Hot Springs weather in January: Hot Springs, Arkansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Hot Springs in January has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 43°F, rising from 52°F on the 1st to 54°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 3.39 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of 0°C, 86 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationHot Springs Asos
- Station IDUSW00003962
- Location34.29°N 93.06°W
- Elevation535 ft (163 m)
- Population37,971
- Jan 53° 33°
- Feb 57° 36°
- Mar 66° 43°
- Apr 74° 51°
- May 81° 61°
- Jun 89° 69°
- Jul 93° 72°
- Aug 93° 71°
- Sep 86° 64°
- Oct 75° 52°
- Nov 63° 42°
- Dec 54° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hot Springs in January?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 42.6°F. January is 2.1°F cooler than December and 3.8°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Hot Springs and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 52°F on January 1 to 54°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 40°F and 46°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 31%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 52°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% |
| January 8 | 52°F | 33°F | 30% | 19% |
| January 15 | 52°F | 33°F | 29% | 19% |
| January 22 | 53°F | 33°F | 28% | 19% |
| January 31 | 54°F | 33°F | 28% | 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 | 52°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 52°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 52°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 4 | 52°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 5 | 52°F | 33°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 52°F | 33°F | 30% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 52°F | 33°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 52°F | 33°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 52°F | 33°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 52°F | 33°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 52°F | 33°F | 29% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 52°F | 33°F | 29% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 52°F | 33°F | 29% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 52°F | 33°F | 29% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 52°F | 33°F | 29% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 52°F | 33°F | 29% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 52°F | 33°F | 29% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 53°F | 33°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 53°F | 33°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 53°F | 33°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 53°F | 33°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 53°F | 33°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 53°F | 33°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 24 | 53°F | 33°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 53°F | 33°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 53°F | 33°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 54°F | 33°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 54°F | 33°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 54°F | 33°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 30 | 54°F | 33°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 54°F | 33°F | 28% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 33°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.39 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 16
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003962; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Hot Springs in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around January 1 (31%). In all, 3.39 in falls on 9 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Hot Springs, 16 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003962.
What are the records for January in Hot Springs?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1986) is 79°F, on January 30, 2002; the coldest is 5°F, on January 17, 2024. The wettest January brought 8.96 in (2007); the snowiest, 12.9 inches (1988).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 42.6°F: 2021 43.3°F (+0.7), 2022 41.0°F (−1.6), 2023 47.8°F (+5.2), 2024 38.5°F (−4.1), 2025 37.7°F (−4.9), 2026 41.9°F (−0.7). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43.3°F | +0.7°F | 3.55 in |
| 2022 | 41.0°F | −1.6°F | 3.18 in |
| 2023 | 47.8°F | +5.2°F | 4.84 in |
| 2024 | 38.5°F | −4.1°F | 7.92 in |
| 2025 | 37.7°F | −4.9°F | 3.48 in |
| 2026 | 41.9°F | −0.7°F | 0.67 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003962; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003962. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Hot Springs compare across Arkansas?
Across the 86 places PlainClimate covers in Arkansas, January normal highs run from 42°F in Deer to 57°F in Crossett; Hot Springs's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Hot Springs in December54°F by day, 35°F at night
- Hot Springs in February57°F by day, 36°F at night
- Hot Springs through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Arkansas in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Crossett: Arkansas's warmest Januarynormal high 57°F