Castlemaine in January

Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (hot, 30°C (86°F)+ and fire risk), mid-winter for camping.Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (hot, 86°F (30°C)+ and fire risk), mid-winter for camping.

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• MarchGreatInside Castlemaine's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
• AprilGreatInside Castlemaine's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
• MayGreatInside Castlemaine's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
• OctoberGreatInside Castlemaine's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.

• CastlemaineHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 13 °C (55 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 55 °F (13 °C), rain on about 5 days

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 Castlemaine, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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