January is one of the warmer months of the year in Waitangi, with average highs near 15.9°C and lows around 13.6°C (mean 14.8°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 58 mm of rainfall and 83% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Waitangi. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Waitangi was 1985 — when the month averaged 16.6°C — while the coldest was 1997 at 13.2°C. Typical January days reach 15.9°C with nights near 13.6°C. The long-term January temperature trend is broadly flat.
January is one of the drier months in Waitangi, averaging 58 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2024 with 127 mm, while the driest was 2004 at 26 mm.
Relative humidity in Waitangi during January averages 83%. The most humid January was 2024 at 87%, and the least humid was 2001 at 80%.
January receives about 6.2 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Waitangi. The sunniest January was 1985 at 7 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2016 at 5.5.
Average wind speed in Waitangi during January is 6.2 m/s. The windiest January was 2014 at 7.9 m/s, while the calmest was 2004 at 4.6 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 15.0°C | 14.2°C | 14.9°C | 14.7°C | 15.0°C | 0°C |
| Avg High | 16.2°C | 15.4°C | 16.0°C | 15.8°C | 16.0°C | -0.2°C |
| Avg Low | 13.8°C | 13.1°C | 13.7°C | 13.7°C | 14.1°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg Rain | 55 mm | 56 mm | 65 mm | 53 mm | 64 mm | +9 mm |
January temperatures in Waitangi have risen by about 0.3°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 9.7°C (1995) to a record high of 19.9°C (1985).
Rainfall in January is one of the drier months, averaging 58 mm, with a wettest year of 127 mm.
One of the best times to visit Waitangi
January is one of the best times to visit Waitangi. Expect days averaging 15.9°C and nights around 13.6°C (mean 14.8°C) — warmer than Waitangi's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (58 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 | 15.3°C | 14.5°C | 13.7°C | 17.5°C | 11.2°C | 68 mm | 85% | 6.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2024 🌧️ | 16.6°C | 15.6°C | 14.7°C | 19.0°C | 12.4°C | 127 mm | 87% | 6.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2023 | 16.0°C | 15.2°C | 14.4°C | 18.1°C | 12.4°C | 36 mm | 82% | 5.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 15.9°C | 14.8°C | 13.7°C | 18.1°C | 11.3°C | 59 mm | 82% | 6.4 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 16.4°C | 15.4°C | 14.4°C | 19.0°C | 13.1°C | 43 mm | 83% | 5.7 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2020 | 15.5°C | 14.6°C | 13.7°C | 18.4°C | 11.3°C | 54 mm | 83% | 6.8 m/s | 6 |
| 2019 | 17.0°C | 15.7°C | 14.5°C | 18.5°C | 12.6°C | 34 mm | 83% | 6.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2018 | 17.3°C | 16.3°C | 15.4°C | 19.7°C | 13.2°C | 41 mm | 84% | 5.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2017 | 15.4°C | 14.2°C | 13.0°C | 17.4°C | 10.6°C | 62 mm | 80% | 7.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2016 | 14.9°C | 13.9°C | 12.9°C | 17.6°C | 10.4°C | 81 mm | 86% | 6.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2015 | 15.2°C | 14.3°C | 13.5°C | 17.6°C | 11.2°C | 41 mm | 83% | 5.5 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2014 | 16.0°C | 14.8°C | 13.6°C | 18.2°C | 10.4°C | 65 mm | 80% | 7.9 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2013 | 16.1°C | 15.0°C | 13.9°C | 18.6°C | 12.4°C | 27 mm | 83% | 6 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2012 | 15.7°C | 14.6°C | 13.6°C | 17.8°C | 11.2°C | 47 mm | 83% | 7.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2011 | 15.2°C | 14.0°C | 12.8°C | 18.3°C | 10.5°C | 69 mm | 82% | 7.6 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2010 | 15.6°C | 14.6°C | 13.6°C | 17.5°C | 10.1°C | 60 mm | 87% | 6 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2009 | 16.9°C | 15.9°C | 14.8°C | 18.3°C | 12.8°C | 46 mm | 82% | 6.