Fort Myers SW Florida Regional Airport weather in January: Fort Myers SW Florida Regional Airport, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January

Fort Myers SW Florida Regional Airport 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 8 days in a normal January, 2.36 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 24°C and low of 12°C, 60 mm of precipitation in January.

  • NOAA stationFort Myers SW Florida Regional Airport
  • Station IDUSW00012894
  • Location26.54°N 81.75°W
  • Elevation31 ft (9 m)
  1. Jan 75° 54°
  2. Feb 78° 56°
  3. Mar 80° 59°
  4. Apr 85° 64°
  5. May 88° 68°
  6. Jun 90° 73°
  7. Jul 91° 75°
  8. Aug 91° 76°
  9. Sep 90° 75°
  10. Oct 86° 70°
  11. Nov 81° 63°
  12. Dec 77° 58°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Fort Myers SW Florida Regional Airport in January?

The normal high is 75°F and the normal low 54°F, for a daily mean of 64.6°F. January is 2.6°F cooler than December and 2.1°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Fort Myers SW Florida Regional Airport and the 7th 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.

Fort Myers SW Florida Regional Airport in January, day by day: normal high and low

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 25%).

Normal high and low on five days of January, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
January 175°F55°F25%9%
January 874°F54°F24%8%
January 1574°F54°F24%8%
January 2275°F54°F24%8%
January 3176°F55°F24%8%
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 12)
Fort Myers SW Florida Regional Airport: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of January
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
January 175°F55°F25%9%10 h 30 min
January 275°F55°F25%9%10 h 30 min
January 375°F55°F25%9%10 h 30 min
January 475°F55°F25%9%10 h 30 min
January 574°F55°F25%9%10 h 30 min
January 674°F55°F25%9%10 h 30 min
January 774°F54°F24%9%10 h 30 min
January 874°F54°F24%8%10 h 30 min
January 974°F54°F24%8%10 h 30 min
January 1074°F54°F24%8%10 h 30 min
January 1174°F54°F24%8%10 h 40 min
January 1274°F54°F24%8%10 h 40 min
January 1374°F54°F24%8%10 h 40 min
January 1474°F54°F24%8%10 h 40 min
January 1574°F54°F24%8%10 h 40 min
January 1674°F54°F24%8%10 h 40 min
January 1774°F54°F24%8%10 h 40 min
January 1875°F54°F24%8%10 h 40 min
January 1975°F54°F24%8%10 h 40 min
January 2075°F54°F24%8%10 h 40 min
January 2175°F54°F24%8%10 h 40 min
January 2275°F54°F24%8%10 h 40 min
January 2375°F54°F24%8%10 h 50 min
January 2475°F54°F24%8%10 h 50 min
January 2575°F54°F24%8%10 h 50 min
January 2675°F55°F24%8%10 h 50 min
January 2775°F55°F24%8%10 h 50 min
January 2876°F55°F24%8%10 h 50 min
January 2976°F55°F24%8%10 h 50 min
January 3076°F55°F24%8%10 h 50 min
January 3176°F55°F24%8%10 h 50 min
Normal high
75°FJanuary average
Normal low
54°FJanuary average
Precipitation
2.36 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
80.01 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 USW00012894; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Fort Myers SW Florida Regional Airport in January?

On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 24% on average, highest around January 1 (25%). In all, 2.36 in falls on 8 days of a normal January.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012894.

How humid and windy is Fort Myers SW Florida Regional Airport 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 57°F with 89% humidity. The wind averages 7.7 mph, most often from the southwest in the afternoon.

A normal January day at the station, hour by hour (local standard time)
TimeTemperatureDew pointHumidityWindClear or few clouds
6 a.m.57°F54°F89%5.7 mph–
9 a.m.61°F55°F81%7.9 mph–
noon71°F55°F57%10.8 mph63%
3 p.m.74°F54°F50%10.6 mph59%
6 p.m.69°F55°F61%8.9 mph68%
9 p.m.63°F55°F76%6.5 mph71%

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00012894. 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 SW Florida Regional Airport?

The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1998) is 94°F, on January 24, 2018; the coldest is 30°F, on January 3, 2008. The wettest January brought 11.18 in (2016).

The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 64.6°F: 2021 64.5°F (−0.1), 2022 63.7°F (−0.9), 2023 67.5°F (+2.9), 2025 60.6°F (−4.0), 2026 64.7°F (+0.1). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.

Fort Myers SW Florida Regional Airport: January in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
JanuaryMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202164.5°F−0.1°F0.27 in
202263.7°F−0.9°F1.28 in
202367.5°F+2.9°F0.15 in
202560.6°F−4.0°F1.00 in
202664.7°F+0.1°F1.07 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USW00012894; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012894. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does January in Fort Myers SW Florida Regional Airport 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 SW Florida Regional Airport's is 75°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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