January is one of the cooler months of the year in Udupi, with average highs near 29.2°C and lows around 19°C (mean 24.1°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 6 mm of rainfall and 67% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Udupi. Across 45 years of records, the warmest Januarys in Udupi were 1985, 1998 and 2020 — when the month averaged 25.1°C — while the coldest was 1993 at 22.9°C. Typical January days reach 29.2°C with nights near 19°C. The long-term January temperature trend is broadly flat.
January is one of the drier months in Udupi, averaging 6 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2024 with 118 mm, while the driest were 2013, 2019 and 2022, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Udupi during January averages 67%. The most humid Januarys were 2022 and 2024 at 76%, and the least humid was 2019 at 55%.
January receives about 5.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Udupi. The sunniest Januarys were 2009, 2011 and 2013, among others at 5.8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2024 at 4.9.
Average wind speed in Udupi during January is 1.3 m/s. The windiest January was 2002 at 1.6 m/s, while the calmest were 2021 and 2023 at 1.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 24.2°C | 23.8°C | 24.1°C | 24.2°C | 24.4°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg High | 29.1°C | 29.0°C | 29.2°C | 29.4°C | 29.0°C | -0.1°C |
| Avg Low | 19.3°C | 18.4°C | 18.9°C | 18.9°C | 19.9°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 3 mm | 1 mm | 1 mm | 1 mm | 33 mm | +30 mm |
January temperatures in Udupi have stayed relatively stable across the record.
January has ranged from a record low of 13.9°C (2015) to a record high of 33.2°C (1989).
Rainfall in January is one of the drier months, averaging 6 mm, with a wettest year of 118 mm.
One of the best times to visit Udupi
January is one of the best times to visit Udupi. Expect days averaging 29.2°C and nights around 19°C (mean 24.1°C) — cooler than Udupi's yearly average — with low rainfall (6 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 | 29.4°C | 24.2°C | 19.1°C | 30.7°C | 16.5°C | 13 mm | 69% | 1.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2024 🌧️ | 28.7°C | 24.7°C | 20.6°C | 30.3°C | 17.8°C | 118 mm | 76% | 1.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 29.2°C | 24.0°C | 18.8°C | 30.9°C | 15.7°C | 2 mm | 65% | 1.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 28.2°C | 23.9°C | 19.6°C | 30.3°C | 17.2°C | 0 mm | 76% | 1.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2021 | 28.8°C | 24.6°C | 20.4°C | 30.2°C | 17.1°C | 65 mm | 74% | 1.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 29.5°C | 25.1°C | 20.7°C | 31.2°C | 19.0°C | 0 mm | 73% | 1.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2019 | 31.1°C | 24.8°C | 18.6°C | 32.7°C | 16.0°C | 0 mm | 55% | 1.4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 29.7°C | 24.4°C | 19.1°C | 31.7°C | 17.1°C | 7 mm | 64% | 1.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2017 | 30.4°C | 24.8°C | 19.2°C | 33.1°C | 17.0°C | 1 mm | 60% | 1.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2016 | 29.4°C | 24.4°C | 19.4°C | 32.5°C | 16.4°C | 0 mm | 66% | 1.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2015 | 28.4°C | 23.5°C | 18.7°C | 30.6°C | 13.9°C | 1 mm | 67% | 1.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2014 | 29.1°C | 24.5°C | 19.8°C | 30.1°C | 17.0°C | 1 mm | 68% | 1.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2013 | 29.6°C | 24.2°C | 18.8°C | 30.5°C | 16.4°C | 0 mm | 66% | 1.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2012 | 28.9°C | 23.8°C | 18.6°C | 30.2°C | 14.6°C | 0 mm | 68% | 1.4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2011 | 28.5°C | 23.1°C | 17.7°C | 29.8°C | 15.3°C | 0 mm | 69% | 1.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2010 | 28.5°C | 24.1°C | 19.6°C | 29.7°C | 16.1°C | 2 mm | 73% | 1.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2009 | 29.5°C | 24.1°C | 18.7°C | 31.7°C | 17.0°C | 0 mm | 64% | 1.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2008 | 28.8°C | 23.4°C | 17.9°C | 29.7°C | 16.1°C | 0 mm | 67% | 1.5 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2007 | 28.9°C | 23.2°C | 17.6°C | 30.7°C | 15.2°C | 1 mm | 68% | 1.