Houston climate

Houston Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Houston, 1 km from Houston

Average highs run from 43°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31, and lows from 25°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.74 in over about 7 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 Houston, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
2.74 in
Snowfall
1.6 in
Record high
72°FJan 12, 2017
Record low
-13°FJan 7, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 39 min to 10 h 19 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
6.0 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 143°F25°F66°F 2022-5°F 201824%4%
Jan 242°F25°F63°F 2023-6°F 201824%4%
Jan 342°F25°F65°F 2023-6°F 201824%4%
Jan 442°F24°F71°F 2009-2°F 201424%4%
Jan 542°F24°F53°F 20122°F 201024%4%
Jan 642°F24°F67°F 2026-9°F 201424%4%
Jan 742°F24°F71°F 2008-13°F 201423%4%
Jan 842°F24°F69°F 2008-10°F 201423%4%
Jan 942°F24°F63°F 2008-3°F 201523%4%
Jan 1042°F24°F65°F 2009-5°F 201023%4%
Jan 1142°F24°F65°F 2017-7°F 201023%4%
Jan 1242°F24°F72°F 2017-7°F 201023%4%
Jan 1342°F24°F64°F 2014-2°F 201123%4%
Jan 1442°F24°F66°F 2026-6°F 202423%4%
Jan 1542°F24°F63°F 2016-6°F 202423%4%
Jan 1642°F24°F59°F 2010-4°F 201823%5%
Jan 1742°F24°F69°F 2012-4°F 201823%5%
Jan 1842°F24°F63°F 2012-3°F 201823%5%
Jan 1942°F24°F62°F 20151°F 201623%5%
Jan 2042°F24°F65°F 2015-2°F 202523%5%
Jan 2143°F24°F62°F 20100°F 202423%5%
Jan 2243°F24°F70°F 20181°F 202223%5%
Jan 2343°F24°F55°F 20123°F 201423%5%
Jan 2443°F24°F56°F 2015-1°F 201423%5%
Jan 2543°F24°F59°F 2017-3°F 201423%5%
Jan 2643°F25°F65°F 2018-3°F 202623%5%
Jan 2743°F25°F62°F 2014-3°F 202623%5%
Jan 2844°F25°F61°F 20085°F 201423%5%
Jan 2944°F25°F61°F 2025-1°F 201423%5%
Jan 3044°F25°F66°F 2013-1°F 201423%5%
Jan 3144°F25°F71°F 20160°F 201923%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Houston, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:01 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 5:31 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00234019 (Houston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00232981, 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.