January is one of the warmer months of the year in Esperance, with average highs near 22.3°C and lows around 17.2°C (mean 19.8°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 29 mm of rainfall and 73% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Esperance. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Esperance was 2025 — when the month averaged 21.4°C — while the coldest were 1987, 1994 and 2006 at 18.7°C. Typical January days reach 22.3°C with nights near 17.2°C. The long-term January temperature trend is broadly flat.
January is one of the drier months in Esperance, averaging 29 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2007 with 198 mm, while the driest was 1998 at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Esperance during January averages 73%. The most humid January was 1999 at 79%, and the least humid was 1984 at 70%.
January receives about 7.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Esperance. The sunniest Januarys were 1993 and 1998 at 8.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2006 at 6.7.
Average wind speed in Esperance during January is 5.6 m/s. The windiest Januarys were 1997 and 1999 at 6.2 m/s, while the calmest was 1993 at 4.8 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 | 19.5°C | 20.1°C | 19.8°C | +0.1°C |
| Avg High | 22.4°C | 22.3°C | 21.9°C | 22.7°C | 22.2°C | -0.2°C |
| Avg Low | 17.1°C | 17.1°C | 17.1°C | 17.6°C | 17.4°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg Rain | 12 mm | 28 mm | 58 mm | 30 mm | 10 mm | -2 mm |
January temperatures in Esperance have fallen by about 0.3°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 14.1°C (1989) to a record high of 36.9°C (2011).
Rainfall in January is one of the drier months, averaging 29 mm, with a wettest year of 198 mm.
One of the best times to visit Esperance
January is one of the best times to visit Esperance. Expect days averaging 22.3°C and nights around 17.2°C (mean 19.8°C) — warmer than Esperance's yearly average — with low rainfall (29 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 🔥 | 24.3°C | 21.4°C | 18.5°C | 32.7°C | 16.3°C | 6 mm | 71% | 5.7 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2024 | 21.7°C | 19.5°C | 17.2°C | 30.9°C | 15.4°C | 15 mm | 77% | 5.5 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2023 | 21.3°C | 19.0°C | 16.7°C | 26.1°C | 15.4°C | 5 mm | 73% | 5.8 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2022 | 21.7°C | 19.5°C | 17.3°C | 27.1°C | 16.5°C | 6 mm | 74% | 5.9 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2021 | 21.7°C | 19.2°C | 16.8°C | 30.9°C | 15.0°C | 11 mm | 73% | 6 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2020 | 22.7°C | 20.2°C | 17.8°C | 32.2°C | 15.4°C | 18 mm | 74% | 5.5 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2019 | 22.4°C | 20.0°C | 17.5°C | 30.9°C | 15.7°C | 14 mm | 73% | 5.3 m/s | 8 |
| 2018 | 22.5°C | 20.1°C | 17.8°C | 32.9°C | 15.5°C | 21 mm | 73% | 5.5 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2017 | 22.6°C | 19.6°C | 16.6°C | 32.0°C | 15.1°C | 38 mm | 72% | 5.5 m/s | 8 |
| 2016 | 22.4°C | 20.1°C | 17.7°C | 28.1°C | 16.5°C | 86 mm | 76% | 5.7 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2015 | 22.3°C | 19.8°C | 17.4°C | 30.3°C | 15.8°C | 7 mm | 73% | 5.7 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2014 | 23.0°C | 20.4°C | 17.7°C | 31.9°C | 14.7°C | 14 mm | 73% | 5.7 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2013 | 23.4°C | 20.9°C | 18.4°C | 35.1°C | 14.6°C | 31 mm | 71% | 5 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2012 | 22.4°C | 20.0°C | 17.5°C | 29.2°C | 16.0°C | 29 mm | 75% | 6.1 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2011 | 23.1°C | 20.3°C | 17.6°C | 36.9°C | 15.9°C | 46 mm | 74% | 5.5 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2010 | 23.0°C | 20.2°C | 17.4°C | 33.2°C | 15.6°C | 12 mm | 72% | 5.6 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2009 | 22.5°C | 20.2°C | 17.9°C | 32.7°C | 15.8°C | 100 mm | 76% | 5.4 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2008 | 22.2°C | 19.8°C | 17.3°C | 32.2°C | 