Fort Pierce weather in January: Fort Pierce, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January

Fort Pierce in January has a normal high of 73°F and a normal low of 51°F, a daily mean of 62°F, holding near 73°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 2.82 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 23°C and low of 11°C, 72 mm of precipitation in January.

  • NOAA stationFort Pierce St Lucie County International Airport
  • Station IDUSW00012895
  • Location27.50°N 80.38°W
  • Elevation24 ft (7 m)
  • From the center5 miles
  • Population50,805
  1. Jan 73° 51°
  2. Feb 76° 54°
  3. Mar 78° 57°
  4. Apr 82° 61°
  5. May 86° 67°
  6. Jun 89° 71°
  7. Jul 90° 73°
  8. Aug 90° 73°
  9. Sep 88° 73°
  10. Oct 84° 69°
  11. Nov 79° 61°
  12. Dec 75° 56°

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

How warm is Fort Pierce in January?

The normal high is 73°F and the normal low 51°F, for a daily mean of 62.3°F. January is 3.2°F cooler than December and 2.5°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Fort Pierce and the 10th wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 59°F and 66°F.

Fort Pierce 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 28%).

Normal high and low on five days of January, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
January 174°F53°F28%12%
January 873°F51°F28%11%
January 1573°F51°F28%11%
January 2273°F51°F28%11%
January 3174°F52°F28%11%
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 17)
Fort Pierce: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of January
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
January 174°F53°F28%12%10 h 30 min
January 274°F52°F28%11%10 h 30 min
January 374°F52°F28%11%10 h 30 min
January 473°F52°F28%11%10 h 30 min
January 573°F52°F28%11%10 h 30 min
January 673°F52°F28%11%10 h 30 min
January 773°F52°F28%11%10 h 30 min
January 873°F51°F28%11%10 h 30 min
January 973°F51°F28%11%10 h 30 min
January 1073°F51°F28%11%10 h 30 min
January 1173°F51°F28%11%10 h 30 min
January 1273°F51°F28%11%10 h 30 min
January 1373°F51°F28%11%10 h 30 min
January 1473°F51°F28%11%10 h 30 min
January 1573°F51°F28%11%10 h 30 min
January 1673°F51°F28%11%10 h 40 min
January 1773°F51°F28%11%10 h 40 min
January 1873°F51°F28%11%10 h 40 min
January 1973°F51°F28%11%10 h 40 min
January 2073°F51°F28%11%10 h 40 min
January 2173°F51°F28%11%10 h 40 min
January 2273°F51°F28%11%10 h 40 min
January 2373°F51°F28%11%10 h 40 min
January 2474°F51°F28%11%10 h 40 min
January 2574°F51°F28%11%10 h 40 min
January 2674°F51°F28%11%10 h 50 min
January 2774°F51°F28%11%10 h 50 min
January 2874°F51°F28%11%10 h 50 min
January 2974°F51°F28%11%10 h 50 min
January 3074°F52°F28%11%10 h 50 min
January 3174°F52°F28%11%10 h 50 min
Normal high
73°FJanuary average
Normal low
51°FJanuary average
Precipitation
2.82 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
90.01 inch or more
Nights at 32°F or colder
1
Daylight
10 h 30 min to 10 h 50 minJanuary 1 to January 31
Days at 70°F or more
22
Days at 80°F or more
6
Sunshine
80%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00012895; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Fort Pierce in January?

On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 28% on average, highest around January 18 (28%). In all, 2.82 in falls on 9 days of a normal January.

In a normal January in Fort Pierce, 1 nights fall to freezing.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012895.

What are the records for January in Fort Pierce?

The warmest January temperature on Fort Pierce's official record (since 1901) is 89°F, on January 17, 1987; the coldest is 19°F, on January 22, 1985. The wettest January brought 10.56 in (2016).

The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 62.3°F: 2021 62.2°F (−0.1), 2022 62.1°F (−0.2), 2023 65.6°F (+3.3), 2024 64.7°F (+2.4), 2025 59.7°F (−2.6), 2026 62.0°F (−0.3). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Fort Pierce: January in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
JanuaryMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202162.2°F−0.1°F0.07 in
202262.1°F−0.2°F1.82 in
202365.6°F+3.3°F0.27 in
202464.7°F+2.4°F2.16 in
202559.7°F−2.6°F1.12 in
202662.0°F−0.3°F0.47 in

Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record FPRthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012895. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does January in Fort Pierce 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 Pierce's is 73°F.

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

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