January Weather in Charters Towers AustraliaDaily high temperatures decrease by 2°F, from 93°F to 91°F, rarely falling below 83°F or exceeding 101°F. Daily low temperatures are around 70°F, rarely falling below 65°F or exceeding 75°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 71°F on January 9. For reference, on December 14, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Charters Towers typically range from 70°F to 94°F, while on July 4, the coldest day of the year, they range from 47°F to 77°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Sapioris, Mexico (8,021 miles away); Okahandja, Namibia (7,959 miles); and Mathathane, Botswana (7,315 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Charters Towers (view comparison). CloudsThe month of January in Charters Towers experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 66% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 68% on January 15. The clearest day of the month is January 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 36% of the time. For reference, on January 15, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 68%, while on September 12, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 82%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Charters Towers, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is gradually increasing, starting the month at 33% and ending it at 36%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 39% on February 15, and its lowest chance is 2% on August 11. RainfallTo show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during January in Charters Towers is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 4.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 11.1 inches or falls below 0.9 inches, and ending the month at 6.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 14.9 inches or falls below 1.2 inches. SunOver the course of January in Charters Towers, the length of the day is gradually decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 19 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 38 seconds, and weekly decrease of 4 minutes, 26 seconds. The shortest day of the month is January 31, with 13 hours, 1 minute of daylight and the longest day is January 1, with 13 hours, 20 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the month in Charters Towers is 5:38 AM on January 1 and the latest sunrise is 20 minutes later at 5:57 AM on January 31. The earliest sunset is 6:57 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 2 minutes, 43 seconds later at 7:00 PM on January 17. Daylight saving time is not observed in Charters Towers during 2024. For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:32 AM and sets 13 hours, 21 minutes later, at 6:53 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:49 AM and sets 10 hours, 55 minutes later, at 5:44 PM. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in Charters Towers is rapidly increasing during January, rising from 63% to 76% over the course of the month. For reference, on February 14, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 77% of the time, while on August 4, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Charters Towers is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 9.6 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on November 11, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.3 miles per hour, while on June 30, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.8 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Charters Towers throughout January is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 59% on January 25. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Charters Towers over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is July 13, with a 61% chance. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in Charters Towers are rapidly increasing during January, increasing by 864°F, from 4,054°F to 4,918°F, over the course of the month. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Charters Towers is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 7.0 kWh throughout. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Charters Towers are -20.077 deg latitude, 146.264 deg longitude, and 1,047 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Charters Towers contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 433 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,030 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (604 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,710 feet). The area within 2 miles of Charters Towers is covered by sparse vegetation (54%) and artificial surfaces (30%), within 10 miles by sparse vegetation (81%) and trees (10%), and within 50 miles by sparse vegetation (78%) and trees (14%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Charters Towers, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere is only a single weather station, Townsville Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Charters Towers. At a distance of 106 kilometers from Charters Towers, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Charters Towers according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. 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