Sarasota weather in January: Sarasota, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Sarasota in January has a normal high of 73°F and a normal low of 52°F, a daily mean of 62°F, holding near 73°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 2.79 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 23°C and low of 11°C, 71 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationSarasota Bradenton Airport
- Station IDUSW00012871
- Location27.40°N 82.56°W
- Elevation28 ft (9 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population57,764
- Jan 73° 52°
- Feb 75° 55°
- Mar 78° 58°
- Apr 83° 63°
- May 88° 68°
- Jun 90° 74°
- Jul 91° 75°
- Aug 92° 75°
- Sep 90° 74°
- Oct 86° 68°
- Nov 80° 60°
- Dec 75° 55°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Sarasota in January?
The normal high is 73°F and the normal low 52°F, for a daily mean of 62.4°F. January is 2.8°F cooler than December and 2.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Sarasota and the 6th wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 59°F and 66°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 27%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 73°F | 53°F | 26% | 10% |
| January 8 | 73°F | 52°F | 26% | 10% |
| January 15 | 72°F | 52°F | 27% | 11% |
| January 22 | 72°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% |
| January 31 | 73°F | 53°F | 26% | 12% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 13)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 73°F | 53°F | 26% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 73°F | 53°F | 26% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 73°F | 53°F | 26% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 73°F | 53°F | 26% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 73°F | 53°F | 26% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 73°F | 53°F | 26% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 73°F | 52°F | 26% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 73°F | 52°F | 26% | 10% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 72°F | 52°F | 26% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 72°F | 52°F | 26% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 11 | 72°F | 52°F | 26% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 12 | 72°F | 52°F | 26% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 13 | 72°F | 52°F | 26% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 14 | 72°F | 52°F | 26% | 11% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 15 | 72°F | 52°F | 27% | 11% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 72°F | 52°F | 27% | 11% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 72°F | 52°F | 27% | 11% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 18 | 72°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 19 | 72°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 20 | 72°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 21 | 72°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 72°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 23 | 72°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 24 | 72°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 40 min |
| January 25 | 72°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 26 | 73°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 73°F | 52°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 28 | 73°F | 53°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 73°F | 53°F | 27% | 12% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 30 | 73°F | 53°F | 26% | 12% | 10 h 50 min |
| January 31 | 73°F | 53°F | 26% | 12% | 10 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 73°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 52°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.79 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 10 h 30 min to 10 h 50 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 19
- Days at 80°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 81%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00012871; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Sarasota in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 26% on average, highest around January 20 (27%). In all, 2.79 in falls on 9 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Sarasota, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012871.
What are the records for January in Sarasota?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1999) is 87°F, on January 9, 2013; the coldest is 28°F, on January 12, 2010. The wettest January brought 6.24 in (2006).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 62.4°F: 2021 63.0°F (+0.6), 2022 62.0°F (−0.4), 2023 64.3°F (+1.9), 2024 63.0°F (+0.6), 2025 59.1°F (−3.3), 2026 62.2°F (−0.2). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63.0°F | +0.6°F | 0.70 in |
| 2022 | 62.0°F | −0.4°F | 0.44 in |
| 2023 | 64.3°F | +1.9°F | 1.43 in |
| 2024 | 63.0°F | +0.6°F | 4.31 in |
| 2025 | 59.1°F | −3.3°F | 1.08 in |
| 2026 | 62.2°F | −0.2°F | 1.54 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00012871; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012871. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Sarasota 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; Sarasota's is 73°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.