Phoenix climate

Phoenix Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for South Phoenix, 7.4 km from Phoenix

Average highs run from 65°F on January 1 to 69°F on January 31, and lows from 40°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.87 in over about 4 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Phoenix, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
0.87 in
Record high
88°FJan 19, 1971
Record low
17°FJan 5, 1950
Chance of a freeze
66%
Daylight
10 h 00 min to 10 h 34 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
6.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 165°F40°F81°F 198124°F 194813%
Jan 265°F40°F81°F 198124°F 194813%
Jan 365°F41°F81°F 202525°F 195013%
Jan 465°F41°F80°F 200319°F 195013%
Jan 565°F41°F80°F 200617°F 195013%
Jan 665°F41°F81°F 200619°F 195013%
Jan 765°F41°F81°F 201519°F 197113%
Jan 866°F41°F81°F 200220°F 197113%
Jan 966°F41°F82°F 194824°F 196413%
Jan 1066°F41°F84°F 199025°F 196413%
Jan 1166°F41°F82°F 199020°F 196413%
Jan 1266°F41°F80°F 199622°F 196213%
Jan 1366°F42°F78°F 200420°F 196313%
Jan 1467°F42°F81°F 200022°F 196313%
Jan 1567°F42°F81°F 200023°F 196413%
Jan 1667°F42°F83°F 197622°F 196413%
Jan 1767°F42°F83°F 197626°F 196412%
Jan 1867°F42°F80°F 194428°F 194912%
Jan 1968°F42°F88°F 197125°F 194312%
Jan 2068°F42°F84°F 195022°F 196312%
Jan 2168°F42°F81°F 201424°F 193512%
Jan 2268°F42°F81°F 201326°F 193512%
Jan 2368°F42°F81°F 201329°F 195512%
Jan 2468°F42°F80°F 195128°F 196612%
Jan 2569°F43°F85°F 195126°F 193812%
Jan 2669°F43°F81°F 198726°F 195012%
Jan 2769°F43°F82°F 200324°F 194812%
Jan 2869°F43°F83°F 197126°F 194812%
Jan 2969°F43°F83°F 201823°F 194812%
Jan 3069°F43°F82°F 201824°F 194812%
Jan 3169°F43°F86°F 200327°F 194912%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Phoenix, in percent.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:59 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00028112 (South Phoenix), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023183, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.