Tuesday 3 February 2026 - Monthly Climate Summary for Australian Capital Territory - Product code IDCKGC15L0
Australian Capital Territory in January 2026
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals for January were very much below average at all sites across Australian Capital Territory.
- January rainfall totals ranged from around 25 % in Canberra Airport and Mount Ginini AWS to around 32% of average in Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS.
- The wettest day was 35.2 mm at Torrens (Darke St) on the 15th, which was also the wettest overall location for the month.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures for January at all sites across the Territory were above average.
- January mean maximum temperatures for the Territory ranged from 1.5 °C above average at Mount Ginini AWS to 2.1 °C above average at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS.
- The warmest day was 43.5 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS on the 28th which was also the hottest January day (highest daily maximum temperature) on record for this station.
- The coldest day was 10.0 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 17th.
- Mean minimum temperatures for January were below average to average across the Territory.
- January mean minimum temperatures for the Territory ranged from average at Mount Ginini AWS to 0.4 °C below average at Canberra Airport.
- Some sites had their warmest January night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record including 24.7 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS on the 10th.
- The coldest day was 2.9 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 23rd.
Canberra Airport
- Total rainfall for Canberra Airport was 14.0 mm, which is 25% of the long-term average at the current site of 56.8 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Canberra Airport was 31.8 °C, which is 1.9 °C above the long-term average at the current site of 29.9 °C.
- The warmest day was 42.6 °C on the 28th, and the coolest day was on the 17th when the temperature reached 20.6 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Canberra Airport was 13.8 °C, which is 0.4 °C below the long-term average at the current site of 14.2 °C.
- The coldest morning was 5.3 °C on the 2nd, and the warmest morning was on the 10th when the minimum temperature was 22.9 °C.
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in January 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
43.5 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS on the 28th 42.6 °C at Canberra Airport on the 28th |
| Warmest days on average |
31.8 °C at Canberra Airport 31.5 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS 22.2 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Coolest days on average |
22.2 °C at Mount Ginini AWS 31.5 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS 31.8 °C at Canberra Airport |
| Coldest day |
10.0 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 17th 12.4 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 18th 13.3 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 16th |
| Coldest night |
2.9 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 23rd 3.1 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 2nd 3.5 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 12th |
| Coolest nights on average |
10.0 °C at Mount Ginini AWS 13.8 °C at Canberra Airport 14.4 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS |
| Warmest nights on average |
14.4 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS 13.8 °C at Canberra Airport 10.0 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Warmest night |
24.7 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS on the 10th 22.9 °C at Canberra Airport on the 10th |
| Warmest on average overall |
22.9 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS 22.8 °C at Canberra Airport 16.1 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Coolest on average overall |
16.1 °C at Mount Ginini AWS 22.8 °C at Canberra Airport 22.9 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS |
| Wettest overall |
38.4 mm at Torrens (Darke St) 23.8 mm at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Wettest day |
35.2 mm at Torrens (Darke St) on the 15th 10.0 mm at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS on the 15th 9.4 mm at Mount Ginini AWS on the 1st |
| Strongest wind gust |
81.0 km/h at Canberra Airport on the 10th 74.0 km/h at Mount Ginini AWS on the 16th 74.0 km/h at Mount Ginini AWS on the 10th |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest January temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 43.5 | on the 28th | 43.3 | on 04 Jan 2020 | 30 | 29.4 |
| Record highest January daily minimum temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 24.7 | on the 10th | 23.0 | on 23 Jan 2010 | 30 | 14.5 |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 20.3 | on the 28th | 20.1 | on 26 Jan 2019 | 22 | 10.0 |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for January 2026 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for January 2026 |
Diff from average |
Highest for January 2026 |
Mean for January 2026 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for January 2026 |
Total for January 2026 |
Average for January |
Rank of January 2026 |
Fraction of January average |
