January is one of the cooler months of the year in Mysuru, with average highs near 31.2°C and lows around 15.6°C (mean 23.4°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 4 mm of rainfall and 59% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Mysuru. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Mysuru was 2024 — when the month averaged 25.2°C — while the coldest was 2006 at 21.2°C. Typical January days reach 31.2°C with nights near 15.6°C. The long-term January temperature trend is broadly flat.
January is one of the drier months in Mysuru, averaging 4 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2021 with 35 mm, while the driest were 2011, 2012 and 2013, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Mysuru during January averages 59%. The most humid January was 2022 at 76%, and the least humid was 2019 at 46%.
January receives about 5.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Mysuru. The sunniest January was 1999 at 6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2021 and 2024 at 4.7.
Average wind speed in Mysuru during January is 2.1 m/s. The windiest Januarys were 1987, 1990 and 2014 at 2.6 m/s, while the calmest was 2022 at 1.7 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 23.4°C | 23.0°C | 23.5°C | 23.6°C | 23.3°C | -0.1°C |
| Avg High | 31.1°C | 31.0°C | 31.4°C | 31.6°C | 30.3°C | -0.8°C |
| Avg Low | 15.7°C | 14.9°C | 15.6°C | 15.6°C | 16.5°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 7 mm | 3 mm | 2 mm | 1 mm | 11 mm | +4 mm |
January temperatures in Mysuru have stayed relatively stable across the record.
January has ranged from a record low of 9.1°C (1992) to a record high of 35.6°C (1983).
Rainfall in January is one of the drier months, averaging 4 mm, with a wettest year of 35 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs fell about 0.1°C per decade while lows rose 0.1°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
One of the best times to visit Mysuru
January is one of the best times to visit Mysuru. Expect days averaging 31.2°C and nights around 15.6°C (mean 23.4°C) — cooler than Mysuru's yearly average — with low rainfall (4 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 | 30.5°C | 23.1°C | 15.7°C | 33.7°C | 12.3°C | 7 mm | 69% | 2.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2024 🔥 | 32.3°C | 25.2°C | 18.1°C | 34.6°C | 15.0°C | 16 mm | 60% | 2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 28.7°C | 21.3°C | 14.0°C | 31.3°C | 10.6°C | 3 mm | 69% | 2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 28.2°C | 22.3°C | 16.5°C | 31.3°C | 12.7°C | 5 mm | 76% | 1.7 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2021 🌧️ | 29.7°C | 23.4°C | 17.1°C | 31.8°C | 12.7°C | 35 mm | 73% | 2.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 32.1°C | 24.7°C | 17.3°C | 35.2°C | 13.7°C | 1 mm | 62% | 2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2019 | 32.6°C | 23.6°C | 14.5°C | 33.5°C | 10.8°C | 1 mm | 46% | 2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 30.3°C | 22.6°C | 14.9°C | 32.6°C | 11.9°C | 0 mm | 63% | 1.8 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2017 | 31.6°C | 23.2°C | 14.8°C | 34.2°C | 12.0°C | 7 mm | 53% | 2.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2016 | 31.6°C | 23.8°C | 15.9°C | 34.5°C | 12.0°C | 3 mm | 59% | 2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2015 | 31.6°C | 23.7°C | 15.8°C | 33.7°C | 10.9°C | 2 mm | 54% | 1.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2014 | 31.6°C | 23.9°C | 16.2°C | 32.4°C | 14.4°C | 1 mm | 56% | 2.6 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2013 | 33.0°C | 24.7°C | 16.4°C | 34.6°C | 13.5°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2012 | 32.0°C | 23.8°C | 15.6°C | 33.8°C | 11.0°C | 0 mm | 54% | 1.8 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2011 | 30.0°C | 22.5°C | 15.0°C | 31.7°C | 12.3°C | 0 mm | 68% | 2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2010 | 31.5°C | 24.3°C | 17.2°C | 33.4°C | 13.3°C | 1 mm | 60% | 2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2009 | 30.5°C | 22.4°C | 14.2°C | 34.1°C | 11.3°C | 0 mm | 63% | 2.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2008 | 30.3°C | 22.3°C | 14.2°C | 32.4°C | 11.1°C | 1 mm | 66% | 1.9 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2007 | 32.6°C | 23.9°C | 15.2°C | 34.1°C | 11.5°C | 3 mm | 54% | 2.