Walcha Weather in January
Walcha in January
The short of it: Walcha in January averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 12° · rain 99 mm · daylight 13 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & May
Thirty years of records give Walcha an average January high of 27°, a low of 12° and some 99 mm of rain. The height of summer in Walcha, with afternoons near 27°. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 57 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 April and May.
Against its neighbours, Walcha runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Uralla, 39 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
January in Walcha, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UrallaNew South Wales | 39 km NNW | 27° | 13° | 92 mm |
| MoonbiNew South Wales | 50 km W | 32° | 17° | 72 mm |
| KootingalNew South Wales | 52 km W | 32° | 17° | 71 mm |
| InvergowrieNew South Wales | 53 km N | 27° | 13° | 91 mm |
| ArmidaleNew South Wales | 54 km N | 28° | 13° | 102 mm |
| NeminghaNew South Wales | 60 km WSW | 32° | 17° | 71 mm |
| DarukaNew South Wales | 60 km W | 32° | 17° | 70 mm |
| CalalaNew South Wales | 62 km WSW | 33° | 17° | 71 mm |