McLennan County climate

McLennan County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Waco Dam, 5.6 km from McLennan County

Average highs run from 58°F on January 1 to 60°F on January 31, and lows from 36°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.72 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 McLennan County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
2.72 in
Record high
90°FJan 23, 1943
Record low
-5°FJan 31, 1949
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
10 h 09 min to 10 h 41 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
38°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 158°F36°F86°F 200615°F 197922%0%
Jan 258°F36°F87°F 202611°F 197922%0%
Jan 358°F36°F85°F 200614°F 201822%0%
Jan 458°F36°F82°F 199711°F 194722%0%
Jan 558°F36°F79°F 197813°F 194222%0%
Jan 658°F36°F84°F 195616°F 201422%0%
Jan 758°F36°F82°F 200612°F 201722%0%
Jan 858°F35°F82°F 200613°F 197622%0%
Jan 958°F35°F81°F 19498°F 201022%0%
Jan 1058°F35°F83°F 202311°F 197722%0%
Jan 1158°F35°F82°F 19907°F 198222%0%
Jan 1258°F35°F79°F 20064°F 197322%0%
Jan 1358°F35°F78°F 202212°F 196422%0%
Jan 1458°F35°F80°F 19716°F 198222%0%
Jan 1558°F35°F80°F 195014°F 202422%0%
Jan 1658°F35°F84°F 194314°F 202422%0%
Jan 1758°F35°F80°F 20238°F 201823%0%
Jan 1859°F35°F82°F 200011°F 201823%0%
Jan 1959°F36°F84°F 19528°F 194323%0%
Jan 2059°F36°F81°F 197214°F 194323%0%
Jan 2159°F36°F82°F 199914°F 198423%0%
Jan 2259°F36°F88°F 194317°F 195923%0%
Jan 2359°F36°F90°F 194312°F 196623%0%
Jan 2459°F36°F83°F 194311°F 196323%0%
Jan 2559°F36°F83°F 197116°F 202623%0%
Jan 2659°F36°F81°F 194216°F 202623%0%
Jan 2760°F36°F83°F 194716°F 196323%0%
Jan 2860°F36°F81°F 197017°F 196323%0%
Jan 2960°F37°F81°F 201313°F 196623%0%
Jan 3060°F37°F88°F 19711°F 194923%0%
Jan 3160°F37°F82°F 2016-5°F 194923%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McLennan County, 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 7:28 AM, sunset 5:37 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 6:03 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419417 (Waco Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013959, 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.