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| Canberra Airport | 31.8 | +1.9 | 42.6 | 28th | 13.8 | -0.4 | 5.3 | 2nd | 14.0 | 56.8 | low | 25% |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 22.2 | +1.5 | 32.9 | 28th | 10.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 23rd | 23.8 | 94.7 | low | 25% |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 31.5 | +2.1 | 43.5 | 28th | 14.4 | -0.1 | 7.9 | 2nd | 19.4 | 60.9 | low | 32% |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| Canberra Airport | 20.8 | 26.6 | 31.8 | 32.0 | 33.4 | 33.5 | 37.4 | 39.0 | 39.2 | 37.2 | 23.5 | 26.4 | 33.2 | 32.9 | 28.4 | 25.8 | 20.6 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 31.6 | 27.3 | 27.6 | 35.0 | 39.4 | 30.4 | 35.2 | 42.6 | 34.7 | 40.2 | 41.8 | |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 13.4 | 17.4 | 21.4 | 21.0 | 22.6 | 23.8 | 26.8 | 28.0 | 28.1 | 24.1 | 17.1 | 18.1 | 23.5 | 24.2 | 20.4 | 13.3 | 10.0 | 12.4 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 19.2 | 17.7 | 21.1 | 24.3 | 29.1 | 26.1 | 29.4 | 32.9 | 29.5 | 30.1 | 30.9 |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 21.6 | 26.7 | 31.3 | 30.3 | 33.1 | 33.7 | 37.2 | 38.5 | 38.1 | 35.5 | 24.9 | 26.6 | 32.6 | 32.6 | 29.6 | 24.2 | 21.1 | 22.1 | 23.3 | 27.7 | 30.9 | 26.8 | 28.2 | 34.4 | 37.7 | 30.7 | 35.8 | 43.5 | 34.7 | 40.4 | 41.5 |
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Values are the maximum temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day indicated, and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temperatures coloured according to their difference from the long-term average for the period |
-10.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +10.0 | °C | Grey outline marks highest and lowest for the period |
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| Daily minimum temperatures for January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| Canberra Airport | 11.7 | 5.3 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 17.3 | 22.9 | 16.1 | 12.0 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 17.8 | 12.3 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 11.0 | 14.2 | 12.8 | 5.8 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 10.7 | 14.7 | 17.6 | 18.9 | 18.2 | |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 6.1 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 12.3 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 14.6 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 7.6 | 15.5 | 17.7 | 12.4 | 20.3 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 17.5 |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 13.3 | 7.9 | 12.4 | 14.2 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 14.0 | 15.6 | 16.2 | 24.7 | 15.5 | 12.6 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 17.5 | 15.5 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 14.4 | 11.7 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 18.4 | 19.4 | 18.6 |
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Values are the minimum temperature, usually in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated, and typically occurred that morning. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temperatures coloured according to their difference from the long-term average for the period |
-10.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +10.0 | °C | Grey outline marks highest and lowest for the period |
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| Daily rainfall for January 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
| Aranda (Bindaga St) | 5.2 | - | - | 4.6 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bruce (Australian Institute of Sport) | 6.0 | - | → | → | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canberra Airport | 1.2 | - | 0.2 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Mount Ginini AWS | 9.4 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Torrens (Darke St) | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35.2 | - | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 0.6 | - | - | 0.4 | 7.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated.
Days marked with → are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the final day. Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre. Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero; days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rainfalls coloured according to the amount |
0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 600 | millimetres | ||||||||||||||||||
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following month, lists the main features of the weather in Australian Capital Territory using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated.
This statement has been prepared based on information available on Tuesday 3 February 2026. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases, the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.
Averages for individual sites are long-term means based on observations from
all available years of record, excluding the current year. The length of record can
vary widely from site to site. Averages are not shown for sites with fewer than
10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median
is sometimes more representative than the
mean
of long-term average rain.
The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site,
based on the
decile ranking
(very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3,
average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9
and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a
percentage of the long-term mean.
Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.
Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.
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