Ector County climate

Ector County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Penwell, 15.5 km from Ector County

Average highs run from 59°F on January 1 to 62°F on January 31, and lows from 32°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.64 in over about 3 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 Ector County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
0.64 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
85°FJan 18, 2000
Record low
6°FJan 26, 2026
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 07 min to 10 h 40 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
10.1 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 159°F32°F78°F 200018°F 20087%1%
Jan 259°F32°F74°F 200414°F 20227%1%
Jan 359°F32°F83°F 200622°F 19997%1%
Jan 459°F32°F72°F 200720°F 19997%1%
Jan 559°F32°F77°F 200821°F 20178%1%
Jan 659°F32°F78°F 202313°F 20148%1%
Jan 759°F32°F76°F 200612°F 20178%1%
Jan 859°F32°F79°F 200618°F 20108%1%
Jan 959°F32°F79°F 200917°F 20108%1%
Jan 1059°F32°F79°F 202315°F 20108%1%
Jan 1159°F32°F82°F 201719°F 20108%1%
Jan 1259°F32°F80°F 200020°F 20108%1%
Jan 1359°F32°F72°F 202020°F 20118%1%
Jan 1459°F32°F77°F 202213°F 20248%1%
Jan 1560°F32°F75°F 200610°F 20248%1%
Jan 1660°F32°F74°F 200212°F 20248%1%
Jan 1760°F32°F77°F 200021°F 20248%1%
Jan 1860°F32°F85°F 200019°F 20089%1%
Jan 1960°F32°F84°F 200015°F 20089%1%
Jan 2060°F32°F79°F 201218°F 20259%1%
Jan 2160°F32°F75°F 200911°F 20259%1%
Jan 2260°F32°F81°F 200920°F 20229%1%
Jan 2361°F32°F78°F 200920°F 20149%1%
Jan 2461°F32°F82°F 199914°F 20269%1%
Jan 2561°F32°F80°F 199910°F 20269%1%
Jan 2661°F33°F73°F 20136°F 20269%1%
Jan 2761°F33°F74°F 201315°F 20269%1%
Jan 2861°F33°F79°F 200215°F 20149%1%
Jan 2961°F33°F74°F 201116°F 20149%1%
Jan 3062°F33°F79°F 201621°F 20239%1%
Jan 3162°F33°F76°F 201621°F 20239%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ector County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 5:57 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 6:24 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00416932 (Penwell), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003031, 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.