15.8°C | 11 mm | 74% | 5.9 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2007 🌧️ | 22.1°C | 19.7°C | 17.2°C | 33.6°C | 14.9°C | 198 mm | 77% | 5.7 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2006 | 20.8°C | 18.7°C | 16.5°C | 28.8°C | 14.5°C | 71 mm | 77% | 5.4 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2005 | 21.8°C | 19.2°C | 16.5°C | 31.1°C | 15.5°C | 9 mm | 72% | 5.4 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2004 | 21.0°C | 18.8°C | 16.7°C | 32.4°C | 15.4°C | 41 mm | 78% | 5.8 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2003 | 21.9°C | 19.3°C | 16.6°C | 31.5°C | 14.5°C | 4 mm | 71% | 5.6 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2002 | 21.8°C | 19.0°C | 16.2°C | 30.6°C | 14.6°C | 7 mm | 72% | 5.5 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2001 | 23.5°C | 20.8°C | 18.1°C | 31.3°C | 15.8°C | 33 mm | 75% | 5.4 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2000 | 21.6°C | 19.5°C | 17.5°C | 29.5°C | 15.8°C | 106 mm | 77% | 5.8 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1999 | 22.0°C | 19.7°C | 17.4°C | 29.2°C | 14.9°C | 195 mm | 79% | 6.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1998 | 22.9°C | 20.1°C | 17.3°C | 31.8°C | 15.3°C | 0 mm | 71% | 5.7 m/s | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 23.5°C | 20.5°C | 17.6°C | 32.2°C | 15.9°C | 5 mm | 71% | 6.2 m/s | 7.8 |
| 1996 | 21.7°C | 19.1°C | 16.5°C | 30.2°C | 14.9°C | 3 mm | 74% | 6 m/s | 8.1 |
| 1995 | 22.6°C | 20.2°C | 17.8°C | 30.8°C | 16.3°C | 27 mm | 74% | 5.9 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1994 | 21.2°C | 18.7°C | 16.3°C | 33.2°C | 14.7°C | 1 mm | 73% | 6 m/s | 8.2 |
| 1993 | 22.8°C | 20.1°C | 17.4°C | 33.6°C | 14.9°C | 3 mm | 74% | 4.8 m/s | 8.3 |
| 1992 | 21.9°C | 19.4°C | 16.9°C | 29.9°C | 15.2°C | 2 mm | 73% | 5.4 m/s | 7.9 |
| 1991 | 22.3°C | 19.8°C | 17.3°C | 33.8°C | 15.1°C | 4 mm | 72% | 5.5 m/s | 7.8 |
| 1990 | 22.4°C | 19.7°C | 16.9°C | 34.2°C | 15.0°C | 39 mm | 71% | 5.7 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1989 | 21.9°C | 19.2°C | 16.4°C | 28.2°C | 14.1°C | 12 mm | 71% | 5.9 m/s | 7.5 |
| 1988 | 21.9°C | 19.3°C | 16.7°C | 35.3°C | 14.4°C | 16 mm | 70% | 5.2 m/s | 7.7 |
| 1987 ❄️ | 20.9°C | 18.7°C | 16.5°C | 26.5°C | 15.0°C | 12 mm | 73% | 5.3 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1986 | 23.5°C | 20.4°C | 17.4°C | 34.2°C | 15.3°C | 2 mm | 71% | 6 m/s | 8 |
| 1985 | 22.8°C | 20.1°C | 17.4°C | 36.8°C | 15.3°C | 6 mm | 71% | 5.3 m/s | 8.2 |
| 1984 | 22.5°C | 19.7°C | 16.9°C | 33.3°C | 15.3°C | 1 mm | 70% | 5.2 m/s | 8 |
| 1983 | 23.3°C | 20.5°C | 17.7°C | 36.5°C | 15.5°C | 11 mm | 72% | 5.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 22.2°C | 19.8°C | 17.3°C | 32.0°C | 14.7°C | 11 mm | 71% | 5 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 22.2°C | 19.7°C | 17.2°C | 30.3°C | 15.6°C | 34 mm | 71% | 5.8 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 22.3°C with lows near 17.2°C (mean 19.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 29 mm of rainfall in Esperance, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 198 mm in 2007.
The hottest January reached 36.9°C in 2011. The coldest dipped to 14.1°C in 1989.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have fallen by about 0.3°C. Daytime highs moved from 22.6°C to 22.1°C and overnight lows from 17.3°C to 17.3°C over the same span.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Esperance and one of the drier months, so plan for around 22.3°C daytime highs and 17.2°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 11th coolest month in Esperance, averaging 19.8°C.
For January in Esperance, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 22.3°C and lows of 17.2°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 73% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 5.6 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 6.2 m/s (1997).
The wettest January on record was 2007 with 198 mm. On average, January sees 29 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 Esperance 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.
