January is one of the warmer months of the year in Traralgon, with average highs near 26.7°C and lows around 12.5°C (mean 19.6°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 64 mm of rainfall and 61% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Traralgon. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Traralgon was 2019 — when the month averaged 23.2°C — while the coldest was 1992 at 15.6°C. Typical January days reach 26.7°C with nights near 12.5°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.6°C per decade.
January is one of the drier months in Traralgon, averaging 64 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 1991 with 132 mm, while the driest was 1990 at 8 mm.
Relative humidity in Traralgon during January averages 61%. The most humid January was 2024 at 72%, and the least humid was 2009 at 50%.
January receives about 6.7 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Traralgon. The sunniest January was 2009 at 7.8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2002 and 2016 at 6.
Average wind speed in Traralgon during January is 0 m/s. The windiest Januarys were 2012, 2017 and 2020, among others at 0.1 m/s, while the calmest were 2023, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 18.7°C | 18.9°C | 19.8°C | 20.6°C | 20.2°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg High | 25.8°C | 25.7°C | 27.1°C | 28.0°C | 27.0°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Low | 11.5°C | 12.2°C | 12.5°C | 13.1°C | 13.3°C | +1.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 64 mm | 70 mm | 55 mm | 54 mm | 86 mm | +22 mm |
January temperatures in Traralgon have risen by about 1.2°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 4°C (1994) to a record high of 43.4°C (1982).
Rainfall in January is one of the drier months, averaging 64 mm, with a wettest year of 132 mm.
One of the best times to visit Traralgon
January is one of the best times to visit Traralgon. Expect days averaging 26.7°C and nights around 12.5°C (mean 19.6°C) — warmer than Traralgon's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (64 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 | 27.8°C | 20.4°C | 13.0°C | 37.1°C | 8.8°C | 64 mm | 60% | 0 m/s | 7 |
| 2024 | 25.6°C | 19.5°C | 13.4°C | 31.1°C | 9.6°C | 111 mm | 72% | 0 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2023 | 27.8°C | 20.6°C | 13.4°C | 34.9°C | 7.9°C | 24 mm | 62% | 0 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 28.2°C | 21.8°C | 15.3°C | 36.3°C | 11.7°C | 114 mm | 67% | 0 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2021 | 25.5°C | 19.0°C | 12.4°C | 37.8°C | 5.8°C | 97 mm | 63% | 0 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2020 | 26.8°C | 19.6°C | 12.3°C | 40.5°C | 8.5°C | 104 mm | 63% | 0.1 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2019 🔥 | 31.9°C | 23.2°C | 14.5°C | 42.3°C | 7.7°C | 21 mm | 52% | 0 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2018 | 29.0°C | 21.5°C | 14.0°C | 39.0°C | 9.1°C | 47 mm | 58% | 0 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2017 | 28.2°C | 20.5°C | 12.8°C | 36.1°C | 7.5°C | 35 mm | 57% | 0.1 m/s | 7 |
| 2016 | 26.9°C | 20.3°C | 13.6°C | 39.9°C | 7.2°C | 117 mm | 65% | 0 m/s | 6 |
| 2015 | 25.8°C | 19.1°C | 12.4°C | 36.1°C | 7.0°C | 72 mm | 64% | 0 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2014 | 28.6°C | 21.0°C | 13.3°C | 41.4°C | 7.0°C | 40 mm | 53% | 0 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2013 | 28.4°C | 20.1°C | 11.7°C | 37.8°C | 6.8°C | 19 mm | 52% | 0 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2012 | 26.4°C | 19.7°C | 13.1°C | 35.7°C | 8.1°C | 68 mm | 62% | 0.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2011 | 26.9°C | 20.4°C | 13.9°C | 37.1°C | 6.4°C | 73 mm | 66% | 0.1 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2010 | 28.3°C | 20.2°C | 12.1°C | 40.7°C | 7.5°C | 52 mm | 56% | 0 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2009 | 29.1°C | 20.7°C | 12.3°C | 42.4°C | 5.0°C | 14 mm | 50% | 0.1 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2008 | 28.1°C | 20.6°C | 13.1°C | 37.2°C | 8.0°C | 57 mm | 60% | 0.1 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2007 | 27.3°C | 20.5°C | 13.6°C | 38.3°C | 7.7°C | 45 mm | 60% | 0 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2006 | 28.7°C | 21.1°C | 13.6°C | 40.0°C | 7.3°C | 68 mm | 61% | 0 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2005 | 26.0°C | 19.1°C | 12.3°C | 34.1°C | 6.8°C | 63 mm | 63% | 0.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2004 | 25.4°C | 18.0°C | 10.7°C | 34.0°C | 6.3°C | 78 mm | 60% | 0.1 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2003 | 28.3°C | 20.1°C | 12.0°C | 40.6°C | 8.4°C | 27 mm | 51% | 0 m/s | 7 |
