Canberra in January

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (heat), Jun–Aug (cold nights).

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• MarchGreatInside Canberra's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
• AprilGreatInside Canberra's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
• MayGreatInside Canberra's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
• SeptemberGreatInside Canberra's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

• CanberraHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 7 days
• South-east coast, Australia · Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaidebest weather

  Summer is beach season and school-holiday peak; Melbourne swings between cool and 40 °C (104 °F) in a day. Winter is mild and sunny in Sydney, grey and cool in Melbourne.Summer is beach season and school-holiday peak; Melbourne swings between cool and 104 °F (40 °C) in a day. Winter is mild and sunny in Sydney, grey and cool in Melbourne.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• New Year big impact

  31 Dec – 1 Jan · Australia

  Sydney Harbour fireworks: vantage points ticketed or claimed from morning; beds book out months ahead.

• Summer school holidays big impact

  Mid-Dec to late Jan · Australia

  Coast, campsites, ferries and Tasmania fill; prices peak.

Crowds · Australia overall

High

Prices · Australia overall

High

Australia overall: Peak summer in the south: beaches, holidays and high prices; the north is in full wet and cyclone season.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Canberra, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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