January is one of the cooler months of the year in Visakhapatnam, with average highs near 27°C and lows around 21°C (mean 24°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 9 mm of rainfall and 71% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Visakhapatnam. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Visakhapatnam was 1983 — when the month averaged 25.2°C — while the coldest were 1999 and 2011 at 22.5°C. Typical January days reach 27°C with nights near 21°C. The long-term January temperature trend is broadly flat.
January is one of the drier months in Visakhapatnam, averaging 9 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 1995 with 65 mm, while the driest were 2000 and 2006 at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Visakhapatnam during January averages 71%. The most humid Januarys were 2014 and 2020 at 77%, and the least humid was 1990 at 61%.
January receives about 4.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Visakhapatnam. The sunniest January was 2000 at 5.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2024 at 4.1.
Average wind speed in Visakhapatnam during January is 2.7 m/s. The windiest January was 1986 at 3.4 m/s, while the calmest was 1993 at 2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 24.4°C | 24.0°C | 24.1°C | 23.8°C | 23.9°C | -0.5°C |
| Avg High | 27.4°C | 27.0°C | 27.3°C | 26.9°C | 26.6°C | -0.8°C |
| Avg Low | 21.4°C | 21.0°C | 20.9°C | 20.8°C | 21.1°C | -0.3°C |
| Avg Rain | 14 mm | 13 mm | 5 mm | 4 mm | 8 mm | -7 mm |
January temperatures in Visakhapatnam have fallen by about 0.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 17°C (2012) to a record high of 31°C (1983).
Rainfall in January is one of the drier months, averaging 9 mm, with a wettest year of 65 mm.
One of the best times to visit Visakhapatnam
January is one of the best times to visit Visakhapatnam. Expect days averaging 27°C and nights around 21°C (mean 24°C) — cooler than Visakhapatnam's yearly average — with low rainfall (9 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 | 26.7°C | 23.6°C | 20.5°C | 28.8°C | 18.9°C | 1 mm | 73% | 2.8 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2024 | 26.6°C | 23.9°C | 21.1°C | 28.4°C | 19.1°C | 5 mm | 76% | 3.1 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 27.4°C | 24.4°C | 21.4°C | 28.8°C | 18.6°C | 4 mm | 72% | 2.9 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2022 | 25.8°C | 23.3°C | 20.8°C | 27.8°C | 18.1°C | 16 mm | 76% | 3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 27.1°C | 24.5°C | 22.0°C | 28.5°C | 19.6°C | 7 mm | 76% | 2.6 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 26.3°C | 23.6°C | 20.8°C | 29.0°C | 18.1°C | 14 mm | 77% | 3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 26.5°C | 23.1°C | 19.7°C | 28.1°C | 17.6°C | 4 mm | 70% | 2.9 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 26.9°C | 23.4°C | 20.0°C | 29.1°C | 18.3°C | 1 mm | 66% | 2.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2017 | 27.6°C | 24.2°C | 20.8°C | 29.6°C | 19.5°C | 2 mm | 71% | 3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2016 | 27.0°C | 24.2°C | 21.4°C | 30.4°C | 19.3°C | 4 mm | 70% | 2.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2015 | 27.0°C | 23.6°C | 20.2°C | 28.5°C | 18.4°C | 3 mm | 68% | 2.9 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2014 | 26.1°C | 23.7°C | 21.3°C | 27.0°C | 19.7°C | 9 mm | 77% | 2.8 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2013 | 27.1°C | 24.3°C | 21.5°C | 28.1°C | 19.1°C | 2 mm | 72% | 2.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 27.6°C | 24.6°C | 21.6°C | 28.9°C | 17.0°C | 12 mm | 71% | 2.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 25.2°C | 22.5°C | 19.7°C | 26.7°C | 18.0°C | 1 mm | 74% | 2.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2010 | 27.5°C | 24.5°C | 21.5°C | 28.7°C | 18.9°C | 4 mm | 68% | 3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2009 | 28.2°C | 24.9°C | 21.6°C | 31.0°C | 20.7°C | 0 mm | 70% | 2.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2008 | 27.5°C | 24.0°C | 20.6°C | 28.7°C | 18.4°C | 6 mm | 69% | 3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2007 | 26.7°C | 23.8°C | 20.9°C | 28.9°C | 19.0°C | 1 mm | 73% | 2.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2006 | 26.3°C | 23.3°C | 20.3°C | 28.9°C | 18.2°C | 0 mm | 71% | 2.7 m/s | 5 |
