.4°C | 20.1°C | 153 mm | 80% | 3.9 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2007 | 31.2°C | 26.9°C | 22.6°C | 35.6°C | 19.8°C | 35 mm | 69% | 3.4 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2006 | 31.8°C | 27.8°C | 23.9°C | 35.0°C | 22.0°C | 114 mm | 71% | 3.6 m/s | 7 |
| 2005 | 31.2°C | 26.7°C | 22.2°C | 36.4°C | 18.4°C | 160 mm | 72% | 3.6 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2004 | 31.0°C | 27.2°C | 23.3°C | 35.0°C | 18.6°C | 205 mm | 78% | 3.3 m/s | 7 |
| 2003 | 31.5°C | 26.4°C | 21.3°C | 34.0°C | 18.6°C | 2 mm | 62% | 3.7 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2002 | 32.4°C | 27.9°C | 23.3°C | 37.5°C | 20.0°C | 80 mm | 70% | 3.2 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2001 | 30.9°C | 26.2°C | 21.5°C | 37.5°C | 18.3°C | 40 mm | 70% | 3.5 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2000 | 30.4°C | 25.9°C | 21.4°C | 37.2°C | 18.3°C | 93 mm | 73% | 3.2 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1999 | 30.9°C | 26.9°C | 23.0°C | 35.7°C | 21.1°C | 145 mm | 75% | 3.6 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1998 | 31.7°C | 27.6°C | 23.5°C | 36.1°C | 21.0°C | 70 mm | 71% | 4.1 m/s | 7 |
| 1997 | 30.5°C | 26.0°C | 21.5°C | 37.3°C | 19.6°C | 40 mm | 67% | 4.1 m/s | 7 |
| 1996 | 28.7°C | 25.5°C | 22.2°C | 33.8°C | 18.2°C | 277 mm | 81% | 3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1995 | 31.0°C | 26.5°C | 22.1°C | 38.1°C | 18.5°C | 103 mm | 70% | 3.6 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1994 | 32.4°C | 27.7°C | 23.1°C | 41.4°C | 20.1°C | 116 mm | 71% | 3.9 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1993 | 29.7°C | 25.8°C | 21.9°C | 32.0°C | 19.6°C | 122 mm | 72% | 3.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1992 | 32.3°C | 27.8°C | 23.3°C | 37.1°C | 20.8°C | 64 mm | 68% | 3.1 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1991 | 27.9°C | 25.2°C | 22.5°C | 31.2°C | 19.9°C | 274 mm | 84% | 3.4 m/s | 6 |
| 1990 | 32.0°C | 27.0°C | 22.0°C | 36.3°C | 19.0°C | 25 mm | 65% | 3.9 m/s | 7.7 |
| 1989 | 30.1°C | 25.9°C | 21.6°C | 34.3°C | 19.0°C | 79 mm | 73% | 3.4 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1988 | 32.1°C | 27.2°C | 22.4°C | 37.4°C | 20.0°C | 38 mm | 65% | 4.1 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1987 | 32.4°C | 28.1°C | 23.8°C | 39.1°C | 20.4°C | 111 mm | 70% | 2.9 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1986 | 31.0°C | 26.7°C | 22.3°C | 33.6°C | 19.9°C | 76 mm | 69% | 3.7 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1985 | 32.0°C | 27.3°C | 22.6°C | 35.7°C | 20.1°C | 50 mm | 67% | 3.2 m/s | 8.3 |
| 1984 | 30.4°C | 26.4°C | 22.4°C | 35.5°C | 20.7°C | 140 mm | 72% | 3.2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1983 | 30.2°C | 25.8°C | 21.4°C | 37.7°C | 18.7°C | 123 mm | 74% | 3.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 32.0°C | 27.7°C | 23.4°C | 36.5°C | 20.8°C | 106 mm | 72% | 3.5 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 28.2°C | 24.7°C | 21.2°C | 34.3°C | 19.4°C | 133 mm | 77% | 3.4 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 30.9°C with lows near 22.6°C (mean 26.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 117 mm of rainfall in Gladstone, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 658 mm in 2013.
The hottest January reached 41.4°C in 1994. The coldest dipped to 18.2°C in 1996.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 30.6°C to 31.4°C and overnight lows from 22.2°C to 23°C over the same span.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Gladstone and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 30.9°C daytime highs and 22.6°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 12th coolest month in Gladstone, averaging 26.8°C.
For January in Gladstone, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 30.9°C and lows of 22.6°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in January averages 72% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 3.5 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 4.5 m/s (2014).
The wettest January on record was 2013 with 658 mm. On average, January sees 117 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 Gladstone 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.
