January is one of the cooler months of the year in Ratnagiri, with average highs near 29.2°C and lows around 23.4°C (mean 26.3°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 1 mm of rainfall and 62% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Ratnagiri. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Ratnagiri was 1990 — when the month averaged 27.5°C — while the coldest was 2022 at 25°C. Typical January days reach 29.2°C with nights near 23.4°C. The long-term January temperature trend is broadly flat.
January is one of the drier months in Ratnagiri, averaging 1 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 1995 with 14 mm, while the driest were 2020, 2023 and 2025, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Ratnagiri during January averages 62%. The most humid January was 2020 at 70%, and the least humid was 2019 at 56%.
January receives about 5.2 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Ratnagiri. The sunniest January was 1999 at 5.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2021 at 4.7.
Average wind speed in Ratnagiri during January is 3.7 m/s. The windiest Januarys were 2002, 2005 and 2012 at 4.2 m/s, while the calmest was 2022 at 3.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 26.2°C | 26.2°C | 26.5°C | 26.3°C | 26.3°C | +0.1°C |
| Avg High | 28.9°C | 29.4°C | 29.5°C | 29.3°C | 29.0°C | +0.1°C |
| Avg Low | 23.5°C | 23.0°C | 23.5°C | 23.4°C | 23.7°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 1 mm | 2 mm | 1 mm | 1 mm | 3 mm | +2 mm |
January temperatures in Ratnagiri have risen by about 0.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 19.3°C (2015) to a record high of 34.5°C (1991).
Rainfall in January is one of the drier months, averaging 1 mm, with a wettest year of 14 mm.
One of the best times to visit Ratnagiri
January is one of the best times to visit Ratnagiri. Expect days averaging 29.2°C and nights around 23.4°C (mean 26.3°C) — cooler than Ratnagiri's yearly average — with low rainfall (1 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 | 30.7°C | 27.1°C | 23.6°C | 33.9°C | 20.5°C | 0 mm | 64% | 3.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 29.7°C | 27.1°C | 24.4°C | 33.8°C | 22.8°C | 7 mm | 62% | 3.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2023 | 28.7°C | 25.8°C | 22.9°C | 31.6°C | 20.4°C | 0 mm | 65% | 3.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2022 ❄️ | 27.2°C | 25.0°C | 22.7°C | 30.0°C | 20.1°C | 2 mm | 69% | 3.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 29.5°C | 27.3°C | 25.1°C | 32.9°C | 24.0°C | 12 mm | 68% | 3.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 28.0°C | 25.7°C | 23.3°C | 32.5°C | 20.5°C | 0 mm | 70% | 3.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 29.6°C | 26.3°C | 23.0°C | 32.5°C | 20.7°C | 0 mm | 56% | 3.7 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 29.7°C | 26.4°C | 23.2°C | 33.0°C | 22.0°C | 0 mm | 62% | 3.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2017 | 29.9°C | 26.7°C | 23.4°C | 33.2°C | 22.1°C | 0 mm | 60% | 3.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 29.9°C | 27.0°C | 24.1°C | 33.8°C | 22.5°C | 0 mm | 57% | 3.6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2015 | 29.0°C | 26.0°C | 23.0°C | 33.2°C | 19.3°C | 0 mm | 61% | 3.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2014 | 28.8°C | 26.2°C | 23.7°C | 31.9°C | 21.9°C | 2 mm | 65% | 3.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2013 | 28.9°C | 26.4°C | 23.8°C | 32.3°C | 22.4°C | 0 mm | 61% | 3.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2012 | 28.1°C | 25.4°C | 22.8°C | 30.7°C | 20.4°C | 0 mm | 62% | 4.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2011 | 29.0°C | 25.6°C | 22.2°C | 30.9°C | 19.4°C | 0 mm | 63% | 3.5 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2010 | 29.8°C | 27.1°C | 24.3°C | 32.1°C | 21.4°C | 3 mm | 63% | 3.4 m/s | 5 |