| 2002 | 25.1°C | 18.4°C | 11.7°C | 35.3°C | 7.5°C | 68 mm | 64% | 0 m/s | 6 |
| 2001 | 29.8°C | 22.2°C | 14.6°C | 40.1°C | 8.9°C | 49 mm | 56% | 0 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2000 | 23.5°C | 17.3°C | 11.1°C | 31.8°C | 5.5°C | 85 mm | 67% | 0.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1999 | 27.4°C | 20.8°C | 14.1°C | 37.4°C | 8.6°C | 48 mm | 69% | 0 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1998 | 27.9°C | 20.4°C | 13.0°C | 37.6°C | 8.8°C | 75 mm | 61% | 0 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1997 | 27.5°C | 19.7°C | 11.9°C | 37.1°C | 6.8°C | 57 mm | 58% | 0 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1996 | 24.6°C | 18.1°C | 11.6°C | 33.8°C | 8.2°C | 68 mm | 66% | 0 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1995 | 27.3°C | 20.4°C | 13.5°C | 36.5°C | 6.3°C | 92 mm | 64% | 0 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1994 | 23.6°C | 16.8°C | 10.0°C | 35.5°C | 4.0°C | 86 mm | 64% | 0.1 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1993 | 24.9°C | 18.6°C | 12.4°C | 33.8°C | 6.9°C | 92 mm | 72% | 0.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1992 ❄️ | 21.0°C | 15.6°C | 10.1°C | 34.0°C | 6.6°C | 44 mm | 70% | 0.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1991 🌧️ | 26.0°C | 19.5°C | 13.1°C | 37.0°C | 8.7°C | 132 mm | 65% | 0 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1990 | 27.1°C | 19.5°C | 11.8°C | 36.9°C | 4.9°C | 8 mm | 55% | 0.1 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1989 | 24.6°C | 17.8°C | 11.0°C | 34.9°C | 6.9°C | 67 mm | 65% | 0.1 m/s | 7 |
| 1988 | 29.6°C | 21.8°C | 14.0°C | 39.8°C | 7.6°C | 60 mm | 54% | 0.1 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1987 | 23.9°C | 17.0°C | 10.1°C | 34.2°C | 4.5°C | 53 mm | 61% | 0.1 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1986 | 21.9°C | 15.9°C | 9.9°C | 31.0°C | 6.6°C | 70 mm | 68% | 0.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1985 | 24.8°C | 17.8°C | 10.8°C | 38.0°C | 6.8°C | 38 mm | 57% | 0 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1984 | 23.6°C | 17.3°C | 11.1°C | 29.7°C | 5.6°C | 91 mm | 65% | 0 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1983 | 24.7°C | 17.3°C | 9.9°C | 38.0°C | 6.4°C | 56 mm | 55% | 0.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 28.4°C | 20.7°C | 13.0°C | 43.4°C | 7.1°C | 87 mm | 54% | 0 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 30.6°C | 22.3°C | 14.1°C | 40.3°C | 9.1°C | 57 mm | 56% | 0 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 26.7°C with lows near 12.5°C (mean 19.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 64 mm of rainfall in Traralgon, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 132 mm in 1991.
The hottest January reached 43.4°C in 1982. The coldest dipped to 4°C in 1994.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 1.2°C. Daytime highs moved from 26.4°C to 27°C and overnight lows from 11.8°C to 13.5°C over the same span.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Traralgon and one of the drier months, so plan for around 26.7°C daytime highs and 12.5°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 12th coolest month in Traralgon, averaging 19.6°C.
For January in Traralgon, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 26.7°C and lows of 12.5°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in January averages 61% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 0 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 0.1 m/s (1983).
The wettest January on record was 1991 with 132 mm. On average, January sees 64 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 Traralgon 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.
