January is one of the warmer months of the year in Toowoomba, with average highs near 31.5°C and lows around 18.1°C (mean 24.8°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 91 mm of rainfall and 66% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Toowoomba. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Toowoomba was 2019 — when the month averaged 27°C — while the coldest was 2011 at 22.2°C. Typical January days reach 31.5°C with nights near 18.1°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
January is a relatively wet time of year in Toowoomba, averaging 91 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2011 with 279 mm, while the driest was 2019 at 5 mm.
Relative humidity in Toowoomba during January averages 66%. The most humid January was 2011 at 85%, and the least humid was 2019 at 55%.
January receives about 7.1 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Toowoomba. The sunniest January was 1985 at 8.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2008 at 5.9.
Average wind speed in Toowoomba during January is 2.7 m/s. The windiest Januarys were 1997, 2008 and 2014 at 3.3 m/s, while the calmest was 1987 at 2.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 24.3°C | 24.6°C | 24.8°C | 25.2°C | 25.3°C | +1°C |
| Avg High | 31.0°C | 31.2°C | 31.6°C | 32.0°C | 31.8°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Low | 17.5°C | 18.0°C | 18.0°C | 18.4°C | 18.8°C | +1.3°C |
| Avg Rain | 86 mm | 96 mm | 79 mm | 108 mm | 85 mm | -1 mm |
January temperatures in Toowoomba have risen by about 0.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 12.4°C (1997) to a record high of 41.6°C (2014).
Rainfall in January is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 91 mm, with a wettest year of 279 mm.
A good time to visit Toowoomba
January is a good time to visit Toowoomba, with days averaging 31.5°C and nights around 18.1°C (mean 24.8°C, warmer than Toowoomba's yearly average) and higher rainfall. November and March 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 | 31.2°C | 24.7°C | 18.3°C | 36.0°C | 15.0°C | 77 mm | 69% | 2.4 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2024 | 32.0°C | 26.3°C | 20.5°C | 38.6°C | 16.1°C | 119 mm | 73% | 2.8 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2023 | 32.3°C | 25.3°C | 18.3°C | 37.7°C | 15.4°C | 66 mm | 62% | 2.5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2022 | 31.1°C | 24.7°C | 18.3°C | 35.4°C | 14.9°C | 62 mm | 70% | 2.9 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2021 | 30.7°C | 24.1°C | 17.5°C | 35.0°C | 14.1°C | 92 mm | 68% | 2.8 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2020 | 33.4°C | 26.6°C | 19.8°C | 38.4°C | 17.0°C | 95 mm | 64% | 2.5 m/s | 7 |
| 2019 🔥 | 34.9°C | 27.0°C | 19.0°C | 38.3°C | 16.3°C | 5 mm | 55% | 2.8 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2018 | 34.3°C | 26.3°C | 18.4°C | 38.7°C | 13.8°C | 30 mm | 57% | 2.5 m/s | 8 |
| 2017 | 33.9°C | 26.7°C | 19.5°C | 38.7°C | 15.3°C | 87 mm | 63% | 2.6 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2016 | 31.8°C | 24.8°C | 17.8°C | 37.4°C | 13.9°C | 79 mm | 63% | 2.5 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2015 | 30.3°C | 24.4°C | 18.5°C | 36.0°C | 15.7°C | 111 mm | 70% | 2.6 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2014 | 32.7°C | 25.5°C | 18.3°C | 41.6°C | 14.2°C | 61 mm | 59% | 3.3 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2013 | 32.8°C | 25.9°C | 19.1°C | 39.0°C | 16.3°C | 249 mm | 65% | 3 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2012 | 29.8°C | 23.8°C | 17.7°C | 37.8°C | 13.4°C | 115 mm | 69% | 2.9 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2011 ❄️ 🌧️ | 26.7°C | 22.2°C | 17.7°C | 31.0°C | 14.1°C | 279 mm | 85% | 2.7 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2010 | 32.5°C | 25.3°C | 18.0°C | 38.2°C | 13.2°C | 63 mm | 63% | 2.5 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2009 | 30.6°C | 24.2°C | 17.8°C | 36.9°C | 14.3°C | 63 mm | 67% | 2.9 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2008 | 28.7°C | 23.5°C | 18.2°C | 33.2°C | 16.1°C | 100 mm | 76% | 3.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2007 | 32.7°C | 25.6°C | 18.4°C | 38.0°C | 14.9°C | 47 mm | 61% | 2.7 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2006 | 32.1°C | 25.8°C | 19.5°C | 40.2°C | 15.4°C | 116 mm | 69% | 2.7 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2005 | 31.8°C | 24.8°C | 17.9°C | 37.1°C | 12.5°C | 74 mm | 65% | 2.8 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2004 | 31.0°C | 25.0°C | 19.0°C | 39.0°C | 14.8°C | 187 mm | 71% | 2.6 m/s | 7 |