| 2009 | 30.3°C | 27.3°C | 24.4°C | 33.4°C | 23.2°C | 0 mm | 60% | 3.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 29.0°C | 25.9°C | 22.8°C | 33.0°C | 20.8°C | 0 mm | 59% | 4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2007 | 29.7°C | 26.6°C | 23.5°C | 32.0°C | 21.5°C | 0 mm | 63% | 3.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2006 | 30.5°C | 26.7°C | 22.8°C | 33.4°C | 19.5°C | 0 mm | 61% | 4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 28.6°C | 26.0°C | 23.3°C | 32.8°C | 21.8°C | 4 mm | 62% | 4.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2004 | 29.0°C | 26.4°C | 23.7°C | 31.8°C | 22.0°C | 0 mm | 61% | 3.7 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2003 | 29.6°C | 27.1°C | 24.6°C | 31.6°C | 21.6°C | 1 mm | 62% | 3.4 m/s | 5 |
| 2002 | 28.4°C | 25.8°C | 23.1°C | 31.5°C | 20.8°C | 0 mm | 61% | 4.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2001 | 29.5°C | 26.4°C | 23.4°C | 33.4°C | 21.9°C | 1 mm | 64% | 3.9 m/s | 5 |
| 2000 | 30.4°C | 26.8°C | 23.3°C | 33.3°C | 20.4°C | 0 mm | 60% | 4.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1999 | 28.7°C | 25.3°C | 21.8°C | 31.5°C | 20.0°C | 0 mm | 63% | 4.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1998 | 29.1°C | 26.5°C | 23.9°C | 32.0°C | 22.1°C | 0 mm | 63% | 3.6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1997 | 28.7°C | 25.9°C | 23.1°C | 30.9°C | 19.9°C | 3 mm | 61% | 3.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1996 | 28.9°C | 26.2°C | 23.5°C | 31.5°C | 22.0°C | 1 mm | 65% | 3.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1995 🌧️ | 28.5°C | 25.3°C | 22.0°C | 31.2°C | 20.0°C | 14 mm | 61% | 3.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1994 | 29.4°C | 26.3°C | 23.3°C | 33.1°C | 20.4°C | 2 mm | 64% | 3.6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1993 | 30.2°C | 26.6°C | 23.1°C | 34.2°C | 22.2°C | 1 mm | 60% | 4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1992 | 29.6°C | 26.2°C | 22.8°C | 31.2°C | 19.5°C | 0 mm | 59% | 3.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1991 | 29.0°C | 25.9°C | 22.7°C | 34.5°C | 20.1°C | 0 mm | 60% | 3.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1990 🔥 | 31.4°C | 27.5°C | 23.6°C | 34.1°C | 21.7°C | 0 mm | 58% | 3.5 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1989 | 29.9°C | 26.5°C | 23.2°C | 33.0°C | 21.0°C | 0 mm | 61% | 4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1988 | 29.8°C | 27.0°C | 24.1°C | 32.4°C | 22.0°C | 0 mm | 62% | 3.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1987 | 29.1°C | 26.5°C | 23.9°C | 33.2°C | 21.5°C | 1 mm | 62% | 3.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1986 | 29.4°C | 26.8°C | 24.2°C | 32.7°C | 22.7°C | 1 mm | 61% | 3.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1985 | 28.7°C | 26.2°C | 23.6°C | 30.9°C | 22.0°C | 2 mm | 61% | 3.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1984 | 27.7°C | 25.2°C | 22.7°C | 31.0°C | 20.1°C | 2 mm | 61% | 3.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1983 | 28.9°C | 25.8°C | 22.7°C | 31.3°C | 19.8°C | 0 mm | 62% | 3.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 28.0°C | 25.8°C | 23.5°C | 30.4°C | 22.6°C | 2 mm | 67% | 3.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 28.6°C | 26.0°C | 23.3°C | 31.8°C | 20.7°C | 3 mm | 62% | 3.8 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 23.4°C (mean 26.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 1 mm of rainfall in Ratnagiri, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 14 mm in 1995.
The hottest January reached 34.5°C in 1991. The coldest dipped to 19.3°C in 2015.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 28.4°C to 29.2°C and overnight lows from 23.2°C to 23.7°C over the same span.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Ratnagiri and one of the drier months, so plan for around 29.2°C daytime highs and 23.4°C at night.
Yes — January is the coldest month of the year in Ratnagiri, averaging 26.3°C.
For January in Ratnagiri, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 29.2°C and lows of 23.4°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 62% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 3.7 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 4.2 m/s (2002).
The wettest January on record was 1995 with 14 mm. On average, January sees 1 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 Ratnagiri 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.
