Fort Worth weather in January: Fort Worth, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Fort Worth in January has a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 36°F, a daily mean of 47°F, rising from 56°F on the 1st to 59°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 14°C and low of 2°C, 49 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationFort Worth Alliance Airport
- Station IDUSW00053909
- Location32.97°N 97.32°W
- Elevation685 ft (209 m)
- From the center13 miles
- Population1,008,106
- Jan 57° 36°
- Feb 62° 40°
- Mar 69° 48°
- Apr 77° 55°
- May 84° 64°
- Jun 93° 73°
- Jul 97° 76°
- Aug 97° 76°
- Sep 89° 68°
- Oct 79° 56°
- Nov 67° 46°
- Dec 59° 38°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fort Worth in January?
The normal high is 57°F and the normal low 36°F, for a daily mean of 46.7°F. January is 1.5°F cooler than December and 3.9°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Fort Worth and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 3°F, from 56°F on January 1 to 59°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 44°F and 50°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 20%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 56°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% |
| January 8 | 56°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% |
| January 15 | 57°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% |
| January 22 | 58°F | 36°F | 20% | 11% |
| January 31 | 59°F | 37°F | 20% | 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 | 56°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 2 | 56°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 3 | 56°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 56°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 56°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 56°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 56°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 56°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 9 | 57°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 10 | 57°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 57°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 57°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 57°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 57°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 57°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 57°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 57°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 58°F | 36°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 19 | 58°F | 36°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 20 | 58°F | 36°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 21 | 58°F | 36°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 22 | 58°F | 36°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 23 | 58°F | 36°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 58°F | 36°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 58°F | 36°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 59°F | 36°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 27 | 59°F | 37°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 28 | 59°F | 37°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 29 | 59°F | 37°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 59°F | 37°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 59°F | 37°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 57°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 36°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 1.94 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 15
- Daylight
- 10 h to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 6
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053909; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Fort Worth in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 19% on average, highest around January 31 (20%). 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 Fort Worth, 15 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053909.
How humid and windy is Fort Worth in January?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 56°F with 42% relative humidity and a dew point of 33°F; at 6 a.m. it is 40°F with 75% humidity. The wind averages 8.6 mph, most often from the west in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 40°F | 33°F | 75% | 6.7 mph | – |
| 9 a.m. | 43°F | 34°F | 69% | 8.7 mph | 57% |
| noon | 52°F | 34°F | 49% | 11.3 mph | 55% |
| 3 p.m. | 56°F | 33°F | 42% | 11.3 mph | 59% |
| 6 p.m. | 52°F | 33°F | 48% | 8.7 mph | 59% |
| 9 p.m. | 46°F | 34°F | 63% | 7.3 mph | 65% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00053909. 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 Worth?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1997) is 86°F, on January 3, 2006; the coldest is 4°F, on January 17, 2018. The wettest January brought 5.81 in (2012); the snowiest, 1.0 inches (2011).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 46.7°F: 2021 47.8°F (+1.1), 2022 44.5°F (−2.2), 2023 51.0°F (+4.3), 2024 42.1°F (−4.6), 2025 42.3°F (−4.4), 2026 45.9°F (−0.8). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.8°F | +1.1°F | 0.68 in |
| 2022 | 44.5°F | −2.2°F | 0.01 in |
| 2023 | 51.0°F | +4.3°F | 1.21 in |
| 2024 | 42.1°F | −4.6°F | 2.84 in |
| 2025 | 42.3°F | −4.4°F | 2.65 in |
| 2026 | 45.9°F | −0.8°F | 0.54 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053909; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053909. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Fort Worth 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; Fort Worth's is 57°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.