El Paso climate

El Paso Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ellsworth 1E, 10.1 km from El Paso

Average highs run from 22°F on January 1 to 22°F on January 31, and lows from 5°F to 2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.01 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 El Paso, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
21°F
Average low
2°F
Precipitation
1.01 in
Snowfall
9.4 in
Record high
55°FJan 11, 2012
Record low
-36°FJan 19, 1970
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 52 min to 9 h 47 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
9°F
Wind
11.6 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 122°F5°F42°F 2012-15°F 199324%16%
Jan 222°F5°F44°F 1998-15°F 199324%16%
Jan 322°F4°F46°F 1998-22°F 201024%16%
Jan 422°F4°F43°F 2019-22°F 201024%16%
Jan 522°F4°F44°F 2007-24°F 201024%16%
Jan 621°F4°F47°F 2012-21°F 201424%16%
Jan 721°F4°F44°F 2012-22°F 201424%16%
Jan 821°F3°F52°F 2003-21°F 199624%16%
Jan 921°F3°F53°F 2003-18°F 201424%16%
Jan 1021°F3°F48°F 2002-18°F 197024%16%
Jan 1121°F3°F55°F 2012-15°F 201624%16%
Jan 1221°F2°F43°F 2002-14°F 201624%16%
Jan 1321°F2°F45°F 2006-19°F 201524%17%
Jan 1421°F2°F45°F 1996-21°F 201524%17%
Jan 1521°F2°F42°F 1990-23°F 200924%17%
Jan 1621°F2°F44°F 1990-32°F 200924%17%
Jan 1721°F2°F40°F 1990-33°F 200924%17%
Jan 1821°F2°F42°F 1996-32°F 197024%17%
Jan 1921°F2°F45°F 2013-36°F 197024%17%
Jan 2021°F2°F44°F 2018-30°F 199424%17%
Jan 2121°F1°F39°F 2018-33°F 197024%17%
Jan 2221°F1°F40°F 2018-28°F 201124%17%
Jan 2321°F1°F45°F 2002-21°F 202623%17%
Jan 2421°F1°F41°F 1990-22°F 202623%17%
Jan 2521°F1°F40°F 2015-22°F 202623%17%
Jan 2622°F1°F45°F 2002-21°F 202223%16%
Jan 2722°F2°F49°F 2006-30°F 195023%16%
Jan 2822°F2°F47°F 2006-20°F 197123%16%
Jan 2922°F2°F46°F 2025-20°F 199723%16%
Jan 3022°F2°F49°F 2024-28°F 195022%16%
Jan 3122°F2°F51°F 2025-34°F 199622%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at El Paso, 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 7:47 AM, sunset 4:39 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:17 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00472556 (Ellsworth 1E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00216822, 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.