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2008 | 15.9°C | 14.7°C | 13.4°C | 18.6°C | 10.4°C | 87 mm | 82% | 6.8 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2007 | 15.3°C | 14.3°C | 13.2°C | 17.1°C | 10.3°C | 108 mm | 86% | 6.6 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2006 | 16.6°C | 15.2°C | 13.8°C | 19.6°C | 11.2°C | 94 mm | 82% | 6.5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2005 | 15.2°C | 14.1°C | 13.1°C | 17.0°C | 10.9°C | 37 mm | 86% | 5.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 16.7°C | 15.6°C | 14.5°C | 18.3°C | 12.5°C | 26 mm | 83% | 4.6 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2003 | 15.7°C | 14.4°C | 13.2°C | 17.9°C | 10.4°C | 59 mm | 82% | 6.6 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2002 | 16.6°C | 15.7°C | 14.7°C | 18.5°C | 12.1°C | 113 mm | 86% | 5.7 m/s | 6 |
| 2001 | 15.5°C | 14.2°C | 13.0°C | 17.4°C | 10.2°C | 50 mm | 80% | 6.7 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2000 | 15.6°C | 14.6°C | 13.5°C | 18.4°C | 11.1°C | 30 mm | 84% | 6.1 m/s | 6 |
| 1999 | 16.1°C | 15.0°C | 13.9°C | 18.6°C | 11.2°C | 58 mm | 82% | 5.7 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1998 | 15.5°C | 14.2°C | 12.9°C | 19.0°C | 10.0°C | 43 mm | 83% | 6.4 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1997 ❄️ | 14.2°C | 13.2°C | 12.2°C | 16.7°C | 10.2°C | 66 mm | 81% | 6.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1996 | 15.9°C | 14.8°C | 13.7°C | 18.2°C | 11.4°C | 40 mm | 83% | 5.4 m/s | 6 |
| 1995 | 15.5°C | 14.2°C | 12.9°C | 18.0°C | 9.7°C | 38 mm | 83% | 5.7 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1994 | 15.6°C | 14.5°C | 13.3°C | 17.9°C | 10.5°C | 43 mm | 84% | 6.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1993 | 14.7°C | 13.5°C | 12.2°C | 17.8°C | 10.3°C | 53 mm | 80% | 7.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1992 | 15.2°C | 14.0°C | 12.9°C | 17.9°C | 10.0°C | 62 mm | 84% | 5.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1991 | 15.7°C | 14.6°C | 13.5°C | 17.4°C | 10.3°C | 62 mm | 83% | 6.4 m/s | 6 |
| 1990 | 15.5°C | 14.3°C | 13.0°C | 17.6°C | 10.8°C | 94 mm | 82% | 6.6 m/s | 6 |
| 1989 | 16.7°C | 15.6°C | 14.4°C | 18.3°C | 12.2°C | 68 mm | 83% | 5.9 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1988 | 15.5°C | 14.3°C | 13.0°C | 18.2°C | 10.3°C | 38 mm | 81% | 6.7 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1987 | 16.9°C | 15.7°C | 14.6°C | 18.7°C | 12.2°C | 53 mm | 86% | 5 m/s | 6 |
| 1986 | 16.5°C | 15.4°C | 14.2°C | 18.4°C | 11.9°C | 76 mm | 83% | 5.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1985 🔥 | 17.8°C | 16.6°C | 15.4°C | 19.9°C | 13.7°C | 33 mm | 83% | 5.7 m/s | 7 |
| 1984 | 15.4°C | 14.2°C | 13.0°C | 17.4°C | 10.1°C | 53 mm | 80% | 6 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1983 | 14.5°C | 13.4°C | 12.2°C | 16.4°C | 10.3°C | 54 mm | 81% | 6.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 15.9°C | 14.7°C | 13.5°C | 18.1°C | 10.9°C | 58 mm | 81% | 6.6 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 16.5°C | 15.2°C | 13.8°C | 18.3°C | 11.8°C | 63 mm | 82% | 5.6 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 15.9°C with lows near 13.6°C (mean 14.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 58 mm of rainfall in Waitangi, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 127 mm in 2024.
The hottest January reached 19.9°C in 1985. The coldest dipped to 9.7°C in 1995.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.3°C. Daytime highs moved from 16°C to 16°C and overnight lows from 13.6°C to 14.2°C over the same span.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Waitangi and one of the drier months, so plan for around 15.9°C daytime highs and 13.6°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 11th coolest month in Waitangi, averaging 14.8°C.
For January in Waitangi, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 15.9°C and lows of 13.6°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in January averages 83% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in January is 6.2 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 7.9 m/s (2014).
The wettest January on record was 2024 with 127 mm. On average, January sees 58 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 Waitangi 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.
