Denton weather in January: Denton, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Denton in January has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 32°F, a daily mean of 44°F, rising from 55°F on the 1st to 58°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal January, 1.94 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 0°C, 49 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationDenton Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00003991
- Location33.21°N 97.20°W
- Elevation642 ft (196 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population165,998
- Jan 56° 32°
- Feb 60° 36°
- Mar 68° 45°
- Apr 75° 51°
- May 83° 61°
- Jun 91° 69°
- Jul 96° 73°
- Aug 96° 73°
- Sep 88° 64°
- Oct 78° 53°
- Nov 66° 42°
- Dec 57° 34°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Denton in January?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 32°F, for a daily mean of 44.0°F. January is 1.5°F cooler than December and 4.2°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Denton and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 3°F, from 55°F on January 1 to 58°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 2.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 41°F and 47°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 21%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 55°F | 32°F | 20% | 11% |
| January 8 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 11% |
| January 15 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 11% |
| January 22 | 56°F | 32°F | 20% | 11% |
| January 31 | 58°F | 33°F | 21% | 12% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 5)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 55°F | 32°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 2 | 55°F | 32°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 3 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 55°F | 32°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 56°F | 32°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 56°F | 32°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 56°F | 32°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 56°F | 32°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 20 | 56°F | 32°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 21 | 56°F | 32°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 22 | 56°F | 32°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 23 | 57°F | 32°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 57°F | 33°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 57°F | 33°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 57°F | 33°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 57°F | 33°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 28 | 57°F | 33°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 29 | 57°F | 33°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 58°F | 33°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 58°F | 33°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 56°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 32°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 1.94 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 16
- Daylight
- 10 h to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 5
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003991; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Denton in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 20% on average, highest around January 31 (21%). In all, 1.94 in falls on 6 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Denton, 16 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003991.
What are the records for January in Denton?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1996) is 86°F, on January 11, 2023; the coldest is 4°F, on January 17, 2018. The wettest January brought 5.40 in (2012).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 44.0°F: 2021 45.0°F (+1.0), 2022 42.2°F (−1.8), 2023 48.0°F (+4.0), 2024 40.1°F (−3.9), 2025 39.6°F (−4.4), 2026 42.4°F (−1.6). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45.0°F | +1.0°F | 0.46 in |
| 2022 | 42.2°F | −1.8°F | 0.02 in |
| 2023 | 48.0°F | +4.0°F | 1.31 in |
| 2024 | 40.1°F | −3.9°F | 2.43 in |
| 2025 | 39.6°F | −4.4°F | 2.62 in |
| 2026 | 42.4°F | −1.6°F | 1.35 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003991; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003991. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Denton compare across Texas?
Across the 321 places PlainClimate covers in Texas, January normal highs run from 49°F in Follett to 73°F in McAllen; Denton's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.