January is one of the warmer months of the year in Kingston South East, with average highs near 26.4°C and lows around 14°C (mean 20.2°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 23 mm of rainfall and 59% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Kingston South East. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Kingston South East was 2022 — when the month averaged 22.9°C — while the coldest was 2004 at 17°C. Typical January days reach 26.4°C with nights near 14°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
January is one of the drier months in Kingston South East, averaging 23 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2011 with 83 mm, while the driest was 2019 at 1 mm.
Relative humidity in Kingston South East during January averages 59%. The most humid January was 2011 at 66%, and the least humid was 1981 at 52%.
January receives about 7.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Kingston South East. The sunniest Januarys were 2008 and 2009 at 8.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2022 at 7.1.
Average wind speed in Kingston South East during January is 4.2 m/s. The windiest Januarys were 1994 and 1996 at 4.8 m/s, while the calmest was 1993 at 3.5 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 19.7°C | 19.7°C | 20.0°C | 20.8°C | 20.9°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg High | 25.8°C | 25.9°C | 26.1°C | 27.2°C | 27.1°C | +1.3°C |
| Avg Low | 13.6°C | 13.6°C | 13.8°C | 14.5°C | 14.7°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 19 mm | 24 mm | 20 mm | 24 mm | 31 mm | +12 mm |
January temperatures in Kingston South East have risen by about 0.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 7.8°C (1987) to a record high of 42.2°C (2019).
Rainfall in January is one of the drier months, averaging 23 mm, with a wettest year of 83 mm.
One of the best times to visit Kingston South East
January is one of the best times to visit Kingston South East. Expect days averaging 26.4°C and nights around 14°C (mean 20.2°C) — warmer than Kingston South East's yearly average — with low rainfall (23 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 | 28.0°C | 21.8°C | 15.5°C | 34.8°C | 11.5°C | 6 mm | 54% | 4 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2024 | 26.2°C | 20.3°C | 14.5°C | 34.7°C | 11.6°C | 53 mm | 66% | 3.8 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2023 | 26.9°C | 20.3°C | 13.7°C | 36.2°C | 10.9°C | 17 mm | 59% | 4.1 m/s | 8.1 |
| 2022 🔥 | 29.3°C | 22.9°C | 16.6°C | 36.0°C | 12.0°C | 30 mm | 59% | 4.1 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 26.2°C | 19.9°C | 13.6°C | 38.0°C | 9.9°C | 44 mm | 60% | 4.1 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2020 | 26.2°C | 20.3°C | 14.3°C | 38.9°C | 10.1°C | 34 mm | 57% | 4.1 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2019 | 28.9°C | 22.0°C | 15.1°C | 42.2°C | 11.2°C | 1 mm | 55% | 3.8 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2018 | 28.3°C | 21.9°C | 15.4°C | 38.2°C | 11.4°C | 2 mm | 53% | 4.2 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 27.0°C | 20.6°C | 14.2°C | 38.4°C | 11.3°C | 4 mm | 57% | 3.9 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2016 | 27.1°C | 20.9°C | 14.6°C | 34.9°C | 11.5°C | 34 mm | 58% | 4.1 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2015 | 25.7°C | 19.9°C | 14.2°C | 38.4°C | 10.1°C | 56 mm | 61% | 4.5 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2014 | 28.3°C | 21.5°C | 14.7°C | 40.2°C | 10.2°C | 21 mm | 54% | 4.4 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2013 | 26.3°C | 20.1°C | 14.0°C | 39.3°C | 10.6°C | 12 mm | 56% | 4.2 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2012 | 28.1°C | 21.7°C | 15.4°C | 37.2°C | 11.0°C | 10 mm | 53% | 4.7 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2011 🌧️ | 25.4°C | 19.5°C | 13.7°C | 32.8°C | 9.5°C | 83 mm | 66% | 3.7 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2010 | 26.4°C | 20.1°C | 13.7°C | 38.6°C | 10.6°C | 16 mm | 56% | 4 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2009 | 26.7°C | 20.1°C | 13.6°C | 40.4°C | 8.4°C | 3 mm | 56% | 4 m/s | 8.2 |
| 2008 | 26.7°C | 20.1°C | 13.6°C | 36.4°C | 11.0°C | 8 mm | 60% | 4.4 m/s | 8.2 |
