Sugar Land weather in January: Sugar Land, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January

Sugar Land in January has a normal high of 64°F and a normal low of 43°F, a daily mean of 54°F, holding near 64°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal January, 3.94 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 18°C and low of 6°C, 100 mm of precipitation in January.

  • NOAA stationSugar Land
  • Station IDUSC00418728
  • Location29.62°N 95.66°W
  • Elevation84 ft (26 m)
  • Population109,851
  1. Jan 64° 43°
  2. Feb 68° 48°
  3. Mar 74° 54°
  4. Apr 81° 60°
  5. May 87° 68°
  6. Jun 92° 74°
  7. Jul 94° 76°
  8. Aug 94° 76°
  9. Sep 90° 71°
  10. Oct 83° 62°
  11. Nov 73° 53°
  12. Dec 66° 45°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Sugar Land in January?

The normal high is 64°F and the normal low 43°F, for a daily mean of 53.5°F. January is 1.9°F cooler than December and 4.6°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Sugar Land and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 64°F on January 1 to 65°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 50°F and 57°F.

Sugar Land in January, day by day: normal high and low

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 25%).

Normal high and low on five days of January, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
January 164°F43°F23%15%
January 864°F42°F24%16%
January 1564°F42°F25%17%
January 2264°F43°F24%17%
January 3165°F45°F24%17%
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 5)
Sugar Land: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of January
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
January 164°F43°F23%15%10 h 20 min
January 264°F43°F23%15%10 h 20 min
January 364°F42°F24%15%10 h 20 min
January 464°F42°F24%16%10 h 20 min
January 564°F42°F24%16%10 h 20 min
January 664°F42°F24%16%10 h 20 min
January 764°F42°F24%16%10 h 20 min
January 864°F42°F24%16%10 h 20 min
January 964°F42°F24%16%10 h 20 min
January 1064°F42°F24%16%10 h 20 min
January 1164°F42°F24%17%10 h 20 min
January 1264°F42°F24%17%10 h 20 min
January 1364°F42°F24%17%10 h 20 min
January 1464°F42°F25%17%10 h 30 min
January 1564°F42°F25%17%10 h 30 min
January 1664°F43°F25%17%10 h 30 min
January 1764°F43°F25%17%10 h 30 min
January 1864°F43°F25%17%10 h 30 min
January 1964°F43°F24%17%10 h 30 min
January 2064°F43°F24%17%10 h 30 min
January 2164°F43°F24%17%10 h 30 min
January 2264°F43°F24%17%10 h 30 min
January 2364°F43°F24%17%10 h 30 min
January 2464°F43°F24%17%10 h 40 min
January 2565°F44°F24%17%10 h 40 min
January 2665°F44°F24%17%10 h 40 min
January 2765°F44°F24%17%10 h 40 min
January 2865°F44°F24%17%10 h 40 min
January 2965°F44°F24%17%10 h 40 min
January 3065°F44°F24%17%10 h 40 min
January 3165°F45°F24%17%10 h 40 min
Normal high
64°FJanuary average
Normal low
43°FJanuary average
Precipitation
3.94 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
80.01 inch or more
Nights at 32°F or colder
3
Daylight
10 h 20 min to 10 h 40 minJanuary 1 to January 31
Days at 70°F or more
13
Days at 80°F or more
1
Sunshine
70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00418728; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Sugar Land in January?

On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 24% on average, highest around January 14 (25%). In all, 3.94 in falls on 8 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal January in Sugar Land, 3 nights fall to freezing.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00418728.

What are the records for January in Sugar Land?

The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 88°F, on January 18, 1906; the coldest is 6°F, on January 31, 1949. The wettest January brought 9.67 in (1991); the snowiest, 2.7 inches (1940).

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00418728. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does January in Sugar Land compare across Texas?

Across the 321 places PlainClimate covers in Texas, January normal highs run from 49°F in Follett to 73°F in McAllen; Sugar Land's is 64°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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