January is one of the cooler months of the year in Golaghat, with average highs near 25.1°C and lows around 8.2°C (mean 16.7°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 13 mm of rainfall and 69% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Golaghat. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Golaghat was 2015 — when the month averaged 19.5°C — while the coldest was 1989 at 14.1°C. Typical January days reach 25.1°C with nights near 8.2°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 16.5°C | 16.2°C | 16.5°C | 17.2°C | 17.1°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg High | 25.1°C | 25.3°C | 24.8°C | 25.3°C | 25.2°C | +0.1°C |
| Avg Low | 7.9°C | 7.2°C | 8.2°C | 9.2°C | 9.0°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 12 mm | 16 mm | 13 mm | 9 mm | 14 mm | +2 mm |
January temperatures in Golaghat have risen by about 0.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 5.7°C (1984) to a record high of 28.5°C (2023).
Rainfall in January is one of the drier months, averaging 13 mm, with a wettest year of 56 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0°C per decade while lows rose 0.5°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
A good time to visit Golaghat
January is a good time to visit Golaghat, with days averaging 25.1°C and nights around 8.2°C (mean 16.7°C, cooler than Golaghat's yearly average) and low rainfall. November and March are marginally more temperate, but January still suits most travellers.
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.0°C | 10.9°C | 17.4°C | 16 mm | 76% | 0.5 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 24.7°C | 8.5°C | 16.6°C | 3 mm | 70% | 0.4 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 28.5°C | 8.4°C | 18.4°C | 1 mm | 71% | 0.5 m/s | 4 |
| 2022 | 25.0°C | 7.7°C | 16.3°C | 23 mm | 75% | 0.5 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2021 | 25.2°C | 10.0°C | 17.6°C | 15 mm | 77% | 0.4 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 23.7°C | 8.2°C | 16.0°C | 24 mm | 78% | 0.5 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 26.6°C | 9.8°C | 18.2°C | 8 mm | 70% | 0.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 24.1°C | 7.7°C | 15.9°C | 7 mm | 77% | 0.5 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2017 | 27.9°C | 9.9°C | 18.9°C | 3 mm | 68% | 0.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 24.5°C | 9.9°C | 17.2°C | 25 mm | 75% | 0.5 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2015 🔥 | 27.6°C | 11.5°C | 19.5°C | 14 mm | 75% | 0.5 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2014 | 25.6°C | 10.3°C | 18.0°C | 2 mm | 76% | 0.5 m/s | 4 |
| 2013 | 26.0°C | 7.3°C | 16.6°C | 3 mm | 72% | 0.4 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2012 | 23.2°C | 8.0°C | 15.6°C | 12 mm | 75% | 0.6 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2011 | 23.1°C | 7.6°C | 15.4°C | 16 mm | 78% | 0.6 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2010 | 24.8°C | 9.5°C | 17.1°C | 1 mm | 69% | 0.6 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2009 | 23.9°C | 9.7°C | 16.8°C | 12 mm | 75% | 0.5 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2008 | 23.4°C | 7.7°C | 15.6°C | 38 mm | 77% | 0.5 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2007 | 27.6°C | 8.9°C | 18.2°C | 6 mm | 62% | 0.5 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2006 | 26.3°C | 9.1°C | 17.7°C | 1 mm | 61% | 0.5 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2005 | 23.7°C | 8.7°C | 16.2°C | 18 mm | 75% | 0.5 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2004 | 23.4°C | 7.6°C | 15.5°C | 8 mm | 71% | 0.5 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2003 | 24.6°C | 7.9°C | 16.2°C | 8 mm | 65% | 0.5 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2002 | 26.6°C | 8.2°C | 17.4°C | 16 mm | 60% | 0.5 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2001 | 24.1°C | 7.1°C | 15.6°C | 5 mm | 66% | 0.4 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2000 | 24.4°C | 7.4°C | 15.9°C | 14 mm | 64% | 0.5 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1999 | 26.3°C | 7.8°C | 17.0°C | 3 mm | 55% | 0.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1998 | 24.8°C | 6.8°C | 15.8°C | 11 mm | 62% | 0.5 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1997 | 25.4°C | 7.3°C | 16.4°C | 8 mm | 55% | 0.5 m/s | 4 |
| 1996 | 23.3°C | 7.2°C | 15.2°C | 13 mm | 72% | 0.5 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1995 | 25.1°C | 7.2°C | 16.1°C | 9 mm | 59% | 0.5 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1994 | 25.4°C | 8.9°C | 17.1°C | 17 mm | 65% | 0.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1993 🌧️ | 25.6°C | 5.8°C | 15.7°C | 56 mm | 66% | 0.5 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1992 | 24.8°C | 6.6°C | 15.7°C | 20 mm | 73% | 0.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1991 | 25.3°C | 6.9°C | 16.1°C | 1 mm | 69% | 0.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1990 | 27.0°C | 7.5°C | 17.2°C | 20 mm | 67% | 0.5 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1989 ❄️ | 22.5°C | 5.8°C | 14.1°C | 19 mm | 72% | 0.5 m/s | 4 |
| 1988 | 24.5°C | 7.6°C | 16.0°C | 3 mm | 65% | 0.5 m/s | 4 |
| 1987 | 26.8°C | 9.4°C | 18.1°C | 7 mm | 60% | 0.6 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1986 | 25.4°C | 8.7°C | 17.1°C | 7 mm | 67% | 0.5 m/s | 4 |
| 1985 | 26.7°C | 7.9°C | 17.3°C | 2 mm | 61% | 0.6 m/s | 4 |
| 1984 | 24.4°C | 5.7°C | 15.0°C | 9 mm | 62% | 0.6 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1983 | 26.0°C | 6.3°C | 16.2°C | 15 mm | 61% | 0.6 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 25.8°C | 10.5°C | 18.2°C | 20 mm | 73% | 0.5 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 23.5°C | 9.3°C | 16.4°C | 27 mm | 74% | 0.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 25.1°C with lows near 8.2°C (mean 16.7°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 13 mm of rainfall in Golaghat, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 56 mm in 1993.
The hottest January reached 28.5°C in 2023. The coldest dipped to 5.7°C in 1984.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 25.3°C to 25.5°C and overnight lows from 7.9°C to 9.1°C over the same span.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Golaghat and one of the drier months, so plan for around 25.1°C daytime highs and 8.2°C at night.
Yes — January is the coldest month of the year in Golaghat, averaging 16.7°C.
For January in Golaghat, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 25.1°C and lows of 8.2°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 69% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 0.5 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 0.6 m/s (1983).
The wettest January on record was 1993 with 56 mm. On average, January sees 13 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 Golaghat 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.
