Galveston weather in January: Galveston, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Galveston in January has a normal high of 63°F and a normal low of 49°F, a daily mean of 56°F, holding near 63°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 4.30 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 9°C, 109 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationGalveston Scholes Field
- Station IDUSW00012923
- Location29.27°N 94.86°W
- Elevation5 ft (2 m)
- Population53,538
- Jan 63° 49°
- Feb 66° 52°
- Mar 72° 58°
- Apr 78° 65°
- May 84° 72°
- Jun 90° 78°
- Jul 91° 80°
- Aug 92° 80°
- Sep 89° 76°
- Oct 82° 69°
- Nov 72° 59°
- Dec 66° 52°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Galveston in January?
The normal high is 63°F and the normal low 49°F, for a daily mean of 56.0°F. January is 2.5°F cooler than December and 3.3°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Galveston and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 63°F on January 1 to 64°F on January 31. 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 53°F and 59°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 32%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 63°F | 49°F | 32% | 16% |
| January 8 | 63°F | 49°F | 32% | 16% |
| January 15 | 63°F | 49°F | 31% | 16% |
| January 22 | 63°F | 49°F | 30% | 16% |
| January 31 | 64°F | 50°F | 29% | 15% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 10)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 63°F | 49°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 2 | 63°F | 49°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 3 | 63°F | 49°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 4 | 63°F | 49°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 5 | 63°F | 49°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 6 | 63°F | 49°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 63°F | 49°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 63°F | 49°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 9 | 63°F | 49°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 10 | 63°F | 49°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 11 | 63°F | 49°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 63°F | 49°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 63°F | 49°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 14 | 63°F | 49°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 15 | 63°F | 49°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 16 | 63°F | 49°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 17 | 63°F | 49°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 18 | 63°F | 49°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 63°F | 49°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 63°F | 49°F | 31% | 16% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 21 | 63°F | 49°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 22 | 63°F | 49°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 63°F | 49°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 24 | 63°F | 49°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 25 | 64°F | 49°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 26 | 64°F | 49°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 27 | 64°F | 49°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 64°F | 50°F | 30% | 16% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 29 | 64°F | 50°F | 29% | 16% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 30 | 64°F | 50°F | 29% | 15% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 31 | 64°F | 50°F | 29% | 15% | 10 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 63°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 49°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.30 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 10 h 20 min to 10 h 50 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 7
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00012923; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Galveston in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around January 1 (32%). In all, 4.30 in falls on 9 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Galveston, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012923.
What are the records for January in Galveston?
The warmest January temperature on Galveston's official record (since 1874) is 81°F, on January 1, 2022; the coldest is 11°F, on January 8, 1886. The wettest January brought 10.75 in (1991); the snowiest, 6.0 inches (1886).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 56.0°F: 2021 57.3°F (+1.3), 2022 57.6°F (+1.6), 2023 61.8°F (+5.8), 2024 54.1°F (−1.9), 2025 51.6°F (−4.4), 2026 56.5°F (+0.5). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57.3°F | +1.3°F | 0.81 in |
| 2022 | 57.6°F | +1.6°F | 2.00 in |
| 2023 | 61.8°F | +5.8°F | 2.67 in |
| 2024 | 54.1°F | −1.9°F | 8.59 in |
| 2025 | 51.6°F | −4.4°F | 4.89 in |
| 2026 | 56.5°F | +0.5°F | 4.42 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record GLSthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012923. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Galveston 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; Galveston's is 63°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.