Phoenix climate

Phoenix Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ashland, 10.9 km from Phoenix

Average highs run from 47°F on January 1 to 51°F on January 31, and lows from 29°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.35 in over about 15 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.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
2.35 in
Record high
73°FJan 30, 2024
Record low
-3°FJan 11, 1930
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 10 min to 10 h 00 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
91%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
4.5 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 147°F29°F65°F 193914°F 197949%
Jan 247°F29°F62°F 200116°F 195049%
Jan 347°F29°F60°F 20268°F 195049%
Jan 447°F29°F59°F 198616°F 194949%
Jan 548°F29°F59°F 201412°F 201749%
Jan 648°F29°F62°F 20026°F 201749%
Jan 748°F29°F65°F 20026°F 193749%
Jan 848°F29°F68°F 19531°F 193749%
Jan 948°F29°F63°F 200410°F 194949%
Jan 1048°F30°F62°F 19366°F 194948%
Jan 1148°F30°F67°F 2010-3°F 193048%
Jan 1248°F30°F66°F 20238°F 196348%
Jan 1349°F30°F64°F 19868°F 193048%
Jan 1449°F30°F60°F 19744°F 193048%
Jan 1549°F30°F60°F 20182°F 193047%
Jan 1649°F30°F62°F 194415°F 194947%
Jan 1749°F30°F68°F 20189°F 195247%
Jan 1849°F30°F65°F 198113°F 194347%
Jan 1949°F30°F63°F 198111°F 196346%
Jan 2050°F30°F71°F 19618°F 193746%
Jan 2150°F30°F71°F 19811°F 196246%
Jan 2250°F30°F70°F 19700°F 196245%
Jan 2350°F30°F67°F 20145°F 196245%
Jan 2450°F30°F70°F 20145°F 194945%
Jan 2550°F30°F65°F 20148°F 194945%
Jan 2650°F30°F62°F 196113°F 196344%
Jan 2751°F30°F67°F 198711°F 195744%
Jan 2851°F30°F65°F 194011°F 196344%
Jan 2951°F30°F64°F 192810°F 198043%
Jan 3051°F30°F73°F 202413°F 193743%
Jan 3151°F30°F64°F 19911°F 195043%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Phoenix, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

January 1
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 4:50 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:25 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00350304 (Ashland), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024225, 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.