January is one of the warmer months of the year in Tauranga, with average highs near 22°C and lows around 17°C (mean 19.5°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 84 mm of rainfall and 76% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Tauranga. Across 45 years of records, the warmest Januarys in Tauranga were 1999 and 2018 — when the month averaged 21.1°C — while the coldest was 1997 at 17.9°C. Typical January days reach 22°C with nights near 17°C. The long-term January temperature trend is broadly flat.
January is one of the drier months in Tauranga, averaging 84 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2023 with 399 mm, while the driest was 2013 at 8 mm.
Relative humidity in Tauranga during January averages 76%. The most humid January was 1989 at 82%, and the least humid was 1983 at 71%.
January receives about 6.8 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Tauranga. The sunniest January was 2022 at 7.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2023 at 5.3.
Average wind speed in Tauranga during January is 4.4 m/s. The windiest Januarys were 1983 and 2023 at 5.6 m/s, while the calmest was 2004 at 3.5 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 19.6°C | 19.3°C | 19.3°C | 19.6°C | 20.0°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg High | 22.3°C | 21.7°C | 21.7°C | 22.2°C | 22.4°C | +0.1°C |
| Avg Low | 17.0°C | 16.8°C | 16.9°C | 17.1°C | 17.6°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 95 mm | 79 mm | 61 mm | 84 mm | 112 mm | +17 mm |
January temperatures in Tauranga have risen by about 0.5°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 10.3°C (1997) to a record high of 28°C (1983).
Rainfall in January is one of the drier months, averaging 84 mm, with a wettest year of 399 mm.
One of the best times to visit Tauranga
January is one of the best times to visit Tauranga. Expect days averaging 22°C and nights around 17°C (mean 19.5°C) — warmer than Tauranga's yearly average — with higher rainfall (84 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 | 21.7°C | 19.2°C | 16.8°C | 24.0°C | 13.7°C | 98 mm | 73% | 4.4 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2024 | 23.1°C | 20.8°C | 18.6°C | 26.6°C | 14.6°C | 78 mm | 77% | 3.9 m/s | 7 |
| 2023 🌧️ | 20.9°C | 19.5°C | 18.0°C | 24.3°C | 15.8°C | 399 mm | 81% | 5.6 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2022 | 23.6°C | 20.9°C | 18.1°C | 26.2°C | 15.8°C | 38 mm | 73% | 4 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2021 | 22.7°C | 20.0°C | 17.3°C | 26.0°C | 14.5°C | 39 mm | 74% | 4.2 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2020 | 22.5°C | 19.5°C | 16.5°C | 25.8°C | 14.2°C | 17 mm | 73% | 4.3 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2019 | 23.5°C | 20.7°C | 17.9°C | 26.2°C | 16.0°C | 38 mm | 78% | 4.4 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 22.9°C | 21.1°C | 19.4°C | 26.3°C | 16.9°C | 139 mm | 81% | 4.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2017 | 21.8°C | 18.7°C | 15.5°C | 24.5°C | 12.9°C | 39 mm | 74% | 5.1 m/s | 7 |
| 2016 | 22.2°C | 20.1°C | 17.9°C | 25.9°C | 13.9°C | 108 mm | 80% | 4.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2015 | 22.6°C | 20.4°C | 18.2°C | 25.6°C | 16.5°C | 21 mm | 75% | 3.6 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2014 | 21.8°C | 18.8°C | 15.8°C | 23.7°C | 12.8°C | 43 mm | 72% | 4.8 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2013 | 22.0°C | 19.3°C | 16.5°C | 25.0°C | 13.9°C | 8 mm | 72% | 4.6 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2012 | 21.1°C | 18.8°C | 16.5°C | 23.0°C | 13.2°C | 85 mm | 77% | 4.6 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2011 | 22.3°C | 19.9°C | 17.5°C | 25.0°C | 15.2°C | 257 mm | 78% | 4.8 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2010 | 21.3°C | 18.7°C | 16.2°C | 22.8°C | 12.7°C | 101 mm | 76% | 4.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2009 | 22.7°C | 19.9°C | 17.1°C | 25.2°C | 14.6°C | 31 mm | 73% | 3.8 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2008 | 22.6°C | 20.2°C | 17.7°C | 25.3°C | 15.1°C | 29 mm | 75% | 4.2 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2007 | 21.4°C | 19.0°C | 16.7°C | 24.2°C | 12.8°C | 91 mm | 79% | 4.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2006 | 21.8°C | 19.4°C | 17.1°C | 24.0°C | 13.8°C | 97 mm | 77% | 4.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2005 | 21.0°C | 18.6°C | 16.1°C | 24.1°C | 13.8°C | 21 mm | 77% | 4.3 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2004 | 22.5°C | 20.1°C | 17.6°C | 25.8°C | 12.6°C | 80 mm | 78% | 3.5 m/s | 7 |
