Gulfport weather in January: Gulfport, Mississippi: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Gulfport in January has a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 42°F, a daily mean of 52°F, holding near 61°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 4.87 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 6°C, 124 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationGulfport - Biloxi Airport
- Station IDUSW00093874
- Location30.41°N 89.08°W
- Elevation42 ft (13 m)
- Population74,621
- Jan 61° 42°
- Feb 65° 46°
- Mar 70° 52°
- Apr 77° 58°
- May 84° 66°
- Jun 89° 73°
- Jul 90° 75°
- Aug 91° 75°
- Sep 88° 71°
- Oct 80° 60°
- Nov 70° 49°
- Dec 64° 45°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Gulfport in January?
The normal high is 61°F and the normal low 42°F, for a daily mean of 51.8°F. January is 2.2°F cooler than December and 3.7°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Gulfport and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 61°F on January 1 to 62°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 48°F and 55°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 | 61°F | 43°F | 32% | 20% |
| January 8 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% |
| January 15 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% |
| January 22 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% |
| January 31 | 62°F | 44°F | 31% | 19% |
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 | 61°F | 43°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 61°F | 43°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 61°F | 43°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 4 | 61°F | 42°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 5 | 61°F | 42°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 6 | 61°F | 42°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 9 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 10 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 11 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 16 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 17 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 21 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 22 | 61°F | 42°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 61°F | 43°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 24 | 62°F | 43°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 25 | 62°F | 43°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 26 | 62°F | 43°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 27 | 62°F | 43°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 62°F | 43°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 29 | 62°F | 43°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 30 | 62°F | 43°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 31 | 62°F | 44°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 61°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 42°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.87 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 7
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 h 40 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 7
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093874; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Gulfport in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around January 1 (32%). In all, 4.87 in falls on 9 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Gulfport, 7 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093874.
What are the records for January in Gulfport?
The warmest January temperature on Gulfport's official record (since 1893) is 82°F, on January 11, 1949; the coldest is 4°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 23.10 in (1991).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 51.8°F: 2021 51.7°F (−0.1), 2022 49.4°F (−2.4), 2023 58.2°F (+6.4), 2024 51.2°F (−0.6), 2025 48.0°F (−3.8), 2026 51.9°F (+0.1). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51.7°F | −0.1°F | 1.35 in |
| 2022 | 49.4°F | −2.4°F | 2.04 in |
| 2023 | 58.2°F | +6.4°F | 2.53 in |
| 2024 | 51.2°F | −0.6°F | 7.07 in |
| 2025 | 48.0°F | −3.8°F | 5.00 in |
| 2026 | 51.9°F | +0.1°F | 2.15 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record GPTthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093874. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Gulfport compare across Mississippi?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Mississippi, January normal highs run from 49°F in Ripley to 63°F in Pascagoula; Gulfport's is 61°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Gulfport in December64°F by day, 45°F at night
- Gulfport in February65°F by day, 46°F at night
- Gulfport through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Mississippi in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Pascagoula: Mississippi's warmest Januarynormal high 63°F