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2006 ❄️ | 28.1°C | 21.2°C | 14.3°C | 30.4°C | 10.3°C | 4 mm | 73% | 2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2005 | 32.1°C | 24.4°C | 16.8°C | 33.6°C | 13.3°C | 6 mm | 56% | 2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2004 | 32.5°C | 24.4°C | 16.2°C | 34.2°C | 12.0°C | 3 mm | 51% | 1.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2003 | 32.2°C | 24.3°C | 16.3°C | 34.6°C | 13.8°C | 0 mm | 52% | 2.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2002 | 31.9°C | 24.3°C | 16.8°C | 35.1°C | 11.4°C | 1 mm | 58% | 2.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2001 | 31.8°C | 23.9°C | 16.0°C | 34.0°C | 13.2°C | 4 mm | 58% | 2.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2000 | 32.1°C | 23.9°C | 15.8°C | 34.5°C | 13.2°C | 1 mm | 56% | 2.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1999 | 29.0°C | 21.3°C | 13.6°C | 31.2°C | 11.4°C | 0 mm | 66% | 1.8 m/s | 6 |
| 1998 | 31.1°C | 23.8°C | 16.5°C | 32.8°C | 14.4°C | 0 mm | 68% | 2.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1997 | 30.1°C | 22.5°C | 15.0°C | 32.2°C | 10.9°C | 5 mm | 64% | 2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1996 | 31.5°C | 23.1°C | 14.6°C | 33.3°C | 10.0°C | 0 mm | 52% | 2.4 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1995 | 30.8°C | 23.4°C | 16.0°C | 33.2°C | 12.1°C | 15 mm | 62% | 2.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1994 | 30.7°C | 23.1°C | 15.5°C | 33.5°C | 12.5°C | 3 mm | 65% | 2.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1993 | 31.6°C | 22.6°C | 13.7°C | 34.8°C | 10.0°C | 0 mm | 53% | 2.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1992 | 30.0°C | 21.4°C | 12.8°C | 32.9°C | 9.1°C | 0 mm | 60% | 2.5 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 33.3°C | 25.1°C | 16.9°C | 35.5°C | 12.9°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1990 | 32.2°C | 23.5°C | 14.8°C | 34.8°C | 12.2°C | 4 mm | 49% | 2.6 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1989 | 32.9°C | 24.0°C | 15.1°C | 34.7°C | 11.8°C | 0 mm | 48% | 2.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1988 | 31.1°C | 22.9°C | 14.8°C | 33.7°C | 11.9°C | 0 mm | 60% | 2.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1987 | 31.5°C | 23.5°C | 15.5°C | 32.9°C | 11.5°C | 1 mm | 56% | 2.6 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1986 | 30.7°C | 23.7°C | 16.7°C | 32.5°C | 13.3°C | 16 mm | 62% | 2.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1985 | 30.1°C | 23.2°C | 16.3°C | 33.7°C | 12.9°C | 31 mm | 65% | 2.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1984 | 30.4°C | 24.0°C | 17.5°C | 33.1°C | 15.7°C | 6 mm | 67% | 2.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1983 | 32.2°C | 23.3°C | 14.4°C | 35.6°C | 10.9°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 30.5°C | 22.6°C | 14.7°C | 32.8°C | 12.9°C | 0 mm | 62% | 2.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 30.7°C | 23.4°C | 16.1°C | 34.1°C | 13.7°C | 7 mm | 58% | 2.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 31.2°C with lows near 15.6°C (mean 23.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 4 mm of rainfall in Mysuru, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 35 mm in 2021.
The hottest January reached 35.6°C in 1983. The coldest dipped to 9.1°C in 1992.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have fallen by about 0.2°C — but days and nights have moved in opposite directions. Overnight lows rose from 15.8°C to 16.3°C while daytime highs eased from 30.8°C to 29.9°C, narrowing the gap between day and night.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Mysuru and one of the drier months, so plan for around 31.2°C daytime highs and 15.6°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 3rd coolest month in Mysuru, averaging 23.4°C.
For January in Mysuru, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 31.2°C and lows of 15.6°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 59% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 2.1 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 2.6 m/s (1987).
The wettest January on record was 2021 with 35 mm. On average, January sees 4 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 Mysuru 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.
