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Sydney Weather in January
SummerFor Sydney, January typically brings warm daytime weather and mild nights: the 10-year average high is about 27°C (80°F), while the average low is 19°C (67°F). The 10-year average shows around 13 rainy days and about 107 mm of monthly precipitation, so some wet days are normal.
Avg high79.8°F 26.5°CAvg low66.8°F 19.3°CRainy days~13.2 daysMonthly rain106.8 mm
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What to wear in Sydney in January
Packing for Sydney in January is easiest with layers: light daytime clothing is usually comfortable, with one light layer for strong air-conditioning or late evenings. A compact umbrella is worth carrying for passing showers or wetter days.
Travel takeaway: For many travelers, these temperatures are comfortable for city sightseeing when you pack one flexible layer.
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Sydney: 12-month travel weather
Sydney’s seasons are opposite the Northern Hemisphere: summer is December–February and winter is June–August. Rain falls throughout the year rather than in one fixed wet season.
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Sydney in January · recent 3 years
Compare the most recent complete year with the two years before it. Daily high / low temperatures are shown in °F.
CalendarNo measurable rain🌧️ Rain⛈️ Thunderstorm❄️ SnowHigh / Low · °F
⭐ January 2025 · latest complete year☔ 18 days · 188.5 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28.8°C/19.8°C
No rain
2
22.7°C/20.1°C
🌧️ 3 mm
3
23.4°C/18.2°C
🌧️ 2.9 mm
4
27.4°C/18.7°C
No rain
5
30.1°C/19.9°C
No rain
6
31.5°C/20.7°C
🌧️ 2.7 mm
7
21.5°C/18.6°C
🌧️ 16.5 mm
8
20°C/17.5°C
🌧️ 37.1 mm
9
22.6°C/18°C
🌧️ 7 mm
10
24°C/19.6°C
🌧️ 14.2 mm
11
23.3°C/19.6°C
🌧️ 15.1 mm
12
25°C/20.2°C
🌧️ 3 mm
13
27.6°C/20.8°C
No rain
14
27.9°C/21°C
No rain
15
28.2°C/21°C
🌧️ 3.1 mm
16
21.6°C/17.5°C
🌧️ 26.6 mm
17
21.2°C/17°C
🌧️ 5.2 mm
18
24.2°C/18.6°C
🌧️ 16.7 mm
19
21.2°C/18.1°C
🌧️ 2.7 mm
20
22.3°C/15.1°C
No rain
21
24.1°C/14.8°C
No rain
22
31.9°C/18.4°C
No rain
23
22.8°C/19.6°C
No rain
24
23°C/17.5°C
🌧️ 3.8 mm
25
24.2°C/16.9°C
No rain
26
25.4°C/17.8°C
No rain
27
29.4°C/22.2°C
No rain
28
36.8°C/21.1°C
No rain
29
23.4°C/20°C
🌧️ 12.2 mm
30
23.5°C/20.2°C
🌧️ 12.8 mm
31
23.4°C/21.2°C
🌧️ 1.5 mm
January 2024☔ 16 days · 117.9 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23.6°C/19.2°C
🌧️ 1.4 mm
2
25.8°C/19°C
No rain
3
27.4°C/19°C
No rain
4
26.3°C/19.5°C
🌧️ 2.9 mm
5
23.1°C/18.6°C
🌧️ 1.1 mm
6
24.5°C/16.4°C
No rain
7
25.8°C/16.7°C
No rain
8
27.2°C/19.9°C
🌧️ 3.2 mm
9
24.9°C/19.9°C
No rain
10
27.4°C/18.2°C
No rain
11
27.1°C/21.3°C
🌧️ 3.5 mm
12
27.4°C/21.3°C
🌧️ 1.6 mm
13
29°C/17.6°C
🌧️ 1.1 mm
14
25.5°C/20.9°C
🌧️ 10.9 mm
15
21.8°C/19.4°C
🌧️ 60.3 mm
16
23.4°C/19.8°C
🌧️ 2.3 mm
17
28.5°C/21.6°C
🌧️ 15.9 mm
18
28°C/19.9°C
🌧️ 1.3 mm
19
26.3°C/17.8°C
No rain
20
25.4°C/20.2°C
No rain
21
32.8°C/18.8°C
No rain
22
22.8°C/20.1°C
No rain
23
24.2°C/19.5°C
No rain
24
29.1°C/18.1°C
No rain
25
32.4°C/23°C
No rain
26
36.6°C/21.9°C
🌧️ 1.4 mm
27
23.6°C/20.4°C
🌧️ 1.7 mm
28
25.2°C/17.5°C
No rain
29
28.1°C/20.3°C
No rain
30
25.8°C/21.9°C
🌧️ 3.8 mm
31
25.5°C/20.4°C
🌧️ 2.3 mm
January 2023☔ 15 days · 170.6 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25.4°C/17.8°C
No rain
2
26.1°C/18.3°C
No rain
3
26.6°C/17.8°C
No rain
4
24.8°C/18°C
🌧️ 24.6 mm
5
20.9°C/16.7°C
🌧️ 43.2 mm
6
19.4°C/15.4°C
🌧️ 18.1 mm
7
21.7°C/16.8°C
🌧️ 5.5 mm
8
22.3°C/15.3°C
No rain
9
24.9°C/13.7°C
No rain
10
24.1°C/15.4°C
No rain
11
24.6°C/18.5°C
🌧️ 1.3 mm
12
25.2°C/18.3°C
No rain
13
26.2°C/16.5°C
No rain
14
25°C/20.3°C
🌧️ 2.6 mm
15
27.7°C/17.8°C
No rain
16
26.9°C/19.3°C
No rain
17
26.2°C/18.8°C
No rain
18
29°C/17.6°C
No rain
19
21.6°C/18.7°C
🌧️ 10.1 mm
20
21°C/16.8°C
🌧️ 6.4 mm
21
23.9°C/17.4°C
🌧️ 1.9 mm
22
21°C/17.5°C
🌧️ 13.8 mm
23
23.6°C/17.5°C
🌧️ 1.1 mm
24
26.4°C/16.2°C
No rain
25
25.4°C/16.5°C
🌧️ 2.8 mm
26
29.9°C/19.6°C
No rain
27
25.2°C/21.5°C
🌧️ 2.6 mm
28
29.3°C/19.7°C
No rain
29
29.2°C/22.4°C
🌧️ 2.8 mm
30
28.4°C/20.7°C
🌧️ 29.2 mm
31
26.1°C/20.2°C
No rain
Historical calendars use Open-Meteo reanalysis data. A rainy day is counted when daily precipitation is at least 1 mm. Conditions at a specific hotel, beach or station can differ.
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