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2006 | 29.0°C | 23.9°C | 18.8°C | 30.3°C | 15.5°C | 3 mm | 68% | 1.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2005 | 29.7°C | 24.8°C | 19.9°C | 31.5°C | 16.5°C | 4 mm | 67% | 1.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2004 | 29.3°C | 24.2°C | 19.2°C | 30.3°C | 16.0°C | 0 mm | 66% | 1.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2003 | 29.0°C | 24.3°C | 19.5°C | 30.8°C | 17.6°C | 0 mm | 67% | 1.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2002 | 29.0°C | 24.1°C | 19.2°C | 31.0°C | 16.0°C | 0 mm | 69% | 1.6 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2001 | 29.9°C | 24.6°C | 19.3°C | 32.0°C | 16.8°C | 1 mm | 63% | 1.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2000 | 29.3°C | 24.2°C | 19.1°C | 30.8°C | 17.1°C | 3 mm | 66% | 1.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1999 | 28.4°C | 23.0°C | 17.6°C | 29.3°C | 15.2°C | 0 mm | 68% | 1.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1998 | 29.6°C | 25.1°C | 20.5°C | 31.6°C | 18.8°C | 0 mm | 70% | 1.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1997 | 28.6°C | 23.7°C | 18.8°C | 29.9°C | 16.5°C | 3 mm | 67% | 1.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1996 | 29.3°C | 24.0°C | 18.6°C | 30.8°C | 16.5°C | 0 mm | 62% | 1.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1995 | 28.3°C | 23.4°C | 18.5°C | 30.7°C | 14.9°C | 5 mm | 69% | 1.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1994 | 28.8°C | 24.1°C | 19.3°C | 30.4°C | 16.4°C | 3 mm | 71% | 1.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1993 ❄️ | 28.7°C | 22.9°C | 17.1°C | 30.9°C | 14.9°C | 0 mm | 67% | 1.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1992 | 28.9°C | 23.0°C | 17.0°C | 30.3°C | 14.6°C | 0 mm | 60% | 1.5 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 30.0°C | 24.6°C | 19.1°C | 32.3°C | 15.2°C | 0 mm | 63% | 1.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1990 | 29.7°C | 23.8°C | 17.8°C | 31.7°C | 15.2°C | 1 mm | 60% | 1.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1989 | 30.6°C | 24.7°C | 18.7°C | 33.2°C | 16.9°C | 0 mm | 59% | 1.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1988 | 28.6°C | 23.5°C | 18.3°C | 30.7°C | 16.6°C | 0 mm | 68% | 1.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1987 | 29.4°C | 24.2°C | 18.9°C | 31.0°C | 15.6°C | 0 mm | 64% | 1.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1986 | 29.0°C | 24.4°C | 19.9°C | 30.3°C | 17.0°C | 5 mm | 67% | 1.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1985 🔥 | 29.4°C | 25.1°C | 20.9°C | 31.1°C | 18.8°C | 16 mm | 68% | 1.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1984 | 29.0°C | 24.8°C | 20.6°C | 30.6°C | 17.6°C | 0 mm | 72% | 1.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1983 | 29.2°C | 23.5°C | 17.7°C | 31.0°C | 15.7°C | 0 mm | 64% | 1.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 28.6°C | 23.9°C | 19.3°C | 29.8°C | 17.1°C | 0 mm | 71% | 1.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 28.3°C | 23.6°C | 19.0°C | 30.3°C | 14.6°C | 3 mm | 70% | 1.4 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 29.2°C with lows near 19°C (mean 24.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 6 mm of rainfall in Udupi, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 118 mm in 2024.
The hottest January reached 33.2°C in 1989. The coldest dipped to 13.9°C in 2015.
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 28.9°C to 28.9°C and overnight lows from 19.5°C to 19.7°C over the same span.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Udupi and one of the drier months, so plan for around 29.2°C daytime highs and 19°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 2nd coolest month in Udupi, averaging 24.1°C.
For January in Udupi, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 29.2°C and lows of 19°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 67% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 1.3 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 1.6 m/s (2002).
The wettest January on record was 2024 with 118 mm. On average, January sees 6 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 Udupi 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.
