Hobbs weather in January: Hobbs, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Hobbs in January has a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 30°F, a daily mean of 42°F, rising from 54°F on the 1st to 58°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 3 days in a normal January, 0.50 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of −1°C, 13 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationHobbs
- Station IDUSC00294026
- Location32.73°N 103.13°W
- Elevation3,660 ft (1,116 m)
- Population41,061
- Jan 55° 30°
- Feb 61° 33°
- Mar 69° 40°
- Apr 77° 48°
- May 85° 57°
- Jun 93° 65°
- Jul 94° 69°
- Aug 92° 68°
- Sep 85° 61°
- Oct 76° 50°
- Nov 64° 38°
- Dec 56° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hobbs in January?
The normal high is 55°F and the normal low 30°F, for a daily mean of 42.3°F. January is 0.8°F cooler than December and 4.5°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Hobbs and the 12th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 4°F, from 54°F on January 1 to 58°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 2.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 40°F and 45°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 8%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 54°F | 29°F | 7% | 4% |
| January 8 | 54°F | 29°F | 8% | 4% |
| January 15 | 55°F | 29°F | 8% | 4% |
| January 22 | 56°F | 30°F | 8% | 4% |
| January 31 | 58°F | 31°F | 7% | 4% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 54°F | 29°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h |
| January 2 | 54°F | 29°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h |
| January 3 | 54°F | 29°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 54°F | 29°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 54°F | 29°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 54°F | 29°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 54°F | 29°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 8 | 54°F | 29°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 9 | 54°F | 29°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 10 | 54°F | 29°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 11 | 54°F | 29°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 54°F | 29°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 54°F | 29°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 55°F | 29°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 55°F | 29°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 55°F | 29°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 55°F | 30°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 55°F | 30°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 19 | 55°F | 30°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 20 | 55°F | 30°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 21 | 56°F | 30°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 22 | 56°F | 30°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 23 | 56°F | 30°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 56°F | 30°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 56°F | 30°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 26 | 57°F | 30°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 27 | 57°F | 30°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 28 | 57°F | 31°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 29 | 57°F | 31°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 58°F | 31°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 58°F | 31°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 55°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 30°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.50 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 30.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.9 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 21
- Daylight
- 10 h to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 85%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00294026; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Hobbs in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 8% on average, highest around January 11 (8%). In all, 0.50 in falls on 3 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Hobbs, 21 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00294026.
What are the records for January in Hobbs?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1913) is 83°F, on January 11, 1953; the coldest is −7°F, on January 11, 1918. The wettest January brought 6.23 in (1983); the snowiest, 12.5 inches (1983).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00294026. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Hobbs compare across New Mexico?
Across the 98 places PlainClimate covers in New Mexico, January normal highs run from 35°F in Red River to 61°F in Lordsburg; Hobbs's is 55°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.