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Antigua & Barbuda weather in January

Antigua & Barbuda in January averages 25°C (77°F), 92 mm of rain and 6.3 hours of sun a day.

Of the twelve months in Antigua & Barbuda, January is the coldest, the third driest and the fourth dullest.

Antigua & Barbuda
Average temp
25°C (77°F)

21–29°C · 69–84°F

Rainfall
92 mm

Showers likely

Sunshine
6.3 h

hours per day

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What is Antigua & Barbuda like in January?

Daytime

Days are warm, typically in the mid-20s°C or above.

Rain

Some rain is likely; pack for showers.

Evening

Evenings stay warm.

What should I pack for Antigua & Barbuda in January?

  • Loose cotton or linen

    Synthetics stop working once you are sweating through them all day.

  • A refillable water bottle

    Daily highs this warm need roughly double the water a temperate day does.

  • A light rain jacket

    About 92 mm falls this month — showers rather than washouts.

January compared with December and February

January in Antigua & Barbuda is about the same temperature as December and 39 mm drier than it, which averages 25°C (77°F).

January in Antigua & Barbuda is about the same temperature as February and 34 mm wetter than it, which averages 25°C (77°F).

Daylight in Antigua & Barbuda in January

On 15 January the sun is up for 11 hours 13 minutes in Antigua & Barbuda, rising about 06:39 and setting about 17:53 local time.

January ends 15 minutes longer than it begins, so the last week of the month is a different length of day from the first.

That is 1 hour 56 minutes short of June, the longest-lit month here.

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Antigua & Barbuda weather by month

TemperatureRainfall

Source: MeteostatPeriod: 1991-2020Checked: 1 Oct 2026361 places covered

How January compares with the rest of the year

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Antigua & Barbuda weather by month: average temperature, rainfall, sunshine for each month, from 1991–2020 climate normals
MonthAverageRainfall
January25°C / 77°F92 mm
February25°C / 77°F58 mm
March25°C / 78°F69 mm
April26°C / 79°F98 mm
May27°C / 81°F127 mm
June28°C / 82°F104 mm
July28°C / 82°F141 mm
August28°C / 82°F165 mm
September28°C / 82°F191 mm
October27°C / 81°F211 mm
November26°C / 79°F177 mm
December25°C / 77°F130 mm

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FAQs about Antigua & Barbuda in January

January climate averages for Antigua & Barbuda, 1991–2020.

Antigua & Barbuda averages 25°C (77°F) in January, ranging from about 21°C (69°F) at night to 29°C (84°F) in the afternoon. That is a 1991–2020 average, so an individual week can run either side of it.

Some. About 92 mm falls across January, enough to need a light jacket but not enough to reshape a trip.

They are about the same. January averages 25°C (77°F) and February 25°C (77°F), so temperature alone will not decide between them.

January is about as warm as December, and 39 mm drier.

Yes. January falls inside the most comfortable stretch of the year here, January to June, on temperature and rainfall together.

About 6.3 hours of sun a day on the 1991–2020 average.

This page does not show today's weather. It is a 1991–2020 climate normal from Meteostat — a thirty-year average of what January is usually like, which is what you want when booking months ahead. For today or the coming week, check a live forecast.

About 11 hours 13 minutes of daylight in mid-January, against 13 hours 9 minutes in June and 11 hours 7 minutes in December.

On 15 January, sunrise is about 06:39 and sunset about 17:53 local time. Both shift across the month — the month ends 15 minutes longer than it starts.