| 2003 | 33.3°C | 24.9°C | 16.5°C | 39.8°C | 13.5°C | 15 mm | 56% | 2.8 m/s | 8.1 |
| 2002 | 33.5°C | 26.0°C | 18.4°C | 40.2°C | 15.4°C | 18 mm | 56% | 2.8 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2001 | 33.2°C | 25.6°C | 18.0°C | 40.3°C | 13.7°C | 81 mm | 61% | 2.7 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2000 | 29.2°C | 22.8°C | 16.5°C | 38.8°C | 13.0°C | 92 mm | 69% | 2.7 m/s | 7 |
| 1999 | 30.9°C | 24.6°C | 18.3°C | 37.3°C | 14.6°C | 121 mm | 70% | 2.7 m/s | 7 |
| 1998 | 32.5°C | 25.9°C | 19.2°C | 38.0°C | 14.8°C | 80 mm | 64% | 2.8 m/s | 7 |
| 1997 | 29.9°C | 23.0°C | 16.2°C | 34.2°C | 12.4°C | 34 mm | 64% | 3.3 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1996 | 28.0°C | 23.1°C | 18.2°C | 35.6°C | 14.0°C | 198 mm | 81% | 2.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1995 | 31.2°C | 24.2°C | 17.3°C | 36.4°C | 13.1°C | 96 mm | 64% | 3 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1994 | 33.2°C | 25.9°C | 18.7°C | 41.4°C | 13.7°C | 50 mm | 60% | 3.1 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1993 | 32.1°C | 25.3°C | 18.5°C | 35.7°C | 14.8°C | 62 mm | 64% | 2.3 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1992 | 31.2°C | 24.4°C | 17.7°C | 35.3°C | 12.9°C | 116 mm | 68% | 2.4 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1991 | 30.8°C | 24.6°C | 18.3°C | 36.0°C | 13.5°C | 134 mm | 68% | 2.9 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1990 | 32.4°C | 24.9°C | 17.4°C | 39.8°C | 14.3°C | 66 mm | 62% | 2.9 m/s | 7.7 |
| 1989 | 29.7°C | 23.1°C | 16.6°C | 36.0°C | 13.0°C | 82 mm | 67% | 2.7 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1988 | 31.2°C | 24.3°C | 17.3°C | 37.1°C | 13.1°C | 122 mm | 67% | 2.9 m/s | 7.7 |
| 1987 | 31.9°C | 25.8°C | 19.6°C | 37.7°C | 16.1°C | 124 mm | 68% | 2.1 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1986 | 31.5°C | 24.2°C | 16.9°C | 35.6°C | 13.4°C | 54 mm | 60% | 2.6 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1985 | 33.0°C | 25.2°C | 17.5°C | 37.1°C | 13.8°C | 73 mm | 59% | 2.6 m/s | 8.2 |
| 1984 | 29.0°C | 23.1°C | 17.3°C | 32.9°C | 14.1°C | 105 mm | 71% | 2.6 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1983 | 31.6°C | 24.2°C | 16.8°C | 35.8°C | 13.5°C | 63 mm | 63% | 2.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 30.7°C | 24.6°C | 18.6°C | 37.8°C | 14.1°C | 116 mm | 72% | 3.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 30.6°C | 23.9°C | 17.1°C | 37.5°C | 13.6°C | 36 mm | 67% | 2.9 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 31.5°C with lows near 18.1°C (mean 24.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 91 mm of rainfall in Toowoomba, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 279 mm in 2011.
The hottest January reached 41.6°C in 2014. The coldest dipped to 12.4°C in 1997.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 31°C to 31.5°C and overnight lows from 17.5°C to 18.6°C over the same span.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Toowoomba and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 31.5°C daytime highs and 18.1°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 12th coolest month in Toowoomba, averaging 24.8°C.
For January in Toowoomba, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 31.5°C and lows of 18.1°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in January averages 66% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 2.7 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 3.3 m/s (1997).
The wettest January on record was 2011 with 279 mm. On average, January sees 91 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 Toowoomba 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.
