Harris County Weather in January
Average highs run from 58°F on January 1 to 60°F on January 31, and lows from 39°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.24 in over about 10 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 59°F
- Average low
- 38°F
- Precipitation
- 4.24 in
- Record high
- 81°FJan 3, 2022
- Record low
- 11°FJan 9, 2017
- Chance of a freeze
- 98%
- Daylight
- 10 h 03 min to 10 h 37 min
- Cloud cover
- 57%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 39°F
- Wind
- 4.7 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 58°F | 39°F | 73°F 2011 | 19°F 2001 | 34% | |
| Jan 2 | 58°F | 39°F | 72°F 2004 | 17°F 2018 | 34% | |
| Jan 3 | 58°F | 38°F | 81°F 2022 | 16°F 2018 | 34% | |
| Jan 4 | 58°F | 38°F | 76°F 2000 | 19°F 1999 | 34% | |
| Jan 5 | 58°F | 38°F | 74°F 2005 | 15°F 1999 | 34% | |
| Jan 6 | 58°F | 38°F | 73°F 2004 | 19°F 2010 | 34% | |
| Jan 7 | 58°F | 38°F | 75°F 2009 | 20°F 2004 | 34% | |
| Jan 8 | 58°F | 38°F | 78°F 2026 | 19°F 2010 | 34% | |
| Jan 9 | 58°F | 38°F | 71°F 2008 | 11°F 2017 | 33% | |
| Jan 10 | 58°F | 38°F | 79°F 2006 | 16°F 2010 | 33% | |
| Jan 11 | 58°F | 38°F | 72°F 2006 | 17°F 2010 | 33% | |
| Jan 12 | 58°F | 38°F | 74°F 2000 | 22°F 2004 | 33% | |
| Jan 13 | 58°F | 38°F | 79°F 2020 | 14°F 2025 | 33% | |
| Jan 14 | 58°F | 38°F | 74°F 2000 | 20°F 2011 | 33% | |
| Jan 15 | 58°F | 38°F | 79°F 2017 | 21°F 2011 | 33% | |
| Jan 16 | 58°F | 38°F | 75°F 2007 | 20°F 2009 | 33% | |
| Jan 17 | 59°F | 38°F | 76°F 2017 | 15°F 2024 | 33% | |
| Jan 18 | 59°F | 38°F | 77°F 2017 | 16°F 2018 | 33% | |
| Jan 19 | 59°F | 38°F | 75°F 2017 | 15°F 2024 | 33% | 0% |
| Jan 20 | 59°F | 38°F | 75°F 2017 | 21°F 2005 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 21 | 59°F | 38°F | 72°F 2017 | 16°F 2024 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 22 | 59°F | 38°F | 76°F 1999 | 15°F 2025 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 23 | 59°F | 38°F | 77°F 2006 | 16°F 2024 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 24 | 59°F | 38°F | 74°F 2002 | 22°F 2022 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 25 | 59°F | 38°F | 74°F 2002 | 24°F 2000 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 26 | 59°F | 38°F | 76°F 2012 | 22°F 2001 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 27 | 60°F | 39°F | 74°F 1999 | 18°F 2026 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 28 | 60°F | 39°F | 78°F 1999 | 18°F 2026 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 29 | 60°F | 39°F | 76°F 1999 | 21°F 2004 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 30 | 60°F | 39°F | 75°F 2013 | 21°F 2004 | 32% | 0% |
| Jan 31 | 60°F | 39°F | 79°F 2002 | 22°F 2022 | 32% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:45 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 6:12 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093842 (Columbus Metro AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00096148, 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.