Average Wind Speed in January at Australian Cities

The amount of wind that Australia's major cities average in January is listed below.

The tables give the month's usual wind speeds in miles per hour (MPH) and kilometres per hour (KPH) for morning and afternoon. Morning wind speed readings are taken at 9:00 am local time, while afternoon winds are at 3:00 pm.

The wind measurements here are long-term historical averages of weather data collected during 1991 to 2010.

Average wind in January
MPH am MPH pm City KPH am KPH pm
7 11 Adelaide, South Australia 11 17
7 10 Albury, New South Wales 11 16
13 14 Ballarat, Victoria 22 22
10 12 Bendigo, Victoria 16 19
8 14 Brisbane, Queensland 13 22
11 14 Bunbury, Western Australia 18 22
11 15 Bundaberg, Queensland 18 24
7 11 Cairns, Queensland 12 18
5 10 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 8 16
9 14 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales 14 22
9 12 Darwin, Northern Territory 14 20
12 16 Geelong, Victoria 19 27
12 16 Gold Coast, Queensland 19 26
4 7 Gosford, New South Wales 6 11
January wind speed averages
MPH am MPH pm City KPH am KPH pm
10 14 Hobart, Tasmania 16 23
7 13 Launceston, Tasmania 12 21
11 13 Mackay, Queensland 18 21
3 7 Maitland, New South Wales 5 11
12 14 Melbourne, Victoria 19 23
12 20 Newcastle, New South Wales 20 32
12 14 Perth, Western Australia 19 23
9 11 Rockhampton, Queensland 15 17
10 17 Sydney, New South Wales 16 28
15 14 Toowoomba, Queensland 24 23
9 15 Townsville, Queensland 15 24
11 15 Wollongong, New South Wales 17 25
Reference

Australian Government. Bureau of Meteorology. Climate Data Online.

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