Orlando weather in January: Orlando, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Orlando in January has a normal high of 72°F and a normal low of 50°F, a daily mean of 61°F, holding near 72°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal January, 2.48 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 22°C and low of 10°C, 63 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationOrlando International Airport
- Station IDUSW00012815
- Location28.43°N 81.33°W
- Elevation90 ft (27 m)
- Population334,854
- Jan 72° 50°
- Feb 75° 52°
- Mar 79° 56°
- Apr 84° 61°
- May 88° 66°
- Jun 91° 72°
- Jul 92° 73°
- Aug 92° 74°
- Sep 90° 72°
- Oct 85° 66°
- Nov 78° 58°
- Dec 74° 53°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Orlando in January?
The normal high is 72°F and the normal low 50°F, for a daily mean of 60.6°F. January is 2.7°F cooler than December and 3.0°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Orlando and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 72°F on January 1 to 73°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 58°F and 64°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 23%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 72°F | 50°F | 22% | 12% |
| January 8 | 72°F | 49°F | 22% | 12% |
| January 15 | 72°F | 49°F | 23% | 13% |
| January 22 | 72°F | 49°F | 23% | 13% |
| January 31 | 73°F | 50°F | 23% | 14% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 11)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 72°F | 50°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 2 | 72°F | 50°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 3 | 72°F | 50°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 4 | 72°F | 50°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 5 | 72°F | 50°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 6 | 72°F | 50°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 7 | 72°F | 49°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 8 | 72°F | 49°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 72°F | 49°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 72°F | 49°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 71°F | 49°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 12 | 71°F | 49°F | 23% | 12% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 13 | 71°F | 49°F | 23% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 14 | 71°F | 49°F | 23% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 15 | 72°F | 49°F | 23% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 16 | 72°F | 49°F | 23% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 17 | 72°F | 49°F | 23% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 18 | 72°F | 49°F | 23% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 72°F | 49°F | 23% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 72°F | 49°F | 23% | 13% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 72°F | 49°F | 23% | 13% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 72°F | 49°F | 23% | 13% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 23 | 72°F | 50°F | 23% | 13% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 24 | 72°F | 50°F | 23% | 14% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 25 | 72°F | 50°F | 23% | 14% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 26 | 72°F | 50°F | 23% | 14% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 27 | 72°F | 50°F | 23% | 14% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 72°F | 50°F | 23% | 14% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 73°F | 50°F | 23% | 14% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 30 | 73°F | 50°F | 23% | 14% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 31 | 73°F | 50°F | 23% | 14% | 10 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 72°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 50°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.48 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 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
- 20
- Days at 80°F or more
- 7
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00012815; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Orlando in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 23% on average, highest around January 30 (23%). In all, 2.48 in falls on 7 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Orlando, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012815.
How humid and windy is Orlando in January?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 70°F with 50% relative humidity and a dew point of 51°F; at 6 a.m. it is 54°F with 87% humidity. The wind averages 8.3 mph, most often from the west-northwest in the afternoon.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 54°F | 50°F | 87% | 6.4 mph | 45% |
| 9 a.m. | 59°F | 52°F | 79% | 8.2 mph | 36% |
| noon | 68°F | 52°F | 57% | 10.8 mph | 29% |
| 3 p.m. | 70°F | 51°F | 50% | 10.5 mph | 28% |
| 6 p.m. | 66°F | 51°F | 59% | 9.3 mph | 35% |
| 9 p.m. | 60°F | 52°F | 75% | 7.8 mph | 46% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00012815. 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 Orlando?
The warmest January temperature on Orlando's official record (since 1892) is 88°F, on January 6, 1921; the coldest is 19°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 8.54 in (1912).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 60.6°F: 2021 60.3°F (−0.3), 2022 61.0°F (+0.4), 2023 64.3°F (+3.7), 2024 62.2°F (+1.6), 2025 56.6°F (−4.0), 2026 60.4°F (−0.2). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60.3°F | −0.3°F | 0.33 in |
| 2022 | 61.0°F | +0.4°F | 0.92 in |
| 2023 | 64.3°F | +3.7°F | 1.01 in |
| 2024 | 62.2°F | +1.6°F | 1.59 in |
| 2025 | 56.6°F | −4.0°F | 1.57 in |
| 2026 | 60.4°F | −0.2°F | 0.69 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record MCOthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012815. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Orlando compare across Florida?
Across the 106 places PlainClimate covers in Florida, January normal highs run from 60°F in Milton to 78°F in Homestead; Orlando's is 72°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.