January is one of the cooler months of the year in Kurnool, with average highs near 32.5°C and lows around 16.5°C (mean 24.5°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 5 mm of rainfall and 56% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Kurnool. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Kurnool was 1991 — when the month averaged 26°C — while the coldest was 1997 at 22.6°C. Typical January days reach 32.5°C with nights near 16.5°C. The long-term January temperature trend is broadly flat.
January is one of the drier months in Kurnool, averaging 5 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 1986 with 31 mm, while the driest were 2023, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Kurnool during January averages 56%. The most humid January was 2021 at 67%, and the least humid was 1990 at 39%.
January receives about 5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Kurnool. The sunniest Januarys were 1990 and 1992 at 5.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2021 at 4.5.
Average wind speed in Kurnool during January is 2.3 m/s. The windiest Januarys were 1982 and 1984 at 2.9 m/s, while the calmest was 2018 at 1.6 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 24.6°C | 24.3°C | 24.6°C | 24.4°C | 25.1°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg High | 32.4°C | 32.6°C | 32.8°C | 32.4°C | 32.7°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg Low | 16.8°C | 16.1°C | 16.4°C | 16.4°C | 17.5°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 7 mm | 5 mm | 4 mm | 6 mm | 4 mm | -3 mm |
January temperatures in Kurnool have stayed relatively stable across the record.
January has ranged from a record low of 10°C (1997) to a record high of 37°C (2009).
Rainfall in January is one of the drier months, averaging 5 mm, with a wettest year of 31 mm.
One of the best times to visit Kurnool
January is one of the best times to visit Kurnool. Expect days averaging 32.5°C and nights around 16.5°C (mean 24.5°C) — cooler than Kurnool's yearly average — with low rainfall (5 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 | 33.2°C | 24.9°C | 16.6°C | 35.7°C | 14.8°C | 0 mm | 56% | 2.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 33.1°C | 25.8°C | 18.5°C | 35.1°C | 16.6°C | 0 mm | 58% | 2.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 32.8°C | 24.6°C | 16.4°C | 34.1°C | 12.9°C | 0 mm | 58% | 2.4 m/s | 5 |
| 2022 | 31.6°C | 24.5°C | 17.3°C | 34.7°C | 13.2°C | 16 mm | 58% | 2.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 32.1°C | 24.9°C | 17.8°C | 34.3°C | 14.3°C | 5 mm | 67% | 2.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 33.2°C | 25.9°C | 18.7°C | 36.0°C | 15.5°C | 2 mm | 59% | 2.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 32.2°C | 23.9°C | 15.5°C | 33.7°C | 11.3°C | 28 mm | 52% | 2.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 32.6°C | 24.3°C | 15.9°C | 35.1°C | 13.9°C | 0 mm | 45% | 1.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2017 | 32.5°C | 24.4°C | 16.3°C | 35.1°C | 13.8°C | 0 mm | 48% | 2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 32.4°C | 24.6°C | 16.9°C | 36.3°C | 14.6°C | 6 mm | 55% | 1.9 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2015 | 31.7°C | 23.6°C | 15.4°C | 33.3°C | 11.2°C | 1 mm | 51% | 2.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2014 | 31.8°C | 24.4°C | 17.1°C | 33.0°C | 14.5°C | 0 mm | 60% | 2.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2013 | 33.4°C | 25.5°C | 17.5°C | 35.1°C | 14.6°C | 0 mm | 53% | 2.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2012 | 33.0°C | 24.9°C | 16.9°C | 35.8°C | 11.1°C | 3 mm | 53% | 2.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2011 | 32.8°C | 24.1°C | 15.3°C | 35.3°C | 12.2°C | 0 mm | 56% | 2.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2010 | 31.6°C | 24.5°C | 17.4°C | 34.5°C | 13.3°C | 18 mm | 61% | 2.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2009 | 33.2°C | 24.6°C | 16.0°C | 37.0°C | 14.7°C | 0 mm | 57% | 2.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2008 | 33.0°C | 24.3°C | 15.6°C | 34.1°C | 13.6°C | 0 mm | 51% | 2.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2007 | 33.0°C | 24.4°C | 15.8°C | 35.5°C | 14.2°C | 0 mm | 56% | 2.