| 2005 | 27.8°C | 24.9°C | 22.0°C | 28.9°C | 20.9°C | 11 mm | 73% | 2.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 25.5°C | 22.7°C | 20.0°C | 27.2°C | 17.9°C | 12 mm | 76% | 2.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2003 | 27.7°C | 24.3°C | 20.9°C | 30.5°C | 18.5°C | 2 mm | 70% | 3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2002 | 26.8°C | 24.0°C | 21.2°C | 30.0°C | 18.0°C | 20 mm | 73% | 3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2001 | 27.8°C | 24.3°C | 20.8°C | 30.5°C | 18.8°C | 0 mm | 69% | 2.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2000 | 28.4°C | 24.7°C | 21.1°C | 30.1°C | 18.8°C | 0 mm | 68% | 2.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1999 ❄️ | 25.5°C | 22.5°C | 19.6°C | 27.9°C | 17.5°C | 0 mm | 72% | 2.6 m/s | 5 |
| 1998 | 27.6°C | 25.0°C | 22.4°C | 30.0°C | 20.3°C | 24 mm | 75% | 2.9 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1997 | 26.0°C | 23.2°C | 20.4°C | 27.2°C | 18.7°C | 7 mm | 72% | 2.9 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1996 | 26.6°C | 24.1°C | 21.5°C | 28.2°C | 20.3°C | 4 mm | 74% | 2.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1995 🌧️ | 25.9°C | 23.1°C | 20.4°C | 27.0°C | 18.5°C | 65 mm | 74% | 3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1994 | 27.9°C | 24.5°C | 21.1°C | 29.6°C | 20.0°C | 2 mm | 70% | 2.9 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1993 | 27.3°C | 24.2°C | 21.2°C | 29.4°C | 19.7°C | 3 mm | 70% | 2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1992 | 26.4°C | 23.2°C | 20.0°C | 28.6°C | 17.4°C | 25 mm | 67% | 2.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1991 | 27.8°C | 24.8°C | 21.7°C | 31.0°C | 19.8°C | 1 mm | 71% | 2.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1990 | 28.9°C | 25.1°C | 21.3°C | 30.7°C | 19.7°C | 1 mm | 61% | 2.4 m/s | 5 |
| 1989 | 28.2°C | 24.9°C | 21.6°C | 29.6°C | 19.3°C | 2 mm | 65% | 2.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1988 | 27.6°C | 24.3°C | 21.1°C | 29.6°C | 19.4°C | 0 mm | 71% | 2.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1987 | 26.7°C | 23.7°C | 20.7°C | 28.1°C | 17.9°C | 9 mm | 71% | 3.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1986 | 26.3°C | 23.4°C | 20.5°C | 28.2°C | 19.2°C | 31 mm | 69% | 3.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1985 | 27.4°C | 24.7°C | 22.0°C | 29.0°C | 20.1°C | 43 mm | 72% | 2.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1984 | 27.5°C | 24.8°C | 22.1°C | 29.5°C | 20.6°C | 14 mm | 72% | 3.1 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1983 🔥 | 28.2°C | 25.2°C | 22.1°C | 31.0°C | 19.8°C | 0 mm | 66% | 2.6 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 27.4°C | 24.5°C | 21.6°C | 29.0°C | 19.4°C | 2 mm | 72% | 2.6 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 26.9°C | 24.0°C | 21.1°C | 29.1°C | 19.1°C | 30 mm | 71% | 3.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 27°C with lows near 21°C (mean 24°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 9 mm of rainfall in Visakhapatnam, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 65 mm in 1995.
The hottest January reached 31°C in 1983. The coldest dipped to 17°C in 2012.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have fallen by about 0.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 27.5°C to 26.7°C and overnight lows from 21.8°C to 21.2°C over the same span.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Visakhapatnam and one of the drier months, so plan for around 27°C daytime highs and 21°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 2nd coolest month in Visakhapatnam, averaging 24°C.
For January in Visakhapatnam, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 27°C and lows of 21°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 71% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 2.7 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 3.4 m/s (1986).
The wettest January on record was 1995 with 65 mm. On average, January sees 9 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 Visakhapatnam 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.