| 2003 | 20.9°C | 18.6°C | 16.3°C | 24.1°C | 12.0°C | 67 mm | 76% | 4.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2002 | 21.6°C | 19.3°C | 17.1°C | 24.5°C | 13.6°C | 65 mm | 76% | 3.9 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2001 | 21.6°C | 18.9°C | 16.2°C | 24.1°C | 13.7°C | 64 mm | 73% | 4.8 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2000 | 21.2°C | 19.0°C | 16.7°C | 24.1°C | 14.1°C | 62 mm | 77% | 4.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1999 🔥 | 23.1°C | 21.1°C | 19.0°C | 25.9°C | 15.8°C | 113 mm | 78% | 4.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1998 | 22.2°C | 19.3°C | 16.5°C | 25.6°C | 11.4°C | 41 mm | 75% | 4.6 m/s | 7 |
| 1997 ❄️ | 20.3°C | 17.9°C | 15.5°C | 22.7°C | 10.3°C | 80 mm | 75% | 5 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1996 | 21.8°C | 19.8°C | 17.8°C | 24.4°C | 14.2°C | 129 mm | 76% | 4 m/s | 7 |
| 1995 | 21.0°C | 19.0°C | 17.0°C | 23.3°C | 12.4°C | 96 mm | 76% | 4.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1994 | 22.4°C | 19.9°C | 17.4°C | 24.6°C | 12.6°C | 38 mm | 76% | 4.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1993 | 21.7°C | 18.6°C | 15.4°C | 24.0°C | 13.5°C | 42 mm | 74% | 5 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1992 | 21.5°C | 19.1°C | 16.6°C | 24.5°C | 12.5°C | 120 mm | 77% | 4.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1991 | 21.5°C | 18.9°C | 16.2°C | 23.9°C | 13.2°C | 52 mm | 76% | 5.1 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1990 | 21.8°C | 19.3°C | 16.9°C | 23.9°C | 15.0°C | 78 mm | 78% | 4.5 m/s | 6 |
| 1989 | 21.3°C | 19.6°C | 17.9°C | 23.8°C | 14.4°C | 224 mm | 82% | 5.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1988 | 22.3°C | 19.3°C | 16.2°C | 26.0°C | 14.1°C | 21 mm | 73% | 4.9 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1987 | 22.5°C | 19.8°C | 17.1°C | 24.8°C | 15.2°C | 77 mm | 75% | 4.6 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1986 | 22.4°C | 20.2°C | 18.0°C | 25.8°C | 13.9°C | 169 mm | 78% | 4.2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1985 | 23.1°C | 20.6°C | 18.0°C | 25.4°C | 15.7°C | 92 mm | 75% | 3.9 m/s | 7 |
| 1984 | 21.4°C | 18.5°C | 15.6°C | 24.2°C | 12.7°C | 88 mm | 73% | 4.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1983 | 21.8°C | 18.4°C | 15.0°C | 28.0°C | 12.5°C | 50 mm | 71% | 5.6 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 22.7°C | 19.9°C | 17.0°C | 25.5°C | 13.9°C | 54 mm | 73% | 4.8 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 22.8°C | 20.4°C | 17.9°C | 25.5°C | 14.8°C | 81 mm | 80% | 4 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 22°C with lows near 17°C (mean 19.5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 84 mm of rainfall in Tauranga, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 399 mm in 2023.
The hottest January reached 28°C in 1983. The coldest dipped to 10.3°C in 1997.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.5°C. Daytime highs moved from 22.4°C to 22.4°C and overnight lows from 16.7°C to 17.8°C over the same span.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Tauranga and one of the drier months, so plan for around 22°C daytime highs and 17°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 11th coolest month in Tauranga, averaging 19.5°C.
For January in Tauranga, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 22°C and lows of 17°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in January averages 76% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in January is 4.4 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 5.6 m/s (1983).
The wettest January on record was 2023 with 399 mm. On average, January sees 84 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 Tauranga 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.
