Is Houston hot in January?
Days are typically cool at 17.8°C, while nights average 7.3°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
Houston in
January.
Typical January weather in Houston: 17.8°C by day, 7.3°C at night, 88 mm of rain over 5.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high17.8°C
Typical low7.3°C
Rain88 mm
Wet days5.5
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 56 out of 100 (March leads the year at 86). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 25 from latitude 29.76°.
January at a glance
What is Houston like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 88 mm across about 6 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 25 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 8 of 12 in our weather comparison; March ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 4699066
- NOAA station
- USC00414326 · HOUSTON-PORT
- Station distance
- 8.3 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 21 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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