Berkeley Weather in January
Berkeley in January
The short of it: Berkeley in January averages a high of 26 °C (80 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 103 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 18° · rain 103 mm · daylight 14 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Berkeley an average January high of 26°, a low of 18° and some 103 mm of rain. No month in Berkeley runs warmer: highs about 26°. Wet spells are common — about 103 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 13 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Berkeley runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Wollongong city centre, 7 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
January in Berkeley, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° warmer, 19 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong city centreNew South Wales | 7 km NNE | 27° | 18° | 110 mm |
| WollongongNew South Wales | 8 km NNE | 27° | 18° | 110 mm |
| EngadineNew South Wales | 49 km NNE | 26° | 18° | 97 mm |
| IngleburnNew South Wales | 54 km N | 29° | 18° | 86 mm |
| CronullaNew South Wales | 54 km NNE | 26° | 19° | 105 mm |
| MirandaNew South Wales | 55 km NNE | 27° | 19° | 104 mm |
| Macquarie FieldsNew South Wales | 55 km N | 29° | 18° | 85 mm |
| CasulaNew South Wales | 59 km N | 29° | 18° | 85 mm |