Fort Myers weather in January: Fort Myers, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Fort Myers in January has a normal high of 75°F and a normal low of 54°F, a daily mean of 65°F, holding near 75°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal January, 2.43 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 24°C and low of 12°C, 62 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationFort Myers Page Field Airport
- Station IDUSW00012835
- Location26.59°N 81.86°W
- Elevation15 ft (5 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population99,918
- Jan 75° 54°
- Feb 78° 57°
- Mar 81° 60°
- Apr 85° 64°
- May 90° 69°
- Jun 91° 74°
- Jul 92° 75°
- Aug 92° 75°
- Sep 90° 74°
- Oct 87° 69°
- Nov 81° 62°
- Dec 77° 57°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fort Myers in January?
The normal high is 75°F and the normal low 54°F, for a daily mean of 64.7°F. January is 2.6°F cooler than December and 2.6°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Fort Myers and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 75°F on January 1 to 76°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 62°F and 68°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 18%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 75°F | 55°F | 18% | 10% |
| January 8 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% |
| January 15 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% |
| January 22 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% |
| January 31 | 76°F | 55°F | 18% | 10% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 13)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 75°F | 55°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 75°F | 55°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 75°F | 55°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 75°F | 55°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 18 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 19 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 20 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 23 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 25 | 75°F | 54°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 26 | 75°F | 55°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 76°F | 55°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 28 | 76°F | 55°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 76°F | 55°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 30 | 76°F | 55°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 31 | 76°F | 55°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 75°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 54°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.43 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 10 h 30 min to 10 h 50 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 24
- Days at 80°F or more
- 10
- Sunshine
- 82%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00012835; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Fort Myers in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 18% on average, highest around January 21 (18%). In all, 2.43 in falls on 6 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012835.
How humid and windy is Fort Myers in January?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 74°F with 50% relative humidity and a dew point of 54°F; at 6 a.m. it is 58°F with 87% humidity. The wind averages 7.5 mph, most often from the west in the afternoon.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 58°F | 54°F | 87% | 5.5 mph | – |
| 9 a.m. | 62°F | 55°F | 78% | 7.7 mph | 66% |
| noon | 71°F | 55°F | 56% | 10.2 mph | 61% |
| 3 p.m. | 74°F | 54°F | 50% | 10.6 mph | 61% |
| 6 p.m. | 69°F | 55°F | 61% | 8.8 mph | 66% |
| 9 p.m. | 64°F | 56°F | 75% | 6.2 mph | 72% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00012835. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for January in Fort Myers?
The warmest January temperature on Fort Myers's official record (since 1892) is 88°F, on January 22, 1962; the coldest is 27°F, on January 26, 1905. The wettest January brought 12.98 in (2016).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 64.7°F: 2021 64.8°F (+0.1), 2022 65.7°F (+1.0), 2023 68.9°F (+4.2), 2024 65.5°F (+0.8), 2025 61.5°F (−3.2), 2026 64.6°F (−0.1). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64.8°F | +0.1°F | 0.61 in |
| 2022 | 65.7°F | +1.0°F | 2.05 in |
| 2023 | 68.9°F | +4.2°F | 1.33 in |
| 2024 | 65.5°F | +0.8°F | 4.86 in |
| 2025 | 61.5°F | −3.2°F | 0.54 in |
| 2026 | 64.6°F | −0.1°F | 0.51 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record FMYthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012835. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Fort Myers compare across Florida?
Across the 106 places PlainClimate covers in Florida, January normal highs run from 60°F in Milton to 78°F in Homestead; Fort Myers's is 75°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.