Climate, garden and farm outlook for the Dayboro valley
Updated 14 Aug 2026
2027 Climate Outlook: The figures on this page come from Bureau of Meteorology long term averages and our own station records. Big drivers like ENSO shift from year to year and we do not bake a guess into these pages. Check the current BOM ENSO outlook before you plan around rainfall.
Welcome to January 2027 Summer
Here's what you're dealing with this month. No surprises, it's hot. The devil's in the details.
Climate Overview
Zone
Max
Min
Rainfall
Conditions
Dayboro (subtropical)
29-31°C
19-21°C
95-240mm
Hot, humid, frequent storms.
Last Year's Numbers (January 2026, Dayboro)
No forecast here, just what the Dayboro station actually recorded in January 2026. Handy as a reality check on what this month usually serves up.
Metric
Station recorded
Rainfall total
113.3mm
Wet days (1mm or more)
8
Average daily max
33.2°C
Average daily min
19.1°C
Hottest day
40.6°C
Coldest night
14.6°C
Frost nights (min 2°C or below)
0
Dayboro station daily summaries over 31 days, rainfall as the calendar month total. These numbers are local to Dayboro, the zone table above covers the wider growing zones.
Astronomical Events
For those of you following moon planting (and honestly, my garlic does better when I pay attention to this stuff), here's what's happening overhead.
Quadrantids Meteor Shower, peak around Jan 3-4:
A northern hemisphere shower, rates from Dayboro are low.
Moon Phases
🌑
New Moon
Jan 8
🌓
First Quarter
Jan 16
🌕
Full Moon
Jan 22
🌗
Last Quarter
Jan 29
Full January 2027 Almanac for Members
Members get the complete almanac: moon planting calendar, Dayboro valley planting guide, livestock tasks, self-sufficiency focus, and key takeaways. Updated as conditions change.
