Weather in Alice Springs in January 2026
- January is usually the hottest month of the year in Alice Springs;
Average weather
Average temperature in Alice Springs in January
Going from a maximum of +38°C during the day to a minimum of +18°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +33°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 50% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +36°C to +26°C.
Is Alice Springs warm or cold in January?
Alice Springs is typically hot in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +35°C to +36°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +22°C to +23°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
January is the hottest month in Alice Springs, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Alice Springs in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +35°C | +36°C | +35°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +13°C | +12°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +45°C | +45°C | +44°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 33 mm | 46 mm | 36 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 33% | 35% | 37% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1007 HPa | 1008 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 16 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting warmer as January arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +35°C to +36°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 33 mm to 46 mm. Humidity rises from 33% to 35%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 17 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Alice Springs is gradually decreasing during January, going from 4 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Alice Springs?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Alice Springs in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2010 (+26°C) and the highest in 2019 (+30°C). The driest year was 2019 with only 31 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2010 with 702 mm.
FAQ
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Other cities in Australia
Monthly weather in Alice Springs
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Alice Springs, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