| 2007 | 26.2°C | 20.6°C | 15.0°C | 35.5°C | 10.6°C | 68 mm | 62% | 4.2 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2006 | 27.3°C | 20.8°C | 14.3°C | 37.1°C | 11.1°C | 34 mm | 60% | 4.2 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2005 | 25.6°C | 19.6°C | 13.7°C | 37.4°C | 9.7°C | 11 mm | 60% | 4.2 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2004 ❄️ | 21.8°C | 17.0°C | 12.1°C | 31.3°C | 8.8°C | 19 mm | 66% | 4.2 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2003 | 27.3°C | 20.6°C | 13.8°C | 39.2°C | 10.4°C | 24 mm | 55% | 4.2 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2002 | 24.2°C | 18.2°C | 12.2°C | 34.7°C | 8.4°C | 16 mm | 63% | 4.1 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2001 | 29.6°C | 22.5°C | 15.4°C | 39.5°C | 11.4°C | 7 mm | 55% | 4 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2000 | 25.9°C | 20.1°C | 14.3°C | 36.3°C | 9.9°C | 6 mm | 57% | 4.5 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1999 | 28.6°C | 21.7°C | 14.7°C | 37.3°C | 11.0°C | 7 mm | 57% | 4.4 m/s | 7.8 |
| 1998 | 26.0°C | 20.0°C | 13.9°C | 36.1°C | 10.9°C | 16 mm | 61% | 4.2 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1997 | 27.7°C | 20.8°C | 13.8°C | 36.1°C | 10.1°C | 34 mm | 56% | 4.2 m/s | 7.7 |
| 1996 | 25.3°C | 19.1°C | 13.0°C | 38.7°C | 10.2°C | 25 mm | 61% | 4.8 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1995 | 26.6°C | 20.2°C | 13.9°C | 34.3°C | 8.8°C | 38 mm | 59% | 4.1 m/s | 7.8 |
| 1994 | 23.4°C | 17.9°C | 12.5°C | 38.7°C | 8.3°C | 31 mm | 61% | 4.8 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1993 | 26.2°C | 20.2°C | 14.2°C | 37.0°C | 10.1°C | 36 mm | 63% | 3.5 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1992 | 22.6°C | 17.3°C | 12.0°C | 33.1°C | 8.4°C | 5 mm | 63% | 4.5 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1991 | 26.4°C | 20.4°C | 14.5°C | 39.6°C | 10.3°C | 31 mm | 61% | 4.4 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1990 | 25.8°C | 19.6°C | 13.4°C | 36.7°C | 9.1°C | 19 mm | 57% | 4.3 m/s | 7.7 |
| 1989 | 26.2°C | 20.3°C | 14.3°C | 36.5°C | 10.0°C | 13 mm | 55% | 4.5 m/s | 7.7 |
| 1988 | 26.6°C | 20.5°C | 14.4°C | 36.7°C | 11.2°C | 26 mm | 58% | 4 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1987 | 22.6°C | 17.2°C | 11.8°C | 30.7°C | 7.8°C | 7 mm | 62% | 4.3 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1986 | 25.0°C | 18.7°C | 12.4°C | 33.8°C | 9.9°C | 11 mm | 58% | 4.3 m/s | 8 |
| 1985 | 25.5°C | 19.4°C | 13.2°C | 36.2°C | 10.0°C | 8 mm | 59% | 4.2 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1984 | 24.2°C | 18.6°C | 13.0°C | 33.5°C | 9.9°C | 16 mm | 62% | 4.1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1983 | 25.1°C | 18.8°C | 12.5°C | 39.8°C | 9.0°C | 18 mm | 55% | 4.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 27.5°C | 21.2°C | 15.0°C | 39.4°C | 10.9°C | 29 mm | 56% | 4.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 29.5°C | 22.6°C | 15.7°C | 37.7°C | 11.5°C | 38 mm | 52% | 4.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 26.4°C with lows near 14°C (mean 20.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 23 mm of rainfall in Kingston South East, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 83 mm in 2011.
The hottest January reached 42.2°C in 2019. The coldest dipped to 7.8°C in 1987.
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 26.4°C to 27.3°C and overnight lows from 13.9°C to 14.8°C over the same span.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Kingston South East and one of the drier months, so plan for around 26.4°C daytime highs and 14°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 11th coolest month in Kingston South East, averaging 20.2°C.
For January in Kingston South East, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 26.4°C and lows of 14°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 59% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 4.2 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 4.8 m/s (1994).
The wettest January on record was 2011 with 83 mm. On average, January sees 23 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 Kingston South East 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.