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2006 | 31.4°C | 23.2°C | 15.0°C | 34.7°C | 12.5°C | 0 mm | 59% | 1.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 32.7°C | 25.3°C | 17.9°C | 34.2°C | 14.4°C | 16 mm | 57% | 2.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2004 | 32.1°C | 24.3°C | 16.4°C | 34.2°C | 12.9°C | 16 mm | 59% | 2.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2003 | 32.7°C | 24.9°C | 17.1°C | 35.8°C | 14.5°C | 0 mm | 55% | 2.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2002 | 32.1°C | 24.5°C | 16.8°C | 36.4°C | 12.4°C | 7 mm | 61% | 2.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2001 | 33.3°C | 24.9°C | 16.6°C | 35.6°C | 13.4°C | 2 mm | 51% | 2.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2000 | 34.0°C | 25.2°C | 16.4°C | 36.5°C | 13.4°C | 0 mm | 48% | 2.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1999 | 31.2°C | 22.7°C | 14.3°C | 34.7°C | 11.4°C | 0 mm | 58% | 1.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1998 | 33.4°C | 25.7°C | 17.9°C | 35.4°C | 14.5°C | 0 mm | 62% | 2.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1997 ❄️ | 30.0°C | 22.6°C | 15.2°C | 32.4°C | 10.0°C | 28 mm | 64% | 2.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1996 | 32.5°C | 24.5°C | 16.4°C | 34.6°C | 14.5°C | 0 mm | 55% | 2.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1995 | 30.7°C | 23.2°C | 15.6°C | 33.1°C | 12.6°C | 21 mm | 64% | 2.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1994 | 32.6°C | 24.7°C | 16.8°C | 35.0°C | 14.6°C | 4 mm | 63% | 2.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1993 | 34.1°C | 24.9°C | 15.8°C | 36.0°C | 14.0°C | 0 mm | 51% | 2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1992 | 32.3°C | 23.3°C | 14.2°C | 34.4°C | 11.6°C | 0 mm | 54% | 2.4 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1991 🔥 | 34.3°C | 26.0°C | 17.8°C | 36.9°C | 12.1°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1990 | 34.5°C | 25.5°C | 16.5°C | 36.9°C | 14.6°C | 1 mm | 39% | 2.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1989 | 33.9°C | 25.0°C | 16.1°C | 36.6°C | 14.1°C | 0 mm | 51% | 2.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1988 | 32.4°C | 24.0°C | 15.7°C | 35.4°C | 13.4°C | 0 mm | 60% | 2.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1987 | 32.4°C | 24.7°C | 17.0°C | 34.7°C | 13.0°C | 9 mm | 57% | 2.7 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1986 🌧️ | 30.8°C | 23.6°C | 16.3°C | 33.0°C | 13.2°C | 31 mm | 63% | 2.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1985 | 32.2°C | 25.1°C | 18.0°C | 35.0°C | 14.4°C | 16 mm | 62% | 2.7 m/s | 5 |
| 1984 | 32.8°C | 25.7°C | 18.7°C | 34.5°C | 15.6°C | 1 mm | 60% | 2.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1983 | 33.2°C | 24.5°C | 15.8°C | 36.2°C | 13.7°C | 0 mm | 52% | 2.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 32.0°C | 24.2°C | 16.4°C | 33.5°C | 14.1°C | 0 mm | 61% | 2.9 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 31.7°C | 24.3°C | 16.9°C | 35.6°C | 14.2°C | 8 mm | 57% | 2.4 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 32.5°C with lows near 16.5°C (mean 24.5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 5 mm of rainfall in Kurnool, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 31 mm in 1986.
The hottest January reached 37°C in 2009. The coldest dipped to 10°C in 1997.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.1°C. Daytime highs moved from 32.4°C to 32.6°C and overnight lows from 17.2°C to 17.3°C over the same span.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Kurnool and one of the drier months, so plan for around 32.5°C daytime highs and 16.5°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 2nd coolest month in Kurnool, averaging 24.5°C.
For January in Kurnool, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 32.5°C and lows of 16.5°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 56% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 2.3 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 2.9 m/s (1982).
The wettest January on record was 1986 with 31 mm. On average, January sees 5 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 Kurnool 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.
